Maker Faire articles

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  Video

  Cast AR hands-on preview at Maker Faire 2013

  on May 18, 2013 03:21 pm

  Sean Hollister takes a look at Cast AR, a 3D projection and virtual reality system at Maker Faire. Continue reading…

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  Article

  How two Valve engineers walked away with the company's augmented reality glasses

  By Sean Hollister on May 18, 2013 02:01 pm + 135 comments

  Three months ago, celebrated video game publisher Valve did something completely out of character: i Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  Pictures from Maker Faire Tokyo

  on December 5, 2012 01:31 pm

  We look at what Tokyo's tinkerers have been brewing in their basements. Continue reading…

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  Feature

  The erotic guitars, decaying machines, and soy sauce of Maker Faire Tokyo

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 5, 2012 01:30 pm + 14 comments

  I wouldn’t describe myself as a builder. My biggest projects to date have been assembling an Ikea Continue reading…

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  Article

  3D printing for fun and profit: a serious hobby grows up

  By Adrianne Jeffries on October 3, 2012 09:39 am + 81 comments

  The ragged edges produced in 3D printing rather suit this Yoda sample from the Afinia H-Series 3D Continue reading…

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  Article

  Commodore 64 transformed into hybrid bass keytar

  By Louis Goddard on July 9, 2012 08:21 am + 7 comments

  The Commodore 64 has long been a staple of the chiptune and circuit bending scenes, but it's not Continue reading…

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  Article

  Adam Savage at Maker Faire: 'Why We Make'

  By Evan Rodgers on May 28, 2012 12:48 pm + 9 comments

  Adam Savage delivered a speech entitled "Why We Make" at this year's Maker Faire. In it, Savage Continue reading…

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  Article

  Arduino Grande is a 'comically large,' fully functional microcontroller

  By Andrew Webster on May 16, 2012 03:54 pm + 19 comments

  Arduino microcontrollers are small enough that we've seen them used in everything from milk jugs to m Continue reading…

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  Article

  DIY Tesla gun is real and very dangerous

  By Adi Robertson on May 13, 2012 04:23 pm + 24 comments

  Author and self-described "mad scientist" Rob Flickenger has accomplished what we only wish actual Continue reading…

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  Article

  High school students building 'Battlestar Galactica' Viper simulator

  By Dieter Bohn on March 28, 2012 03:31 am + 27 comments

  A group of five students is working on an ambitious project for the 2012 Maker Faire: a full flight Continue reading…