Friday, 29 June 2018

Tips of the Week: Popsicle Sanding Sticks, Swapable Work Surfaces, Wall Framing Trick, Wire Splicing to NASA Standards

Another week of seriously useful and thought-provoking tips from the maker community.

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Maker Faire Prague Highlights Czech Makers

Last weekend, June 23-24 Prague hosted its very first Maker Faire and the first ever in the Czech Republic.

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Trash Panda Brings A Robotic Twist To Games

A great example of fun and simple robotics made with CRICKIT from Adafruit.

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How to Detect Hidden Cameras

Be aware of what might be peeping on you

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Thursday, 28 June 2018

These Three Kits Can Help Connect Your Project to Powerful AI

now you can choose the best one for your needs

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DIY Braille Embosser

Build a braille embosser for a fraction of the cost of commercial machines

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Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Build an R/C Plane from a Pizza Box

Turn the greasy box your lunch came in into a zippy little flying wing plane.

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What’s Inside those Wacoms, And How Can You Use Them In Projects?

what goes on inside a graphics tablet?

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Video: Get Started With Google AIY

Get the google AI up and running quickly and easily with this guide.

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Clothes Minded: Wearables vs. Wearables

The wildly varying ideas between DIY and consumer “wearable electronics” need to converge

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Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Insta-Hue LED Party Heels

Control the color of these LED party shoes and matching bracelet wirelessly with Adafruit’s handy app

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Gas Pump Skimmer Scanner

Build a dashboard gadget that scans constantly for potential gas pump card skimmers

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Maker Pro News: Inventing the City of the Future

This week: Maker Faire Barcelona explores future living in urban spaces, Bunnie Huang outlines how new U.S. tariffs will affect makers, and more.

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Monday, 25 June 2018

Building A Bee Sucking Vacuum

When you need to move a lot of bees, maybe a vacuum is the perfect tool.

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Sunday, 24 June 2018

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Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Overcoming Struggles Through People, Community, and Creating Change

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be living such a wonderful dream to work with such amazing people, doing amazing things, in an amazing place. People, community, and creating change is the key to true success. We hope to keep on to doing the good work and see where the skies take us. Never give up. NEVER think you can’t!

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Maker Pro: How Makers Are Revolutionizing Manufacturing

This week: Highlights from Maker Faire Capitol Hill, American factories lean into the future, and Shenzhen shows some growing pains.

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Monday, 18 June 2018

New ‘Programmable Boards’ Humble Bundle Deal Launched

programmable boardsAmong the beauty of Humble Bundle deals is that you can pretty much choose how much you’d like to pay, from $1 to $20 — or more — while also determining the access.

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Talking Hands Translates Sign Language to Voice

This year's Maker Faire Rome, the largest DIY festival in all of Europe, is taking place October 12–14, and the call for project proposals just got extended.

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Adding Motorized Focus To A Smartphone Projector

an interesting take on the common smartphone projector

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Sunday, 17 June 2018

My Granddad, Maker of Magic. Happy Father’s Day!

Here's to the fathers and grandfathers who taught and inspired many of us.

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Friday, 15 June 2018

13 Year Old Italian Students Make a Smart Ardubike

The final project ensured a safety system for the bike using lights, turn signals and a fall alert based on a compass position control.

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Thursday, 14 June 2018

Walk Around This Giant Lite Brite And Feel Like A Kid Again

A new take on a children's classic

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Maker Faire Barcelona Invites Makers to Create the Sustainable City of the Future

Last year, Maker Faire Barcelona up-leveled to a full-sized featured Faire, showcasing the creative genius of more than 100 makers and drawing the interest of an impressive 10,000 attendees.

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Wednesday, 13 June 2018

AutomataCon Returned to the Morris Museum

AutomataCon_BirdofParadise_ChrisFitch.pngIf you are not familiar with the term, an automaton (the singular of automata) is a mechanical device, often imitating the movement of living people or animals.

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Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Open World: Important Questions Guide A Makerspace

These questions might have two sets of answers: answers describing a space’s reality, and answers describing its aspirations. Ideally, those answers should converge.

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Monday, 11 June 2018

A Pizza Oven Made from an Old Car?

A French artist turns a dead Ford into a pizza oven.

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This Tiny Bluetooth Credenza Is Clever and Adorable

with mid century stylings and a clever control scheme

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Maker Pro: How Maker Pros Are Spreading Next Gen Assistive Tech

This week: How maker pros are next gen assistive tech, Indiegogo courts Chinese innovators, and hack your way to hardware funding.

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Friday, 8 June 2018

This Old Tony Builds a Pasta Machine for Alex French Guy Cooking

One well-known YouTube maker creates a custom-designed pasta machine for a fellow YouTuber.

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