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February 18, 2014

Drive Around Your Tablet with Ozobot

toy-fair-ozobot Lots of screen-based toys for kids aim at breaking that glassy-eyed stare (parents, you know the one I mean) and, if possible, encouraging them to interact with others. Ozobot achieves these aims with the help of a line-following robot that can read lines and colors as it literally drive around on your tablet or smart phone.

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Published on February 18, 2014 12:13

February 17, 2014

21st Century Old-Fashioned Toy Tech

IMG_20140216_110053 Two inventors from Lisbon are applying their maker smarts to the toy world through their company, Make2Play. Their charmingly low-tech kits include a gramophone, confetti blower, and a pinhole camera.

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Published on February 17, 2014 11:05

Coming Soon: In-Store 3D Printers for Customized Toys

piecemaker-kiosk This is the year 3D printing came to Toy Fair in New York City

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Published on February 17, 2014 08:49

February 16, 2014

faBrickated Makey LEGO Love

makey_square Our faBrickation friends made us an awesome jointed Makey prototype! Join Us for a live faBrickation demo on G+ on Wednesday, Feb 19!

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Published on February 16, 2014 05:29

February 15, 2014

How-To: 20-Sided (Pecan) Pie

20-sided-pie-1 Instructables user turkey tek achieved an astounding feat of pie engineering with this 20-sided pecan pie tutorial.

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Published on February 15, 2014 15:10

Makerland: Three days of Hardware Hacking in Warsaw

themepark Makerland is a new European hardware conference for makers. Attendees will spend three days inside the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland, learning, interacting, and building amazing new things. The event features a diverse set of speakers and workshop leaders from around the world, which will give attendees the opportunity to […]

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Published on February 15, 2014 09:10

10 Snowy Projects Plus Snow Science, Video, and Art

Ken Libbrecht snowflake2 Winter's not over yet, so why not have fun with it?

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Published on February 15, 2014 06:00

February 14, 2014

Art Sprinkled Throughout NYC’s 3D Printshow | #3dpsNYC

Memorial Bust of a Woman (detail, 2013) by Sophie Kahn From sonic waveforms to robotic beetles eerily clad in exoskeletons resembling human bones, 3D Printshow is not only a gathering of companies and vendors but a gallery of artists and designers exploring the technology as medium

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Published on February 14, 2014 15:58

How to Follow Smart People on Twitter

twitter_logo_blue What are the best techniques for locating the smart and creative people on Twitter

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Published on February 14, 2014 13:00

Be Mine: Making a Glowing, 3D Printed Engagement Ring

22-to-prove-it-really-glows When I proposed to my wife-to-be, I took to my knee and I had a glowing, 3D printed ring in my hand.

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Published on February 14, 2014 11:37

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