Secret Life of the Video Recorder
This week’s episode of ‘The Secret Life of Machines’ examines the development of tape recording technology, both audio and video.
Continue ReadingThis week’s episode of ‘The Secret Life of Machines’ examines the development of tape recording technology, both audio and video.
Continue ReadingIn this episode of ‘The Secret Life of Machines,’ Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod examine the history and development of the radio.
Continue ReadingEvery parent dreams of their children turning into adults with successful careers they love. But how can you tell if your kid has a bright future in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world?
Continue ReadingIn the second of a two-part look at the history of the automobile, we take a look at the development and inner workings of the internal combustion engine.
Continue ReadingSnickerdoodle is the newest microprocessor development board that allows you to make what you’ve always thought and been told you could never make.
Continue ReadingSeries two of ‘The Secret Life of Machines’ kicks off with the first of a two-part look at the history and development of the automobile. This episode looks specifically at the car’s body shell.
Continue ReadingI just mentioned Dash & Dot’s new ‘Wonder’ app last week, and here’s a cool opportunity to put it to use. The Wonder League Robotics Competition uses Dash & Dot to simulate a space mission: performing gravity slingshots, collecting samples, and so on. The grand prize is a STEM field trip to California that includes Universal, home of the Minions!
Continue ReadingGeekGirlCon just held their fifth annual convention here in Seattle, WA. GeekGirlCon is all about celebrating women and their contributions across the sciences, technology, arts, and gaming.
Continue ReadingIt’s been a week since Maker Faire Atlanta ended, and I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and go through my stack of business cards, brochures, and photos and ponder what I saw, the people I met, and the fun hands-on activities that were available.
Continue ReadingRapid design and 3D printing custom yo-yo with kids was a fun way to spend the afternoon. The kids learned basic basic 3D design skills, prototyping workflow, and building mechanical assemblies. In the end, they had a working yo-yo of their own making.
Continue ReadingWearables, robots, and the tools to make your own fonts. What else do you want?
Continue ReadingFor this current batch of 28 students, I selected a set of projects that came from a book called Nick and Tesla’s Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove.
Continue ReadingRedesigned Design Squad website offers the youngest makers engineering challenges.
Continue ReadingFrom a crowd-funded moon rocket to an LED mixing stick for perfect cocktails, the new gadget projects on Kickstarter this week are amazing!
Continue ReadingThe Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (PA) has partnered with Kickstarter to develop a program that helps schools run their own Kickstarter projects to help them fund and run makerspaces .
Continue ReadingModular phones, modular robots, and DIY motion-capture are just a few of the cool new tech projects on Kickstarter this week.
Continue ReadingThe winners of the 2015 MOONBOTS Challenge were announced this morning and the winners list was dominated by girl-led teams.
Continue ReadingToronto-based STEAMLabs is continuing an effort witnessed around North America in bringing a positive spin to the events surrounding Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest. This Thursday, September 24th, a Clock Making Hackathon will be hosted at the Mozilla Toronto office.
Continue ReadingFrom the next generation of underwater ROVs to DIY headphone kits, Kickstarter has some great new gadget projects this week.
Continue ReadingFind out how to create interesting science classes for kids without spending a ton of money.
Continue ReadingA handheld charger, a video stabilizer, and a new way to brew coffee are just some of the awesome new gadget projects on Kickstarter this week.
Continue ReadingI own this remote. It is a central feature of our home entertainment setup, helping make a complex system easy for people to use. And it’s on sale today.
Continue ReadingToday, on this lovely Monday off (at least here in the US), Amazon has us geeky parents taken care of in two ways.
Continue Reading“There’s not much magic in your book, is there?” an early reader of ‘Updraft’ once asked me, before concluding, “It’s all engineering.”
What I wanted to say: Yes, there’s plenty of magic in my book. And, yes, it’s all engineering.
Continue ReadingBrackitz is a new building block line of toys that allows children to take block building to a whole new level. Brackitz is labeled as being appropriate for ages 3 – 103 and helps kids begin to learn about engineering and architecture.
Continue ReadingCheck out GeekDad’s top 7 technologies that wouldn’t be possible without NASA’s research.
Continue ReadingFrom a health-tracking ring to an emergency parachute for your drone, here are eight very cool new Kickstarter gadget projects that started this week.
Continue ReadingToday Amazon is making it easy to save money on home utilities and on home cleaning.
Continue ReadingTwo pretty good tech/lifestyle deals today at Amazon. First, they’ve put a couple of their Kindle Fire tablets on discount again, including the HD6 for just $69, and the HD Fire Kids Edition for $119. Also, the very well-reviewed Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones are down to $55 today.
Continue ReadingIt took the Romans approximately eight years to build the Coliseum. It’s taking a considerably shorter period, less than three years, to finish the $400 million Daytona Rising project for Daytona International Speedway, a project that will completely alter the fan experience while being one of the most modern public stadiums ever.
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