At Maker Faire, almost everything can constitute being a toy, as it all seems to delight and make me feel like a little kid.

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Popular Mechanics details 100 must-learn skills. Here are ten that Makers should definitely know.

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Have you ever seen a cardboard dinosaur dancing with a 12 foot tall marching dixie band? Well, if you come to a Maker Faire, that's exactly the kind of stuff you see.

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On Tuesday Seeed Studio kicked off a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their newest and hottest product, the RePhone, a modular open source cell phone. Today we got to go hands on with the hardware.

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Tonight the Moon will enter Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible as attendees and maker stream away from sixth annual World Maker Faire here in New York.

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Clock-building celebrity Ahmed Mohamed had a super-concentrated Maker Faire experience this weekend in New York. He raced a DeLorean go kart, turned the crank on the life-size Mouse Trap game, flew some drones, and got smiles from everyone he met.

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The helping hand comes in the persons of the first five winners of its Maker-in-Residence program.

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This robotic display mixes traditional gamelans with modern robotics. The result, the Gamelatron, it is entrancing and intense.

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Visitors to the Glowforge booth at Maker Faire can watch the 3D laser printer cut and engrave their drawings to make a keepsake.

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PlasmaBot is a larger than life robot marionette made from hand-blown glass tubes and noble gasses.

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Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy is funding a myriad of energy programs that Makers and research facilities can participate in.

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As the 2015 Faire kicks off this year at the New York Hall of Science, here are some of new developments in fabrication rolling out.

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Our World Maker Faire live stream will keep you up to date on what's happening right now here at the New York Hall of Science.

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The chipmaker's efforts signal a serious strategic bet — that Makers will play an out-sized role in big new markets.

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The smart watch market is heating up. However perhaps the most intriguing thing about Pebble's new hardware platforms is the smart accessory port, which will let you build a smartstrap for your smart watch.

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A Pennsylvania priest spends nearly a year and uses half a million bricks to create a Lego Vatican to celebrate the Pope's US visit.

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This robotic arm has a super computer for a brain and is available right now.

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New technology is saving racer's necks, literally. This device can help avoid damaging whiplash without sacrificing mobility.

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Makerspaces are popping up everywhere and each one has a tendency to appeal to a certain demographic. Sure, were all makers, but some locations appeal more to the makers that want to get dirty with rust and welding, others appeal more to the electronics hackers and code gurus. This makerspace […]

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Dave Rouchwerk of C.H.I.P. $9 computer explains how important it was to be open source and how he welcomes clones of his device..

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