makers Archives

Tinker, Pilot, Maker, Oh My! 3 Picture Books Starring Girls Who Love to Build

July 6, 2015Kelly Knox

Here are three charming picture book picks featuring girls who love to tinker, fix, build, and make.

Lego Goes Green and Launches ‘Are You a Lego Maker?’ Challenge

June 26, 2015Jackie Reeve

This week Lego made the huge announcement that they’re investing $1 billion and creating 100 new jobs to find a sustainable alternative to plastic for their bricks. They also announced the “Are You a Lego Maker?” prototyping challenge.

Hacking the Holidays

December 14, 2014Anton Olsen

One of my favorite things about the maker revolution is the availability of tools that a decade ago were out of reach of the average hobbyist. Sure, magazines like Nuts & Volts catered to the die-hard hobbyists, but before the internet, and before e-commerce it was difficult for the average guy to find the parts for their projects. It wasn’t just availability either, the price of these things was high. Development boards for microcontrollers cost upwards of $100 and more, and small parts often had a minimum order of 100 units.

Maker Camp Starts Monday! Sign Up To Join The DIY Fun

July 3, 2014Ruth Suehle

Kill the summer boredom with DIY projects from Maker Camp, the summer camp your kids can go to from Google+.

Fund This! 10/31/13: Quidditch, Women Scientists and Makers

October 31, 2013December 13, 2017Samantha Cook1

GeekMom recommends these awesome kickstarters featuring documentaries on Quidditch and a coffin maker, jewelry featuring lady scientists and a computer learning kit.

Popcade: Real Arcade Fun

October 14, 2013Amy Kraft1

A pint-sized arcade cabinet with huge arcade fun. You’re going to want a Popcade to call your own.

Maker Faire New York: The Next Generation

October 1, 2013Amy Kraft1

Maker Faire New York this year had more than ever to do with (and buy for) kids.

More Cool Duct Tape Projects!

July 30, 2013November 23, 2017James Floyd Kelly1

A copy of Tape It & Make MORE just arrived on my doorstep — I’m a sucker for duct tape projects, and I’ve been waiting for this follow-up book written by Richela Fabian Morgan. Her earlier book, Tape It & Make It provided full-color instructions for creating 101 items with duct tape. And now, her follow-up book offers 101 more projects. Get your duct tape rolls ready… here’s what you’re going to learn to make in this book.

Vintage Tomorrows Connects Steampunk, Makers, and the Future of Technology

May 3, 2013Ruth Suehle

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.

Playing in the Sandbox With Dale Dougherty

April 21, 2013Amy Kraft

Last week I attended Sandbox Summit, a conference at MIT that gathers great thinkers in children’s media. This year’s theme was was about nurturing kids’ imagination in the digital age, which stood in sharp contrast to the events unfolding in Boston while we were there. Instead of gluing ourselves to the news, we pressed on with the conference. It was so reassuring to talk about inspiring kids and the good that we can do through media.

Review: Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids

December 25, 2012Marziah Karch

If you want to spend 2013 with practical hands-on learning experiences, this is is a treasure trove of ideas. Better yet, they’re all cheap ideas that you can do without buying a gigantic robotics kit or huge machinery, and there’s enough room to build on the ideas for new inspiration.

OpenBeam — It’s Like Lego Parts and Pieces for Makers!

December 17, 2012December 13, 2017James Floyd Kelly

OpenBeam is for tinkerers, makers, fast prototypers, and anyone looking for a method to quickly and easily assemble structures. OpenBeam is a collection of parts — beams, joining plates, fasteners, and more — that allow you to assemble structures using …

This Week in the GeekDad Community

October 12, 2012Dave Banks

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.

Tinkering Around With TinkerForge

July 24, 2012December 14, 2017Brian McLaughlin

While I have a great fondness for developing and prototyping my electroncis projects on the Arduino platform, and I always will love the Arduino and Atmel microcontrollers, there is new favorite in my toolkit now as well. The TinkerForge system.

Raspberry Pi Summer Programming Contest

July 11, 2012Brian McLaughlin

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a summer programming contest for young Makers, programmers, and other curious geeklings 18 and under. The rules are simple, develop software on the Raspberry Pi that impresses the judges. There is more information available …

tINDIE: Like Etsy For Electronic Tinkerers

July 3, 2012Laura Grace Weldon

Etsy-like site for electronics tinkerers is here!

Inventor Mitch Altman, Electronics Jedi

May 31, 2012Gina Clifford

Long, flowing hair and an air of supreme confidence emanates from Mitch Altman, inventor of TV-B-Gone, as he enters the ‘Dark Side’ stage at the 2012 Orlando Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, May 27 2012. You can hear the Star Wars theme trumpeting in the background as R2D2 blinks and beeps–Mitch takes the stage.

TEDActive Makers Hack Art, Urbanization, and Kinetic Energy

March 6, 2012Gina Clifford

TED is an annual, global idea conference. TEDActive is the arm of the TED conference that engages thinkers and doers in projects centered on the TED Prize. What happens when an artist, an engineer, an inventor, and a technology guru at TEDActive put their heads together around the idea of urbanization? Talk turns to making […]

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