ZERO TO MAKER: A Re-Skilling Guide for New Makers by David Lang "David Lang is an inspiration to anyone who has dreamed of making, but has been hesitant to start because they feel they don't have the necessary skills. As David will show you, all it takes is curiosity, passion, and a willingness to learn from your mistakes." - Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine, founder of Boing Boing, and author of Made by Hand "Many entrepreneurs have heard the prediction that 'hardware is the new software.' Well, David is laying out a lean approach to building the right skills to help you get into the action." - Patrick Vlaskovits, entrepreneur and author of The Lean Entrepreneur By this point, you've probably heard of the maker movement. It's one thing to read about this curious maker world, but quite another to immerse yourself into it, which is what I've done for the past year and a half. After losing my office job in the summer of 2011, I was forced to rethink my career trajectory. But I wouldn’t want to do it by myself.
The Matterform 3D Scanner The Matterform 3D Scanner - The world’s first, truly affordable 3D scanner for anyone! If you've ever wanted a 3D scanner now's your chance. By pledging support to this project, you can have your very own 3D Scanner. All the Early backers, batch #1, #2, #3 and #4 packs are sold out and batch #5 is now closed. The Matterform 3D Scanner allows anyone to take a physical object, and turn it into a digital 3D model on your computer. We’ve been developing the 3D scanner hardware and software from scratch for the past year and now we’re ready to release it to you. The Verge - "Matterform crowdfunds a simple, well-designed 3D scanner that could arrive this summer" MAKE: - "Inexpensive “Click-and-Scan” 3D Scanner Soars on Indiegogo" Ponoko- "the unit behaved as advertised, and really does look great." Ars Technica - "New $443 3D scanner on sale: “Looks awesome. Tech Crunch - "Similar projects are popping up these days ... – but none look as polished as this model." Do I have to be an engineer? No.
Makeblock : Next Generation of Construct Platform by Makeblock Update #2: Using Makeblock to DIY a 3D (Chocolate) printer What is Makeblock? Makeblock is an aluminum extrusion based construct platform that can be used to bring your creations to life. With Makeblock you can make professional and steady robots, machines or even art-ware. With Makeblock platform, the only necessary tool is a screw driver. We are committed to providing a complete solution to bring your ideas into the physical world to enjoy. Why did we start this project? We wanted to create a platform that is open and accessible to everyone, to allow people with varying skills and backgrounds to create something with their hands. It was then we decided that the only way to do this was to design our own platform. After a year of testing, designing and several upgrades we finally unveiled our creation. Features Makeblock’s STABILITY comes from its strong modular aluminum design and flexibility. Makeblock uses the most popular open source platform Arduino. Where can Makeblock be used?
Bento Laptop Tablet Hybrid by René Woo-Ram Lee Bento is quite an exceptional and forward thinking concept by René Woo-Ram Lee. It’s quite a plausible scenario that most of use/own a tablet, a PC, external hard drives and a smartphone. Now combine the power of these to have fully customizable Bento Laptop! The Box accommodates all the gear to work as one whole unit or individually; as you see fit. Features Laptop with 15″ OLED screen11″ tablet and 4″ phone sit in shallow depressionsSolar powered lithium-ion battery1TB SSD drive Designer: René Woo-Ram Lee The Fujitsu branding is evident and rightly so, the concept is a part of the Fujitsu Design Award that is organized by Designboom. ATOMS Express Toys by Seamless Toy Company, Inc. And there's a little more in it for you too - if we hit $175K, we'll give every backer at the $59 pledge level and above a free Earthquake ATOM for your set (it's a vibrating motor/rumble-pack ATOM). ATOMS give kids of any age the ability to make their toys DO things. And not just new toys – ATOMS were built to work with the stuff kids already have, like LEGOs, costumes, stuffed animals, Barbies and action figures. ATOMS don’t require any electronics skills or programming experience – or supervision from a parent with an engineering degree. Here’s a snapshot of the toys we’re introducing at launch, with your help: Monster Construction Set: So you have a pet monster? Magic Wand Set: What good is a magic wand that doesn’t do anything? iOS Control Set: The 18-room, 4-car garage Italian villa you just built with your LEGOs would be a lot cooler if those garage doors would open, cars could drive out, and the third floor would shake when Henry the Ghost haunts it. $100K - UNLOCKED! 1. 2. 3.
Disney's Magical Flashlight Brings Kids' Books To Life Maybe being the dad of a toddler makes me overly skeptical of "enhanced" or "augmented" children’s books and toys, but I’m usually unimpressed with efforts to future-ify an experience that seems to work just as fine now as it did when Goodnight Moon was first written 66 years ago. Then I saw HideOut, a new prototype from Disney Research that uses a handheld projector to bring animated characters to life on the surface of a book or board game. Okay, now I’m impressed: A smartphone-sized handheld projector, surprisingly enough, looks like just the right kind of "extra" to add a bit of genuine magic to the experience of reading stories to your kid. Those two words--"lightweight" and "exploratory"--are the key, and for once they don’t sound like lip service. HideOut isn’t a product yet, but it should be.
RoBo 3D Printer by RoBo 3D Printer 1) Unassembled Kit w/ ABS- $475+$99+shipping (locally or internationally) 2) If you already pledged for a kit and want to do a $99 ABS upgrade, just go to manage your pledge and add an additional $99 and we will be able to process it on our end. Thank you! Feel free to message us with any other questions and please, if you have not added shipping to your printer ($48 US, $70 international) then please go into manage your pledge and add the additional amount according to your location. *Open source 3D printer that anyone can use, regardless of knowledge and skill level. *Precise and high detail printing. *Low cost without sacrificing quality. *Easy to use/Easy to assemble *Large print area 10x10x8in / 254mm x 254mm x 203.20mm *Looks great, professional, and enticing *Sturdy structure, high quality parts, built to last *Great beginner printer, or advanced printer-RoBo does it all! 3D printing is additive manufacturing that turns computer models into real physical things. RoBo Sticker RoBo T Shirt
The Gadget Flow | Top Gadgets of the Web FORM 1: An affordable, professional 3D printer by Formlabs Are you frustrated that low-end 3D printers don’t have the quality to make the true beauty of your designs real? Do you dream of having the power and resolution of a truly professional machine on your desktop? We’ve created an easy-to-use system that rivals the output of high-end printers at a fraction of the cost. Our reason for starting this project is simple: there are no low-cost 3D printers that meet the quality standards of the professional designer. As researchers at the MIT Media Lab, we were lucky to experience the best and most expensive fabrication equipment in the world. But, we became frustrated by the fact that all the professional-quality 3D printers were ridiculously expensive (read: tens of thousands of dollars) and were so complex to use. We’ve been hard at work for over a year, and with your help, we’re ready to take the Form 1 into full-fledged production. We’ve gone to extraordinary lengths to design a complete 3D printing experience: They look like this: Spiffy, eh?
Finder - RFID Locator by Chu Wang, Qiujin Kou, Qian Yin & Yonghua Zhang Key Control Finder is a two-part RFID Locator comprising of the main terminal and tab stickers. Basically you are supposed to stick the tracking stickers to objects that you tend to misplace often, like keys, phone, wallet etc. Configure the sticker with the appropriate label on the main terminal and you are set to use it. Shrunk down an Arduino to the size of a finger-tip! by Open Source RF RFduino: A finger-tip sized, Arduino compatible, wireless enabled microcontroller, low cost enough to leave in all of your projects! The RFduino has Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy built-in, which enables it to wirelessly talk to any smartphone that has Bluetooth 4.0. Currently we have several open source apps built for the iPhone which were used in our demos. The RFduino has a Nordic 32 bit ARM Cortex-M0 processor, so it has more power then the UNO, however it still runs the same, simple Arduino code the UNO runs, so there is no need to learn any new programming language or environment. The RFduino GPIO lines all support, Digital IO, Analog ADC, SPI, I2C, UART and PWM. The RFduino is similar to the Arduino UNO or DUE, except the RFduino is a fraction of the cost and size, in addition has wireless smartphone connectivity built-in! Up to now, adding wireless to an Arduino required an additional wireless shield which adds cost and size. It can be used with or without Bluetooth 4.0. - Armen
Top 20 Best Of Best From Red Dot Concept Designs 2010 Top 20 Best Of Best From Red Dot Concept Designs 2010 Dot, dot, dot…The Red Dot Concept Design Awards 2010! Yes, the results are out and for many young-guns its time for jubilations! If you suffer from food allergies then its quite handy to have a tool like the A – Check. 19) Air Sphere by Miyazawa Tetsu & Ichimura Shigenori The Air Sphere gives traditional table fans a whole new meaning. 18) Bamboo Cell by Fanson Meng The Bamboo Cell mixes modern sensibilities of style and comfort with ethnic values like using bamboo. 17) Compliance by ENSCI – Les Ateliers & Audrey Richard-Laurent Compliance is a project the tries to bridge the apprehensions of a patient, his treatment process and the doctor’s diagnostics measures. To substantiate the project, tools were developed and designed during a six-month (iterative) process with patients and staff at the Baudelaire Policlinic of Public Assistance Hospitals, Paris St-Antoine (AP-HP). 15) Depict by Jaeho Jang My favorite! 13) FREEDOM360 by Xinglei Yao
Gigabot 3D Printing: This is Huge! by re:3D Share this project Done Share Tweet Embed Tweet Share Email Gigabot 3D Printing: This is Huge! by re:3D Play Dream big, print big! Austin, TXHardware Share this project pledged of $40,000 goal seconds to go Funded! This project was successfully funded . Dream big, print big! re:3D Project by First created | 5 backed re3d.org See full bioContact me About this project Facebook Page | Twitter BIG thanks to Ben Malouf who has graciously allowed us to feature his stunning vases found at thingiverse.com/benitosanduchi! Stretch Goal: $200K! We will be integrating an LCD display into each and every Gigabot shipped to our Kickstarters. Our Vision At re:3D, we believe that the biggest problems in our world are solved by taking a bigger view. "Just saw this at SxSW and it is AMAZING. Our Company re:3D is one of Austin’s newest start-ups, committed to trailblazing new frontiers in 3D printing. Community Focused We love people and 3D printing! Our Product 20mm Calibration Cube available on Thingaverse.com Our Team Rewards