Maker Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/maker/ Open source electronic projects Fri, 13 May 2022 12:26:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg Maker Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/maker/ 32 32 32754084 All Calls open: applications by 26 June https://www.open-electronics.org/all-calls-open-applications-by-26-june/ https://www.open-electronics.org/all-calls-open-applications-by-26-june/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 12:26:24 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=35716   From 7 to 9 October 2022 “Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition” is back Once again this year, the unmissable event at “Maker Faire Rome 2022 – The European Edition“. The event – promoted by the Rome Chamber of Commerce and organised by its special company Innova Camera – now in its tenth […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/all-calls-open-applications-by-26-june/feed/ 0 35716 COME BACK TO MAKER FAIRE ROME – THE EUROPEAN EDITION 2021 https://www.open-electronics.org/come-back-to-maker-faire-rome-the-european-edition-2021/ https://www.open-electronics.org/come-back-to-maker-faire-rome-the-european-edition-2021/#respond Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:30:24 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=34052 Maker Faire Rome is the largest European innovation event publicly showcasing inventions, ideas, solutions, the latest discoveries in technological research, robotics and artificial intelligence. At Maker Faire Rome we are always looking for people who can show us the future that lies just around the corner, something we need today more than ever. This year’s […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/come-back-to-maker-faire-rome-the-european-edition-2021/feed/ 0 34052 The end of the Makers movement? What happened at Maker Media? https://www.open-electronics.org/the-end-of-the-makers-movement-what-happened-at-maker-media/ https://www.open-electronics.org/the-end-of-the-makers-movement-what-happened-at-maker-media/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:48:24 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=28383     Big financial problems for Maker Media that blocked all operations and fired all the staff. For the uninitiated Maker Media means MAKE magazine and above all Maker Faire. Some rumors were born with the last Maker Faire Bay Area: the loss of sponsors like Autodesk, Intel and Microsoft had led Dale Dougherty to […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/the-end-of-the-makers-movement-what-happened-at-maker-media/feed/ 1 28383 Maker Faire Roma 2018: Today is the Day! https://www.open-electronics.org/maker-faire-roma-2018-today-is-the-day/ https://www.open-electronics.org/maker-faire-roma-2018-today-is-the-day/#respond Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:05:35 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=25319 The European edition of Maker Faire just started today. It’s organised by InnovaCamera, a Special Agency of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, whose mission is to place the city of Rome at the centre of the debate on innovation, by spreading the digital culture, and developing the individual and collective entrepreneurship that is so integral to […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/maker-faire-roma-2018-today-is-the-day/feed/ 0 25319 OtterBox uniVERSE Connects Your iPhone to a Raspberry Pi https://www.open-electronics.org/otterbox-universe-connects-your-iphone-to-a-raspberry-pi/ https://www.open-electronics.org/otterbox-universe-connects-your-iphone-to-a-raspberry-pi/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:17:34 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=22601 OtterBox pre-engineered a Raspberry Pi case for those who want to use a Raspberry Pi with an iPhone. The OtterBox uniVERSE case system is available for iPhone 6-8, iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro (9.7”). The uniVERSE smartphone case system not only protects your iPhone from drops, it allows you connect all manner of phone […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/otterbox-universe-connects-your-iphone-to-a-raspberry-pi/feed/ 0 22601 TechShop shuts down all U.S. locations, declares bankruptcy https://www.open-electronics.org/techshop-shuts-down-all-u-s-locations-declares-bankruptcy/ https://www.open-electronics.org/techshop-shuts-down-all-u-s-locations-declares-bankruptcy/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2017 09:30:11 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=22359 Making requires curiosity, creativity, and courage. Makers are people who think critically in order to find solutions to difficult problems. Finding the right solution, however, takes a lot of wrong prototypes. Only through this iterative process do we find the best path forward. This is true of both products and business models. As a company, TechShop […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/techshop-shuts-down-all-u-s-locations-declares-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 22359 Casa Jasmina: Home Automation Masterpiece https://www.open-electronics.org/casa-jasmina-home-automation-masterpiece/ https://www.open-electronics.org/casa-jasmina-home-automation-masterpiece/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2017 09:18:04 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=21929 Casa Jasmina is a prototype Italian family home, where most objects and services are made by open source, maker-style methods built in a derelict factory. Built in Torino, Italy by Jasmina Tesanovic and Bruce Sterling with the help of the Arduino organization, Casa Jasmina pushed the boundaries of what a home-automation system would be like […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/casa-jasmina-home-automation-masterpiece/feed/ 0 21929 Amazing interview with Naomi ‘SexyCyborg’ Wu https://www.open-electronics.org/amazing-interview-with-naomi-sexycyborg-wu/ https://www.open-electronics.org/amazing-interview-with-naomi-sexycyborg-wu/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:07:52 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=21651   Among the most famous and influential women in the world of Makers, there is certainly Naomi Wu. Many of you know her with the nickname “SexyCyborg“. We wanted to interview her to understand how she has achieved this popularity and to understand what she thinks of the OpenSource world.   Boris Landoni – You […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/amazing-interview-with-naomi-sexycyborg-wu/feed/ 1 21651 Interview to Dale Dougherty: Founder & CEO MAKE Magazine and Maker Faire https://www.open-electronics.org/interview-to-dale-dougherty-founder-ceo-make-magazine-and-maker-faire/ https://www.open-electronics.org/interview-to-dale-dougherty-founder-ceo-make-magazine-and-maker-faire/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:05:05 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=21279     How you can read from his Twitter profile, Dale Dougherty is the Founder of MAKE Magazine and creator of Maker Faire. I had the opportunity to interview him about the makers, about Arduino and Raspberry Pi and obviously about the open-source world.   Boris Landoni – We often hear the word “Maker”, but what features […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/interview-to-dale-dougherty-founder-ceo-make-magazine-and-maker-faire/feed/ 1 21279 Ewe industries releases its acclaimed printers seen at MFR Rome 2015 https://www.open-electronics.org/ewe-industries-releases-its-acclaimed-printers-seen-at-mfr-rome-2015/ https://www.open-electronics.org/ewe-industries-releases-its-acclaimed-printers-seen-at-mfr-rome-2015/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:40:37 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=15537 After winning a design prize in 2014 when Ewe showed during the Maker Faire Rome its ERA 3D printer, this year they presented two more interesting models, a big printer (60x40cm printing area) named Olympia and a delta printer kit. An interesting filament extruder has been released too, very useful to allow you creating your […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/ewe-industries-releases-its-acclaimed-printers-seen-at-mfr-rome-2015/feed/ 0 15537 Why Quirky Failed — Lessons learned https://www.open-electronics.org/why-quirky-failed-lessons-learned/ https://www.open-electronics.org/why-quirky-failed-lessons-learned/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2015 10:36:57 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=15472 There has been a lot of chatter in the startup community about a company you may not have heard of. Quirky, which makes Wink (a major player in the smart home space), raised over $180MM over the course of six years from prominent investors and then filed for bankruptcy on September 22, 2015. Quirky has […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/why-quirky-failed-lessons-learned/feed/ 0 15472 Carve Metal With Electricity in Your 3D Printer | Make: https://www.open-electronics.org/carve-metal-with-electricity-in-your-3d-printer-make/ https://www.open-electronics.org/carve-metal-with-electricity-in-your-3d-printer-make/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2015 07:37:26 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=14181 Take any 3D printer, throw on this modular head, and use it as an EDM machine to do precise metal carving. Exciting stuff! Electro-Discharge Machining or “spark erosion” is a fairly specialized field that not many hobbyists are familiar with. The technique flips traditional electrical design upside down by trying to maximize a phenomenon that […]

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