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A new type of 3D printer at Maker Faire Trondheim

After a while all 3D printers start to the look the same, but there are a few that are different. I talked to Simen from Polarworks about their upcoming Alta printer.

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Google Cardboard and Go Pro mix it up at Maker Faire Trondheim

What happens when you mix a "Google Cardboard"-style viewer with with a Go Pro spherical camera mount?

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Nepchune’s Noise Circus: Learning with Noise at Maker Faire Orlando

Chuck Stephens is an artist, musician, hardware hacker and small boat builder who specializes in the use of recycled, repurposed and salvaged materials. Exhibiting at Maker Faire Orlando as Nepchune’s Noise Circus, Chuck says noise circuits provided his Eureka! moment in electronics.

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Pivena: A Raspberry Pi Laptop Inspired By Novena

The Pivena is an open-source laser-cut wooden case with 3D printed plastic stand-offs and corner tie-ins.
It was inspired by the Novena open-hardware laptop from Sutajio Kosagi.

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Makey Makey Monome

Artist uses a MaKey MaKey kit to design a touchscreen Monome (computer interface device) musical instrument.
The design features cardboard latticework with individual LEDs and copper overlays that generate music when touched.

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ROVs and Long Boards at Maker Faire Trondheim

A group of electronics students from HiST brought two very different projects to the faire—an underwater ROV and a bunch of electric long boards.

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Game of Drones Flying at the Faires

Game of Drones co-founders Marque and Eli will be presenting drone combat and related aerial sports at World Maker Faire in New York.

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Right to Repair

Ten years ago, I started iFixit, the world’s free online repair manual. Our goal is to teach everyone how to fix the stuff they own — whether it’s laptops, snowboards, toys, or clothes. And we’re not alone. iFixit is part of a global network of fixers trying to make the stuff we own last forever.

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Drawing Machines at Maker Faire Trondheim

There are some in crazy contraptions here at Maker Faire Trondheim, and one of these is the drawing machine brought to the faire by Norwegian Creations.

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A Bedroom Treehouse

So your son or daughter is now old enough to have a bed. Sure, you could settle for a race car or princess bed, but given that you’re reading this website, maybe you would instead like to build your child an indoor tree house style bed line “d4ddycool.” His kids […]

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