Maker Faire

The American tradition of tinkering -- the spark for inventions -- is making a comeback, boosted by interest in hands-on work amid the crisis.

The American tradition of tinkering -- the spark for inventions -- is making a comeback, boosted by interest in hands-on work amid the crisis.

MAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chronically...

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If you haven't been to Maker Faire, you must go! It is the coolest event on the planet, and we've had a ton of fun doing Coke & Mentos shows there over the last few years. Here's a look at just some of the cool stuff from Maker Faire Bay Area from 2009, and shots of one of our favorite shows.

Here's a look at what's coming up this week on Eye On The Bay.

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On August 19, I had a heart attack. As the EMTs were muscling me into the back of the ambulance, a lot of things went racing through my mind as I struggled against a seizing heart. Amongst the expected...

Popular Mechanics has just published a cool top-ten list of amazing DIY projects. Topping out the list is Christian Ristow's Hand of Man, shown above, but they're all worth a gander. My personal favorite is Matt Denton's walking robot router, shown below.

Two-wheeling it southward down Ann Arbor-Saline road early Saturday afternoon, The Chronicle was passed by a car with a “Biodiesel” logo.

Do-it-yourself tech evangelist Bre Pettis finds success building a plastic-parts “printer” for other budding entrepreneurs.

The good folks at AfricaNews really helped us out a lot in Ghana by doing a lot of interviews and then putting together this video compilation of Maker Faire Africa.

Hand of Man @ Maker Faire Video - Christian Risto's Hand of Man crushing barrels and wowing crowds at Maker Faire Bay Area '09.

Constructeurs de roquettes et tricoteurs, brodeurs et soudeurs, jardiniers et codeurs, artisans et technophiles, savants fous et MacGyver du dimanche s’étaient, cette année encore, rendus en masse au Maker Faire, la grand-messe annuelle du Do it yourself.