So how was Maker Faire NY
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 04:21 PM
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 04:44 PM
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 06:38 PM
And Stefan was there too! An honor and pleasure to meet you Sir!!MakerFaire NY was very cool, as usual.
I got to see the Gadgeteer adapter and a whole bunch of GoBus modules (and Gadgeteer modules) that I have never seen before!
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 06:43 PM
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 09:16 PM
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Posted 01 October 2012 - 09:17 PM
MakerFaire NY was very cool, as usual. I didn't get to wander out of the booth much, but there were a lot of new things this year. 3D printing seems to have really taken off...there was a dedicated tent for it.
At our first MakerFaire two years ago, the question we got asked the most was "what is Netduino?" This year we ended up starting out conversations by asking people "do you already have a Netduino?" There were so many Netduino users who dropped by, wanting to see what was new. It was a pretty awesome feeling to know that Netduino has become a main thread in the open source hardware community. And when attendees came back a second time, bringing friends along to share what they had found, it made me smile.
Chris
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Actually yes it was completely amazing. I found the spot for Secret Labs by the simple expedient of asking the first crowd from the Maker Shed where the other half was, and then continued that way. Finally there, it was good to be recognized, and by name as it happens. What was shown there was as everyone described. And as it happens I did meet (nearly) everyone involved.
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 12:57 AM
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 06:49 AM
I can only speak about the Mini Maker Faire we had in the UK a few months ago but that was a mixture of people (technical, artists, hobbyists) who employ their tallents to be creative. A lot of the displays were interactive and everything was child friendly. From memory, some of the thngs on display/stands were:Soooo, exactly what is this Maker Faire? There's one coming to town soon and I was wondering if I should go. And is it kid friendly?
- Electronic reseller
- 3D printing
- Many novel musical instruments
- Sewing circle
- Jewelry makers
- Soldering lessons
There were a lot of interactive stands with programmed slots for parents and children to take part (paper planes seems to stick in my mind).
Hope this helps,
Mark
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Posted 02 October 2012 - 11:48 PM
I like your signature line. It took me a few seconds to figure it out, but I did ... I'm one of those who can read binary :-p
Oops. I just realized I wrote it wrong in my signature, it should say 10. Maybe I can't read binary after all :-( ha!
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