Hands on with the Light Blue Bean
We took an initial look at Punch Through Design’s Light Blue Bean when they opened for pre-orders. Now we have our hands on the hardware it’s time to take a closer look.
Technology
Intel Adopts Maker Cities to Foster Education and Manufacturing
To coincide with the White House Maker Faire, Intel has announced an initiative to adopt six “Maker Cities” across the United States to encourage education, small-scale product design, development, and manufacturing efforts in those cities. The pilot program includes Santa Clara, CA and the surrounding Silicon Valley region; Folsom, CA; the Portland, OR Metro area; […]
Fab Lab DC’s Phyllis Klein Takes Her “Remember2” Wearable to the White House
The co-founder of Fab Lab DC wore her final project, a programmable, origami-inspired bracelet that sparkles at intervals to remind the wearer to do something, such as get up and move, take a break, exercise, or re-focus.
Indiegogo Issues a “Maker Challenge” with Autodesk and Amazon
To participate you need to connect your maker-related campaign with the Maker Challenge page by July 16, 2014.
Squishy Circuits Light Up the White House
“Girls can do engineering if they believe in themselves and try.” — Sage, age 6 — AnnMarie Thomas and her 6-year-old daughter Sage are excited to share Squishy Circuits at the White House Maker Faire. Sage even made her own dress for the occasion, with pink (red), white, and aqua (blue) stripes!
Libs Elliott’s Quilts Designed by Code
These quilts designed by Libs Elliott after collaborating with Joshua Davis using a programming language called Processing are a an extraordinary addition to the symbiotic relationship between crafting and code.
Shubham Banerjee Brings Braille To The White House Maker Faire
Shubham Banerjee, a 7th grade inventor,is seen here with his incredible NXT braille printer called the Braigo. This fantastic invention that puts braille printing into the hands of people who typically couldn’t have afforded it, has earned him an invitation to the White House Maker Faire. Banerjee, currently 13 years old, identified a real […]