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November 24, 2013

New Review: Review: Type A Machines Series 1

Type A 2014 Series 1 With bold design and progressive wireless printing, it could be a 2014 frontrunner.

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Published on November 24, 2013 08:51

Sit Inside This Speaker for the Best Bass Possible

BIG_HMMMMMM2-640x480 You want a speaker with totally insane bass? Why not build a speaker that you can sit inside for that totally visceral bass that you might encounter at an actual concert.

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Published on November 24, 2013 06:45

Santiago Mini Maker Faire 2013—Day One

Jorge Crowe from Argentina and his toy circuit bending 4,100 attended the first day of the Santiago Mini Maker Faire—more than triple the 2012 Saturday attendance!   A fantastic array of local Chilean and neighbor South American makers provided workshops, demos, conversation, ideas, hands-on action and exchange. Gorgeous production design with real circus tents, blackboard signage that attendees could […]

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Published on November 24, 2013 06:00

How to Create a Power Supply out of a Wall Wart

f5viewwfnoeyf7ifys-large Chris Connors shows how to modify a wall wart to equip it with alligator clips, giving you the ability to power a project breadboard right from the wall socket.

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Published on November 24, 2013 05:43

November 23, 2013

Printing Without a 3D Printer

shoe2Schoenen-studenten-178-bewerkt From the pages of MAKE's Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2014: Don't have a 3D printer but still want to bring your 3D designs to life? One of these services might be right for you.

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Published on November 23, 2013 09:49

MAKE Visits Rawrz Toys

494886_orig MAKE follows along as Rawrz founders Victoria Rose and Ann Sidenblad demonstrate their creative process.

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Published on November 23, 2013 07:11

Replicating Ancient African Hominoid Fossils

ParanthropusBoisei_Front2 The African Fossils virtual laboratory website is a digital archeology project that seeks to increase public knowledge about prehistory by harnessing Autodesk 3D scanning technology. Recently, they wrote MAKE to tell us about their updated, newly re-launched website featuring stunning Sketchfab integration and downloads of prehistoric humanoid remains.

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Published on November 23, 2013 04:00

November 22, 2013

Site of World’s First Factory Hosts Derby Mini Maker Faire

Screen shot 2013-11-22 at 6.07.29 PM Derby, England, is considered the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, making it an ideal location for the second annual Derby Mini Maker Faire, taking place this weekend, on Saturday, November 23, from 11am to 5pm.

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Published on November 22, 2013 18:59

Meet the new Class of HAXLR8R Startups

The 2013 class of HAXLR8R startups showed their stuff to a crowd of reporters, investors, and fellow hardware hackers at San Francisco's Runway yesterday. The demo day event drew more than 100 people and was part coming out party and part fundraising pitch. The startups has all just returned from 111 days in China and many launched crowdfunding campaigns to coincide with the event.
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Published on November 22, 2013 18:42

Weekend Projects HOA – Audio Amplification with the LM386 Live Now!

weekendprojects_hangoutsonair_sq300 Join us TODAY for our seventh Weekend Projects Hangouts On Air as we look at audio amplification projects from the past few years that have utilized the LM386 power amplifier.

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Published on November 22, 2013 15:30

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