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January 16, 2014
The State of 3D Printing and Scanning After CES 2014: The Push For Mainstreaming Begins
The movement to mainstream 3D printing is aggressively pursuing a sea change that replaces "experimental" with "easy". 
January 15, 2014
Diresta: Bandsaw Letters
At the request of some YouTube subscribers I made a more revealing video of my bandsaw technique and process. 
Inside Small Batch Assembly
Two weeks ago I was intrigued to learn that Nova Labs also serves as an incubator for a small electronics business named Small Batch Assembly, founded by Bob Coggeshall. This business is a perfect fit for a makerspace because it allows electronic hobbyists, researchers, entrepreneurs and others to bring their electronics projects to life -- without having to commit to producing 1,000 boards.
A “Build-Point-and-Shoot Camera” with Raspberry Pi
Phillip Burgess posted a fantastic new guide to Adafruit’s Learning System. It walks you through how to make your own custom digital point-and-shoot camera.
Wanted: More Cool Drone Videos
Next Tuesday, Jan. 21, we release Volume 37—the "homegrown drones" issue. The magazine will be filled with profiles, projects, and stories about maker friendly multicopters. As part of our coverage online we want to see how and where the maker community is flying their drones. 
Embedded Linux Meets FPGA Capes
Andy Gikling built an open-source robot called BBot, a "remote-controlled robot that talks, sees, and serves drinks at the pool!"
Game of Drones: They’re not Playing Around
Game of Drones have flown their experimental quadcopter through fire, crashed through glass windows, dropped it from great heights, and even blasted it out of the sky. Now this nearly indestructible airframe is available via a Kickstarter campaign. 
January 14, 2014
Inkjet Maniac
printers are becoming harder to hack, but one artist has become a chemist, programmer, and machinist in order to get extraordinary results from his machines.
Send in the Drones: MAKE Hosts a Fly-in Event
Join MAKE for a drone fly-in Jan. 20 to celebrate the release of our new "homegrown drones" issue. 
5 Easy JavaScript Tricks You Can Teach Your BeagleBone
Jason Kridner, co-founder of BeagleBone.org, took to the Electronics Stage last September at Maker Faire New York and demonstrated cool tricks you can do with the BeagleBone Black.
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