Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
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Check out the full schedule of presentations and demos for this weekend’s Maker Faire. I’m happy to have such a wide range of speakers on a variety of topics. There are three stages: Stage A is in Fiesta Hall used for short talks; Stage B is a smaller stage in Fiesta for workshops; Stage C […]
In our Spy Tech issue of MAKE, Volume 16, artist and concept designer Greg MacLaurin showed us how to make a Ghost Phone (of the Judy Garland persuasion). Ghost Phones are “interactive modifications of the ancient and nearly arcane dial telephone system.” By hiding an MP3 player inside a telephone, you can have a one-sided […]
One of my fave found-object artists/kinetic sculptors, Nemo Gould, is going to be at Maker Faire again this year. He’ll be there as part of the Applied Kinetic Arts group which also includes Benjamin Cowden, Jonathan Foote, Carl Pisaturo, Kal Spelletich, Greg Brotherton, Christopher T Palmer, Alan Rorie, Mark Galt, and Reuben Margolin. This is […]
Over at the Mother Ship, they’re having a drawing. Send a picture of your DIY project, any DIY project, and the randomly-chosen winner will receive 2 full adult weekend passes to Maker Faire. County of San Mateo Declares May 30th & 31st Maker’s Weekend
In addition to the hundreds of talented makers at this weekend’s Maker Faire, Make: television will be live, featuring… The Make: television Stage Meet the makers who appear on the first season, as well as presentations and discussions from MAKE authors and bloggers. All day, Saturday and Sunday, in Expo Hall. Projects built during the […]
Here’s a highlight on the crafty events at this year’s upcoming Maker Faire at the San Mateo County Expo Center May 30th and 31st.
Rob Wood, of Western Warship Combat Club (WWCC), sent us this series of pics of the boat pond going up at Maker Faire. Thanks, Rob! Robotic Warship Combat
