Cool Crowdfunding Nov 17: 10 Projects to Watch
Every week, we collect the crowdfunding projects that catch the eyes of Make staff. Here are our top picks for this week.
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Javascript by the Pico
Following up on the success of the Espruino board, its creator now has a new board, and it’s smaller. Much smaller.
Bringing makers back to the Lab
Scientists working in a lab are just folks. Like motor heads with cars, we have our favourite makes and models—except with scientists, it’s all about the lab equipment.
Perpetual Churn at Kickstarter
The chance to build two perpetual motion machines in just two weeks? Not every project on Kickstarter deserves your dollars.
Cool Crowdfunding: September 6th 2014
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4cdesign/eat-more-chat-more-spill-less-a-spoon-for-shaky-ha “An elegant solution to a pretty frustrating problem. I’ve seen very complicated solutions with motors to detect motion and counter act them, this seems much more feasible. ” -Caleb Kraft View on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2144287795/taulman3d-toolbox-of-6-new-materials “Anyone who 3D prints stuff regularly gets excited about new materials. Taulman has a great reputation and some cool stuff […]
How the Makers at Nomiku Are Moving Manufacturing Into The Bay Area
This is a series that will document Nomiku’s journey into lean manufacturing in America through the conversations of the founding team: Lisa, Abe, and Bam. We will update the series as our adventure in building our high-tech device that lets people cook with the cloud continues. As we enter uncharted waters with unique challenges, these […]
The Squink—a personal electronics factory?
The gap between idea and prototype, prototype and product, is shrinking— and the Squink which is now raising money on Kickstarter could well be part of reason. It’s a portable electronics factory, in a box.
