New FCC Rules Block Development of Prototyping Board Tessel 2
From the beginning of June new FCC rules came into effect in the United States for Wi-Fi devices, and they’ve had some unexpected consequences.
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The Eugene Mini Maker Faire Is Next Weekend!
Now celebrating its fourth year, the Eugene Mini Maker Faire will be held on June 13th from 10am–4pm at the Science Factory in Eugene, Oregon. This year, we are expanding on our diverse corps of Maker participants. Eugene is a community full of DIY hobbyists and homegrown tech startups that embrace the Maker spirit. Previous Mini Maker Faire […]
The Denver Mini Maker Faire Is on the Horizon
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS), for 100 years at the heart of cultural and science learning experience in Denver, is hosting the 2nd annual Denver Mini Maker Faire. To celebrate this partnership, this Faire will showcase a number of special first-time exhibits from all over the state of Colorado including: Cartists from Trinidad’s […]
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan Embraces the Maker Movement at FAN2
With 15 Makerspaces and 5 classroom education focused labs (see the Taipei Maker’s Map for a evolving list), Taipei has a rapidly growing Maker culture, but still maintains a highly traditional educational system. However, that may be changing. During FAN2, the FabLab Asia Network‘s 2nd week-long conference that cumulated in Maker Faire Taipei, Taiwan’s Premier, Mao Chi-ku, announced that the […]
Help Make the Maker Map in Rhode Island this Weekend
On June 6-7, 2015, designers, entrepreneurs, technologists, government leaders, and other innovators will convene in Providence and Middletown, RI for the first dual-city Rhode Island Hackathon. As part of the team who is organizing this event, I’d like to invite you to join us. The event is free of charge and open to the public. […]
Bots Enjoy Night Out at Robot Nightlife Event
Humans and robots alike came out in droves to celebrate the robot-themed installment of the California Academy of Sciences’ weekly Nightlife event. In addition to the Academy’s regular aquarium, planetarium, and rainforest exhibits, attendees enjoyed the chance to interact with a variety of robots. Game of Drones had a large presence at the event, using […]
Knitted Time Magazine Cover
Tumblr user Material Witness has decided to try and make sense of the effect that the 24 hour news cycle has on our lives by knitting pieces of news media, starting with this poignant Time Magazine cover.
