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DIY Halloween contest winners

DIY Halloween contest winners

It’s almost time for the year end holidays but there’s one last bit of Halloween business to take care, the DIY Halloween contest winners! It took awhile to get through all these, there were HUNDREDS — Drum roll::::::::::::::::: Tech Grand Prize The Magic Mirror – Arduino Powered Craft Grand Prize Aliens Powerloader Halloween Costume Check […]

Greener Gadgets design competition

The Greener Gadgets 2009 design competition is now open for entries: We invite designers to explore the concept of “Greener Gadgets.” Designs should seek to minimize the environmental impact of consumer electronic devices at any stage in the product lifecycle. Areas of sustainability to consider include: 1. Energy 2. Materials / Lifecycle / Recycling 3. […]

Meet Dan! Associate publisher at MAKE!

Meet Dan! Associate publisher at MAKE!

Meet Dan! He’s our associate publisher at MAKE and Magazine.org just did an interview with him – Dan Woods is Associate Publisher for O’Reilly Media’s Maker Media Division, which includes MAKE: Magazine, stage.makezine.com,book publishing unit MAKE: Books, e-tail site MakerShed.com, and Maker Faire, a live event targeting armchair MacGyvers and Ben Franklins. Before taking on […]

Instructables/Craftsman contest

Instructables/Craftsman contest

Instructables has announced an amazing contest they’re running with Sears. Called “The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest,” all you have to do to be eligible is post an Instructable that uses tools! The grand prize winner will get a $20,000 Sears gift card (no, that’s not a typo). Ten runners up will each get […]

Coding your own urban renewal

Coding your own urban renewal

You’ve probably already heard of Outside.in, the “hyperlocal” news, information, and conferencing service created to serve cities, towns, and neighborhoods throughout the US. John Geraci, one of the co-founders of Outside.in, has launched a new site called DIYcity. The idea here is to use the crowdsourcing power of the interwebs and open source/Web 2.0 software […]