Some booths at Maker Faire were showing off projects that were a cross between technology and art. Here were our 3 favorites. Popcade This half-scale arcade game console plays any MAME game you want to install on it. Takes up way less room than a full-size console. Cost is ...
Maker Faire: Music Makers
Check out these music items we saw at Maker Faire that are well designed as well as functional. Either one would be a cool gift for the right person. Ototo This British company’s site says “Make music from anything!” and it’s true. Buy their kit which costs about $100 and then you can set up ...
Maker Faire: Machines for Making Things
There were dozens of 3D printers at Maker Faire this year, at various price points and with different specialties. But it wasn’t all about 3D printing. Here are 2 other machines for making objects that we found and liked. The Othermill Computer-controlled desktop 3D milling. What does that mean? ...
Maker Faire: Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a very small (Altoids-tin-sized), very inexpensive ($35) computer that uses an open source, free operating system and has been embraced by the DIY/hacker community because of its price and versatility. The Pi was everywhere at Maker Faire this year. Representatives from the ...
Maker Faire: Clubs and Events
The NYC area has lots of maker-type groups and events. Here are some of the ones we learned about at Maker Faire this year. NYC Resistor This shared workspace in Brooklyn offers classes in soldering, Arduino, Python and iOS programming, and more. Hack Manhattan A community hackerspace on 14th ...
Maker Faire: 4 Cool DIY Projects
We went to Maker Faire this weekend, at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. We saw a lot of exciting projects, ideas, and objects; we’ll share those with you over the next few blog posts. Today we’re sharing 4 cool Do-It-Yourself projects we saw at Maker Faire. Sugru This self-setting rubber ...