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November 29, 2014
Cool Crowdfunding November 29: Beautiful shelves and Hand Made Dice
The Bump Shelf See on Kickstarter NiQ See on Kickstarter Lhasa hoodie See on Kickstarter Ceramic Dice See on Kickstarter Filed under: Crowdfunding, General
November 28, 2014
From The Gift Guide: Robots For Everyone!
Robots are taking over the world. They’re everywhere you look, including our Ultimate Makers Gift Guide! Our editors sorted through tons of robots to bring you their favorite selections for this holiday season. There are bots for absolute beginners, like Brush bots or the adorable Cardboard Cutie obstacle avoiding robot. The incredibly […]
Maker Faire Tokyo 2014 – In Pictures
Attendance and exhibitors at Maker Faire Tokyo have grown dynamically, at least 50% per year. The previous venues proved too small, so this year the event moved to the Big Sight Convention Center – the largest event and trade show facility in Japan. Kenji Ishida’s transformer robot was showing […]
November 27, 2014
DIY Cable Ties from Corks
I spotted this fantastic idea for cable ties floating around on Pinterest. By the looks of it, the source comes from a magazine clipping (title unknown). This is a super simple idea, and all of the instructions are written in this clipping. The key to this hack is using the synthetic […]
From The Gift Guide: Tremendous Tools And Tech
Makers need tools. Its simple, we can’t make stuff without the proper tools. Maybe that tool is a screwdriver, maybe it is a scanner, maybe it is just storage for the parts of our projects. We have to have them or nothing will get done! The Tools & Tech section […]
Steampunking a VR Headset
Virtual Reality is on the rise which has prompted a new trend of homemade 3D viewers that are starting to surface as more and more people experiment with VR. This particularly fun instructables project was made by a guy named Jay Kent who owns and operates a Leather & Fine […]
13 Things That Make A Maker’s Day
When talking with friends and co-workers you may notice a tendency to bring up things that bother you. Its normal, we generally share the negative sides of things and identify and empathize over our similar frustrations. It is a really easy thing to do, to start a conversation with “I […]
November 26, 2014
Maker Faire Tokyo 2014 in 14 Minutes
There was so much to see at the Maker Faire Tokyo. Over 300 Maker exhibits filled a hall at the Tokyo Big Sight event center and nearly 13,000 people came to meet makers and participate in the second annual Maker Faire in Tokyo, organized by O’Reilly Japan, which produces […]
Isn’t It Time To Bring Home A Drone?
If your mental image of this holiday season includes drones buzzing around in the air, you have to check out the drone section of our Ultimate Gift Guide. We’ve got something for all levels of experience. If you’re just a beginner, the Parrot Spider Drone is a great place to […]
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