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December 1, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: Tools Tags: Electronics, Gadget, Hardware Hacking, iFixit, Repair, Review, Tool, Toolkit

iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit and Pro Tech Toolkit Review

I’m a fan of iFixit. They’re a cool, maker-friendly company on a mission to help people repair their own electronics. In full disclosure, I approached them early on when I started my Maker Update show to see if they would consider sponsoring it. And while they politely declined, they seem to appreciate what I’m doing enough to send me a few freebies to check out. That’s how I ended with these two gorgeous toolkits.

November 30, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printing, Adafruit, Arduino, Billy Bass, Boombox, Christmas, Clock, Contests, DIY, Electronics, Embroidery, Events, Hardware Hacking, Holidays, Instructables, Inventing, IoT, Lunar Phase, Machine, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Microcontroller, Moon, Ornaments, Payphone, Project, Raspberry Pi, Sewing, Thingiverse

Time to Print the Ornaments [Maker Update #12]

This week on Maker Update: a payphone that calls the 90’s, a moon for your nightstand, a way to finally get your fish talking, a mini NES with NFC, 3D print ornaments, a sewing machine for makers, a ridiculous amount of maker contests, and the first Maker Faire in L.A.

November 16, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Adafruit, Alligator Clip, Arduino, Circuit, Contests, DIY, Electronics, Element14, Emulation, Events, Games, Gaming, Hackaday, Hard Drive, Hardware Hacking, Instructables, Inventing, LEDs, Light-Painting, Long-Exposure, Make Magazine, Maker, Maker Faire, Maker Space, Makerspace, Making, Microcontroller, Mini, NES, Nintendo, Photography, Project, Raspberry Pi, Sensor, Soldering, Thingiverse, WD

The DIY Nintendo You Really Want [Maker Update #11]

This week on Maker Update: a project for painting the air, a new ally for Maker Spaces, Hackster has a new owner, Make Magazine’s 3D printer shootout, hacking the NES Classic, making your own NES Classic, and Maker Faires.

November 9, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printing, Adafruit, Alexa, Amazon, Animatronics, Arduino, Big Mouth Billy Bass, Billy Bass, Boing Boing, Brazing, Candy, Collar Stay, Collarstay, Contests, Dispenser, DIY, Echo, Electronics, Events, Facebook, Gumball Machine, Hackaday, Hardware Hacking, Instructables, Inventing, IoT, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Microcontroller, Open Hardware, Open Source, Project, Projection, Raspberry Pi, Research, RISD, Robotics, Soldering, Swarm Robotics, Thanksgiving, Thingiverse, Wearable

Let’s Hack Alexa into a Fish [Maker Update #10]

This week on Maker Update: making your own Alexa-Powered Billy Bass, the rise of the modular swarm bots, DIY candy dispensers, 3D printed Thanksgiving accessories, and a good excuse for a blow torch.

October 19, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D design, 3D printer, 3D Printing, Adafruit, Alcohol, alphabet, Anouk Wipprecht, Arduino, Autodesk, bartendo, Beta, BooSTick, Booze, Browser, CAD, cocktail, cocktail robotics, components, DIY, dress, droid, Electronics, Events, fashion, Gonk, Hackaday, Hardware Hacking, hoarding, Instructables, Intel, interactive, Inventing, IoT, LED, LiPo, Make Magazine, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Microcontroller, MySketchup, Peristaltic, Project, prop, pump, resistors, Robotics, Shapeways, SketchUp, Star Wars, storage, Stranger Things, Teensy, Teensy 3.6, Tinkercad, Ultimaker, Ultimaker 3, wall, Wearable, WS2811

Maker Update #07: Put On Your Drinking Dress

This week on Maker Update we’ll take a look at a DIY cocktail robotic dress designed by Anouk Wipprecht. We’ll take a look at a new online 3D design tool from SketchUp and a new 3D printer from Ultimaker. Learn how to quickly create your own prop Star Wars Gonk droid, as well as an interactive Stranger Things alphabet wall. Tips on storing small components (and getting rid of them), new product announcements, and the latest Maker Faires for the upcoming weekend.

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Project of the Week
Anouk’s Cocktail Dress Instructable
http://www.instructables.com/id/HOW-TO-MAKE-YOUR-OWN-ROBOTIC-COCKTAIL-DRESS/

News
SketchUp in Browser: MySketchUp (Open Beta)
http://www.sketchup.com/products/my-sketchup

Ultimaker 3 announced
https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-3

Projects
Arduino-Powered Stranger Things Wall
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Based-Stranger-Things-Lights/

Gonk Droid Prop from Junk
http://www.instructables.com/id/GONK-Droid-From-Junk/

Tools/Tips
BooSTick
https://www.adafruit.com/products/3265?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts

Teensy 3.6
https://www.adafruit.com/products/3266?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts

Teensy 3.5
https://www.adafruit.com/products/3267?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=videodescrip&utm_campaign=newproducts

Small Parts Organization
http://makezine.com/2016/10/15/small-parts-organization-in-the-shop/

Too Good to Throw Away
http://hackaday.com/2016/10/13/too-good-to-throw-away-dealing-with-an-out-of-control-junk-hoard/

Maker Faires
http://makerfaire.com/map/
October 22, 2016 Derby Mini Maker Faire Derby, Derbyshire UK
October 22, 2016 Fredonia Mini Maker Faire Fredonia, New York USA
October 22, 2016 Shreveport Mini Maker Faire Shreveport, Louisiana USA
October 22 + 23, 2016 Maker Faire Orlando Orlando, Florida USA
October 23, 2016 East Bay Mini Maker Faire Oakland, California USA
October 21 + 22 + 23, 2016 Maker Faire Shenzhen Shenzhen China
October 23, 2016 Bengaluru Mini Maker Faire Bengaluru India

October 5, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 123D Make, 3D Printing, Adafruit, Arduino, Autodesk, Candle Holder, Candles, Coffee, Contests, DIY, Electronics, ESLOV, Espresso, Events, Hardware Hacking, Instructables, Inventing, IoT, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Maps, Microcontroller, Moon, Photography, Project, Raspberry Pi, Tamper, Time Lapse, Topography, Wearable

Maker Update #05: Love Conquers Arduino

This week on Maker Update: How to Make a 3D Map from cardboard, Arduino Makes up with Arduino, an orbiting time-lapse rig, maker contests, Maker Faires, and 3D printed designs to fuel your coffee addiction.

September 28, 2016 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: 3D Printing, Adafruit, costume, DIY, Electronics, Epipen, Hack, Hardware Hacking, Instructables, Inventing, Knobs, Knots, Maker, Maker Faire, Making, Medical, Microcontroller, Project, Raspberry Pi, Robotics, Soldering, unicorn

Maker Update #04: The Year’s Most Controversial DIY

This week on Maker Update! The most controversial DIY project of the year, a desk fan that can see your face, glowing horns, animated knots, and a 3D printed boat battle.