Maker Faire
: CNET visits the tech DIY show(4/21/2006; updated 4/28/2006)
Are you a compulsive tech tinkerer, a closet MacGyver? Do you wish science fairs weren't just for students? Well, now there's an event for you: the first Maker Faire, where backyard inventors show off their projects and demonstrate how you can build them, too. CNET's on the scene, checking out the fashions, the music, the gadgets, the robots, the tech running on alternative energy--from steam to biodiesel to, yes, trampoline--and, of course, the homemade rockets.
Are you a compulsive tech tinkerer, a closet MacGyver? Do you wish science fairs weren't just for students? Well, now there's an event for you: the first Maker Faire, where backyard inventors show off their projects and demonstrate how you can build them, too. CNET's on the scene, checking out the fashions, the music, the gadgets, the robots, the tech running on alternative energy--from steam to biodiesel to, yes, trampoline--and, of course, the homemade rockets.
Woz plays Segway polo
Spied at the Maker Faire: Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak playing Segway polo on a small patch of grass with other folks from the Silicon Valley Aftersh... (Read more)
Posted by: Rafe Needleman, Sat Apr 22 15:37:00 PDT 2006
Better blogging coming to Six Apart
"Do you have a blog?" Anil Dash, VP at blogging company Six Apart, kept asking as people came up to his booth at the Maker Faire. Some people did, som... (Read more)
Posted by: Rafe Needleman, Sat Apr 22 15:04:00 PDT 2006
File under cool: Monome MIDI interface
I happen to love and appreciate music hardware (such as the JoMoX XBase09) and software (such as Ableton's Live), so I was immediately attracted to th... (Read more)
Posted by: James Kim, Mon Apr 17 14:19:00 PDT 2006
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In a project for Make magazine, English inventor James Larsson created a "programmabowl VCR."
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In a project for Make magazine, English inventor James Larsson created a "programmabowl VCR."
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A magical Maker Faire
The Maker Faire, which took place in San Mateo, California, on Saturday and Sunday, was a smorgasbord of geek fare.
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The Maker Faire, which took place in San Mateo, California, on Saturday and Sunday, was a smorgasbord of geek fare.
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Check out some of the music Makers playing at the Faire.
The Phenomenauts
The Phenomenauts play music as if the the Kinks, Devo, Stray Cats, and the Ventures were galactic pioneers and joined forces to defend earth's right to "rocket roll."
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The Phenomenauts play music as if the the Kinks, Devo, Stray Cats, and the Ventures were galactic pioneers and joined forces to defend earth's right to "rocket roll."
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Chachi Jones
Glitchy blips, brain-enveloping ambience, dubbed-out echoes, filtered breaks, and stuttering micro-rhythms all blend in Chachi Jones's IDM-oriented music. He adds sonic mayhem, too, making a name for himself as a circuit bender, altering kids' toys like the Speak and Spell by rerouting wires for innovative sonic experimentation.
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Glitchy blips, brain-enveloping ambience, dubbed-out echoes, filtered breaks, and stuttering micro-rhythms all blend in Chachi Jones's IDM-oriented music. He adds sonic mayhem, too, making a name for himself as a circuit bender, altering kids' toys like the Speak and Spell by rerouting wires for innovative sonic experimentation.
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Franz Keller
Keller plays Intelligent Electronic Music, coined "the sound of art...the art of sound," as performed in Judy Chicago's Envisioning the Future, and as heard in Rebecca Allen's "Bush Soul (#3)" and in numerous gallery shows.
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Keller plays Intelligent Electronic Music, coined "the sound of art...the art of sound," as performed in Judy Chicago's Envisioning the Future, and as heard in Rebecca Allen's "Bush Soul (#3)" and in numerous gallery shows.
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Broker/Dealer
Equipped with an array of samplers, sequencers, and vintage synthesizers, San Francisco wunderkinds Broker/Dealer make catchy minimal electronic music equally suited for the den or the dancefloor.
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Equipped with an array of samplers, sequencers, and vintage synthesizers, San Francisco wunderkinds Broker/Dealer make catchy minimal electronic music equally suited for the den or the dancefloor.
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Scattered Light
Found sounds, DIY electronics, circuit bent toys, and synth weave a tapestry on which to lay modest guitar melodies.
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Found sounds, DIY electronics, circuit bent toys, and synth weave a tapestry on which to lay modest guitar melodies.
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Ezra Daly
Ezra Daly of Wreck 'n' Roll Instruments plays his own homemade bass in Buddy's Riot, Green Means Go, Lee Maverick Band, and NickelAliens.
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Ezra Daly of Wreck 'n' Roll Instruments plays his own homemade bass in Buddy's Riot, Green Means Go, Lee Maverick Band, and NickelAliens.
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