Picture This [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, a Pi-powered portrait picture plotter, screaming plants, time for your old TV, trash kang, big bones, and a quest for animatronic perfection.
Snap-On Lasers [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, a modular smartwatch, resin printing gets a speed boost, saving Ferris, sorting candy, and robot archery.
Hot Dog [Maker Update]
Touchy Subject [Maker Update #191]
This week on Maker Update, touching the wobble sphere, cheating at beer pong, internet-controlled bubbles, and sizing a barrel jack.
Wake Up! [Maker Update #58]
This week on Maker Update, a meme alarm clock, solar balloons, an Imperial rocker, bending PVC with sand, AxiDraw XL, and hacking wheelchair motors. This week’s Cool Tool is the Surebonder Pro2-100 glue gun.
Pi Panda Cams and Laser Lightsabers [Maker Update #25]
This week on Maker Update. A laser-powered lightsaber, a new 3D printer feature, rock music with actual rocks, Pi panda cam, high-tech ro-sham-bo, and why I’m building a Hello Kitty car. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE
$10 Pi Zero W Computer Gets WiFi & Bluetooth [Maker Update #23]
This week on Maker Update: a motion activated bike light, a new, better Raspberry Pi Zero W, a tiny retro Apple II, a stunning animated LED lamp, a time travel TV, e-ink displays, a board for car hacking, and easy fiber optics. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE.
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
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