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Online Event: Join Us for a Chat About Makers and Ham Radio

Please join us next Wednesday March 23 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT for an online conversation about "Makers and Hams." We will talk about the joys of making and amateur radio, how both attract enthusiasts and the commonalities of their communities.

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Watch A Hobby CNC Guru Play With A $100,000 Machine

Winston Moy may not be your average hobby cnc user. His methodical and scientific approach are thorough and intelligent. He really pushes the hobby CNC machines he has access to, to their limits for finish and clean cuts – unlike me, who just smashes stuff out no matter how ugly because math is tedious. Winston […]

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Come See Your Favorite Science And Maker Youtubers At Open Sauce This July

This July at Pier 32 in San Francisco, there’s going to be a huge convergence of your favorite science and maker celebrities for an event called Open Sauce Live. This event has been described as something in between VidCon and Maker Faire, showcasing the most popular and influential science based creators you can think of. […]

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Here Are 3.14 Projects To Make Your Pi Day Complete

Today, March 14, has become widely known as Pi day. While some of you may be looking at the never ending, never repeating mathematical phenomenon that is the number Pi, here at Make:, we tend to think of the Raspberry Pi. Here are three awesome Raspberry Pi projects, that you know you’re going to want […]

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Shut the Front Sensor! Hands-on with Raspberry Pi’s New Global Shutter Camera

Since the 2013 release of the original OV5647-based Raspberry Pi Camera v1, the Cambridge-based computer creators have prioritized giving their machines sight, with MIPI/CSI connectors standard on all major Pi boards. The focus (sigh) has typically been on low-cost, yet capable modules, with the latest v3 version providing a competent 12-megapixel Sony IMX708 sensor for […]

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Makers Get Busy In Brussels This Weekend!

For this second edition, the MakerFaire.Brussels wants to impress young and old alike. An explosion of creativity and technology that will take the form of demonstrations and workshops around 3D printing, screen printing, laser cutting, robotics, drone driving, etc. For the occasion, MakerFaire.Brussels takes place in the old quarters of Delhaize. Behind this event, are […]

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MacGyver Challenge: Teenage Wasteland!

Think you could MacGyver your way out of a dangerous situation?  Welcome to Make:’s MacGyver Challenge — solve this emergency scenario in a creative way and your solution could be featured in the next issue of Make: magazine! Submit your answer down below by March 20. Written by MacGyver TV creator Lee David Zlotoff and […]

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Raspberry Pi Announces New Global Shutter Camera Module

Raspberry Pi has just announced a new camera module for machine vision enthusiasts and folks wanting a little more quality in motion photography. This unit boasts a global shutter. For those that don’t know what a global shutter is or why it makes a difference, watch this video example from the Raspberry Pi announcement post […]

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Obsessed with Colorful Orbs

Maker and educator, Debra Ansell is my guest on this episode of Make:cast. She is obsessed with orbs– colorful, LED orbs and she shows us how to build a brightly lit orb in the new issue of Make Magazine. Debra and I talk about the process of developing her orb project. She also talks about […]

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The Pingo Clock Tells Time With Color

Clocks are an all time favorite subject when it comes to the creativity of makers. We see all kinds pass through our inbox. This one in particular seemed like a wonderfully colorful departure from the norm. The Pingo Clock tells time by shifting colors in different ways. As you can see in the video above, […]

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