We’re always happy when another hackerspace kicks off. AlphaOneLabs got together in July over on Maspeth in Brooklyn. They’ve been running Solder Sundays, much to the benefit of young and old. Like our friends to the South at HacDC, AlphaOneLabs…
MakerBot grew out of the friendships forged at NYCResistor and is going to be in the best art show of the 21st century. It’s called Bits ‘N Pieces and it’ll be at Material Connexion starting on Thursday. DATES: November 4…
Today NYCResistor will be a temporary co-working space. It’s a thing called Jelly and it’s fun. Sign up and swing by and pull up a chair and get some work done on your laptop from 9-5. At 2pm there will…
Still Working on your Halloween costume? Come to “Zombie 101” Wednesday night at 7 PM and learn cool make-up tips and tricks!
So at the end of last year and into the beginning of 2009, the folks at the extreme craft blog were soliciting for submissions for their 1000 ideas for creative reuse book. And since creative reuse is the very essence…
NYC Resistor made a huge showing at Yahoo Open Hack Day NYC this year. Team Makerbot showed up with the New York Toast, featuring their latest “Frostruder” prototype, an amazing attachment which turns the Makerbot 3D printer into a confectioner’s…
A couple of us helped beautify New York City today. We were part of an effort organized by the Public Ad Campaign to create over 100 installations of art in place of illegal billboards that blight our pedestrian commute.
Noisebridge, a hackerspace in San Francisco, is awesome. It’s a very open and wonderfully chaotic space. I have been co-hacking from here while in town and it’s got a fantastic vibe. This picture shows about half of the space. Behind…
Couldn’t make it to today’s fab class? We made lots of Freeduinos and lit up a bunch of LEDs. There were some potentiometer-controlled servos too! If you still want in on the fun, there will be another opportunity to put…
During my recent trip to Japan, I got a quick look at the endless passages of electronic component vendors in Akihabara. Unfortunately, my traveling companions weren’t nearly nerdy enough to spend hours there with me.