Entries tagged with maker faire 2008 - Channel 10

Phil Torrone Explains the Giant Cupcakes

Nic — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Never been to Maker Faire but wondering what all the fuss is/was about?
We challenged Phil Torrone, Senior Editor at Makezine.com, to sum up Maker Faire in 3 minutes and 51 seconds.
Did he succeed!? Check the video.

The Babbage Difference Engine

Nic — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Back in the early 1800’s an English chap by the name of Charles Babbage started toying with the idea of machines that could calculate complex mathematical tables to eliminate the possibility of human error when performing these calculations by hand.

Babbage drew up plans for such a device – the Difference Engine - but never got around to actually building one.

In 1991 the London Science Museum completed a replica of Babbage’s Difference Engine to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of his birth. In 2000 they also built the printer (yes a printer) he designed to complete the project.

Tim Robinson from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California built his own, fully functional, version of the Babbage Difference Engine out of Meccano which he had on display at Maker Faire this year to help promote the museum's Babbage Engine Exhibit which is open now.

Build Your Own Gadgets with Bug Labs

Nic — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:53:00 GMT

Got a great idea for a gadget but don't have access to a silicon fab plant in Taiwan?
Bug Labs allows you to create your own gadgets with modular snap-in components like a digital camera, accelerometer and GPS receiver.
We caught up with the guys from Bug Labs at Maker Faire for a quick overview of what it takes to build the next great gizmo!
More info: http://www.buglabs.net