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Mini Maker Faire Melbourne! Saturday Jan 14
We’re big fans of Make here at Giz, so we’re excited by the first Australian Maker Faire at Swinburne University of Technology next month. Expect tinkering workshops and exhibitions for all sorts of technology and science, including DIY rockets and robots!
Remix The US Prez With The Obama Board Keyboard
For anyone who might have complained about the quality of our sitting president’s addresses, you can write your own with the Obama Board Keyboard. Featured at Maker Faire Detroit, you can remix choice lines from Obama’s 2009 inauguration speech to write your own.
It was designed by Canadian Maker Ashley Lewis. If she follows Obama on Twitter, she definitely isn’t one to unfollow him. [MAKE]
Makerbot’s 3D-Printing Sweatshop Costs Just $US1225
They’re calling it a revolution in 3D printing. I call it a revolution in laziness. Why else should we applaud the first 3D-printing machine that can print out various objects automatically, without buttons needing pressing in between?
Playing The Dr Who Theme With Millions Of Volts Of Electricity
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ArcAttack graced us with their musical Tesla coils – and an entertaining interview – at last year’s Gizmodo Gallery. And as impressed as we were with their performance then, I’m downright giddy that they’ve added the Dr Who theme to their repertoire.
OK Go Perform Underwater With Fish Bowls, Snorkels At Maker Faire
We love OK Go in these quarters, not least because of their stage antics. The band took to the Maker Faire arena over the weekend and actually played two songs underwater; snorkelled-heads stuck in fish bowls.
No One Messes With The Kid Who Has The Pet Dragon
MAKE Makes Call for Makers for October Austin Faire
We love the whacky creativity of the Maker Faire here at Giz, and all you DIY gadget enthusiasts out there will be pleased to hear MAKE has just put out a call for Makers for the upcoming Austin Faire. You’ve got until September 4th to get your application in, and the faire itself will be happening October 18th and 19th at the Travis County Expo Centre. [MakerFaire via LaughingSquid]
Wiimote Wheelchair Helps Disabled People Paint (Roughly Speaking)
Digital Wheel Art, a wheelchair painting program to help disabled people make art was on display at the Maker Faire event in NYC tonight. Creator YoungHyun Chung was inspired to create the device after seeing children with cerebral palsy whose limited movement stifled their artistic expression. Here’s how it works, plus a video of the system in action.
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