GeekMom and GeekDad Will Be at Maker Faire Bay Area 2013
Come meet some of the GeekMoms and GeekDads writers in the Expo Hall at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend, May 18th and 19th!
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This Week With the GeekMoms
See what our GeekMom writers are up to this week.
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The GeekDads Episode #133: He’s Going to Chew Some Scenery
Ken, Matt, and Ryan talk about Maker Faire, Iron Man 3, and Star Trek Into Darkness. Enjoy!
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Vintage Tomorrows Connects Steampunk, Makers, and the Future of Technology
Vintage Tomorrows reaches into subcultures of the past, then gathers the steampunk subculture of today to talk about what steampunk is, why it’s important at this point in time, and what it can teach us about the technology of the future.
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A Big Congratulations to GeekDad’s Ken Denmead!
Ken Denmead invited me to join the GeekDad crew almost two years ago, and since then I’ve met him in person twice (I’m in Georgia, he’s in California), both times at Maker Faire in San Francisco. Ken was manning the GeekDad booth in May 2011 and May 2012, and it just seemed to be an appropriate venue to meet the leader of this great group of folks with which I get to work and play on a regular basis… a gathering of DIYers, makers, tinkerers, and all-around smart people.
Continue ReadingHelp Send PancakeBot to the 2013 Bay Area Maker Faire!
PancakeBot is like an additive manufacturing CNC machine that uses pancake batter. It is exactly as cool as it sounds. But its creator needs help to get it to the Bay Area Maker Faire this year!
Continue ReadingKinetic Creatures Make It From Kickstarter to Christmas Lists
I first saw Kinetic Creatures at Maker Faire San Mateo this year, and when I found out they were running a Kickstarter Campaign to start up production, I happily contributed. The Kinetic Creatures are wonderfully whimsical kits that meld papercraft …
Continue ReadingFour Teen Makers Develop DIY Pee Power
One awesome story making waves out of the event is of the four teen girl makers, Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola, who have hacked together their own system for converting urine to electric power.
Continue ReadingThis Week With the GeekMoms
Catch up with what the GeekMoms have been doing this week.
Continue ReadingThis Week in the GeekDad Community
There’s so much to see and do on the Geekdad Community website! Each week features a wide array of fun and geeky projects, pictures, and musings from our wonderful community members.
Continue ReadingFrom the GeekDad Community: Let’s Make Robots Maker Faire 2012 Summary
GeekDad Community member Andrew Terranova shares a summary of his “Let’s Make Robots” workshops from Maker Faire New York.
Continue ReadingThe Open Hardware Summit: The Future of Manufacturing is Sharing
The Open Hardware Summit was held for the third time on Thursday in New York in advance of this weekend’s World Maker Faire in nearby Queens. Here are a few of the highlights from the event.
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The Weekly, Geekly Rewind – October 2, 2012
A delightful sampling of GeekMom links and others from around the geekosphere.
Continue ReadingPDX Mini Maker Faire Lauches Loads of Fun
I’ve finally got some facts and photos about my own experience at Portland’s first mini Maker Faire from two weekends ago. First off: a “mini” Maker Faire is definitely a lot smaller than the Bay Area and New York versions, …
Continue Reading2 Maker Faires to Choose From This Weekend in the Northeast
Oh, the abundance of riches! This weekend boasts two Maker Faires within reach of fans in the Northeast — the first-ever Champlain Mini Maker Faire in Shelburne, Vermont, and World Maker Faire New York in Queens.
Continue ReadingThis Week With The GeekMoms
Catch up with what the GeekMoms have been doing when they’re not writing about the world of geekdom and parenting for you!
Continue ReadingMini Maker Faire in Portland This Weekend
Hurrah! Portland, Oregon, is finally getting its own (mini) Maker Faire this weekend!
Continue ReadingGet Ready for the ‘No-Rules’ Nerdy Derby
If, like me, you’ve never been a Boy Scout or taken part in a Pinewood Derby — and especially if the thought of having to adhere to pages and pages of specifications makes your creativity faucet run dry — then …
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ScrapKins a Hit at the Bay Area Maker Faire
One of the booths my son and I went to at the recent Maker Faire in the Bay Area was ScrapKins. There, we were taught how to take a toilet paper tube and turn it into a monster. My son was quite creative with his, but it is practically NSFW, in an eight-year-old boy kind of way. So instead, I’m showing you what some of the other kids at the Faire put together.
Continue ReadingRecap of Bay Area Maker Faire 2012
Even if you went to Maker Faire two weekends ago it is likely that you missed some things. I know every year I am surprised to watch the post-Faire coverage and see just how much I missed. It isn’t possible …
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This Week With the GeekMoms
Catch up with the GeekMom writers and their off-blog activities!
Continue ReadingGeekDad and GeekMom at Maker Faire!
Come join some of the editors and writers for GeekDad and GeekMom at the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend, May 19-20, 2012, at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in the EXPO Hall! There will be giveaways, contests, experiments, toys, …
Continue ReadingGeekMom Will Be at Maker Faire This Weekend!
GeekMom, along with GeekDad, will be at Maker Faire in San Mateo, California, this Saturday and Sunday! If you plan to attend, please stop by our booth in the Expo Hall and say hi.
Continue ReadingHelp Make a Young Maker’s Dream Come True
“Don’t be bored… Make Something!” This is Joey Hudy’s mantra. Joey first came to my (and most of the rest of the world’s) attention when he and President Obama shot a marshmallow cannon in the White House during the 2012 White House Science Fair. I even reported on a video about the incident shortly after […]
Continue ReadingLady Ada’s Bento Box: A Hacker’s To-Go Box
It won’t be long now that I will be packing my bags and heading to the Bay Area Maker Faire 2012 in San Mateo. I was thinking about bringing along an Arduino and some parts that could be fiddled with …
Continue ReadingTechy Visits for Youth – Vancouver, BC Area
Last week, I was lucky enough to take my son on a couple of tours/visits that may interest some of you (with or without children) in the Vancouver BC Area. In particular we visited the Spark Museum (formerly the American …
Continue ReadingMaker Faire Dates Announced
The official dates for Maker Faire San Mateo, and World Maker Faire in New York, have been announced, and we’re starting to get excited. The original Bay Area Faire will be May 19 & 20 at the San Mateo …
Continue Reading10 Takeaway Lessons From Maker Faire New York
Last weekend the kids, husband, and I attended the 2nd annual Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens. We were all blown away by the experience–I spent the weekend happily geeking out: touching stuff, pushing buttons, exclaiming repeatedly to anyone who would listen This is what our SCHOOLS […]
Continue Reading10 Take-Away Lessons From Maker Faire New York
Last weekend the kids, husband, and I attended the 2nd annual Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens. We were all blown away by the experience–I spent the weekend happily geeking out: touching …
Continue ReadingGoodbye to Eureka, Hello to Eureka?
This Saturday I’ll be attending the Mini Maker Faire in Atlanta, Georgia – held at the Georgia Tech campus, it’s promising to be a nice collection of makers showing off their machines, artwork, and other stuff. I attended the one …
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