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Make Your Own Naturally Flavored Coffee

Try making your own naturally flavored coffee beans. They can make a great gift for the holidays, or just a treat for yourself.

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Which 3D Printer is Right For You?

Although it may be too late to get yourself a 3D Printer in time for Christmas (unless you're willing to pay for overnight shipping), we thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion about which 3D Printer may be right for you. It's never too early to start thinking about options for an early 2014 gift, right?

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New Project: SunBEAM Seeker Bot

BEAM robotics is about getting the most complex and interesting behaviors from the simplest circuits and components. The SunBEAM Seeker is a very simple LM386-based light-seeking robot based on Randy Sargent's classic "Herbie" BEAM design. Build this little bot and it will follow a black line traced on a white floor or, with the photosensors pointing upward as in this version, seek out the brightest light source in a room. It is also descended, in part, from our own Mousey the Junkbot, and adds a special tailwheel made from a roller-lever limit switch to make the robot automatically turn on when you set it down, and off again when you pick it back up.

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Raspberry Pi Hits the Shelves at RadioShack

Raspberry Pis just became a bit easier to get ahold of in the United States. Beginning last week, some RadioShack locations started carrying MAKE’s Raspberry Pi Starter Kit, which includes a Raspberry Pi Model B, power supply, SD card with NOOBS preloaded, HDMI cable, a case, prototyping components and a […]

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Maker Pro Newsletter – 12/19/13

“You have to sell out (a little) to sell (a lot).” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items […]

3D Printed Fashion: Breathing Life into New Designs, Form, and Texture

How?

It’s the question that dogs the unceasing creative mind when it dares to speak louder than the stony voice of reality. It happens to us all: An alloy of factors, inspiration, influences and ideas come together in a perfect rendering in your mind, but how do you bring that beautiful invention into the world in a way that upholds and preserves the essence of your idea?

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Trends in Tech and Other Highlights from ITP’s 2013 Winter Show

I recently visited ITP's 2013 Winter Show at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Here's a slideshow of what students there have been up to lately.

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Maker (and Budget) Friendly Holiday Gifts Under $25

Let's face it. The holidays are expensive. But fear not. We challenged our staff to come up with ideas for maker-friendly gifts that won't break your holiday budget.

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Print Your Own D*mn Presents: Minifig Madness!

Superstar 3DP object designer Michael Curry (aka Skimbal) designed a plethora of incredible jumbo minifigs that can be fabricated on additive desktop machines. He has designed an incredible range of characters, from Star Wars figurines, to Top Gear's "The Stig" to Breaking Bad's Heisenberg to Walking Dead zombies.

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inForm: An Ephemeral Construction Machine

Disruptive or revolutionary technology are terms that get tossed around rather liberally. But one look at the MIT Media Lab's inForm project and it's hard not think you are looking at the future. Combining elements of Kinect, 3D printing, and telepresence, inForm heralds something very new and, I dare say, revolutionary. inForm was a collaboration between research assistant Sean Follmer and Daniel Leithinger at Heroshi Ishii’s Tangible Media Group in the MIT Media Lab. What exactly is it and how might it be used? Jay Silver interviewed Sean Follmer to learn more.

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