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Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Community

Maker Faire and Maker Media are getting a second chance after suddenly going bankrupt, but they’ll return in a weakened capacity. Sadly, their flagship crafting festivals remain in jeopardy, and

Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff

Financial troubles have forced Maker Media, the company behind crafting publication MAKE: magazine as well as the science and art festival Maker Faire, to lay off its entire staff of 22 and pause all

Up Close With The Biggest Joystick In The World (That We Know Of)

A member of the Udoo team, Michelangelo Guarise, was at the Maker Faire in New York this weekend with a special treat: something that appears to be one of the biggest working joysticks in the world. B

In Which The Maker Faire Restores Your Humble Correspondent’s Faith In Humanity

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A Pair Of Social-Media-Powered Ford Fiestas To Tweet Their Way Across The Country

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ford-american-journey.jpg">Meet<a href="http://twitter.com/AJtheFiesta"> @AJtheFiesta</a>. He's about to embark on a cross-country road t

The internet is a series of tubesteaks being cooked by a Tesla coil

The Nevada Lightning Laboratory made these for Maker Faire, and smartly turned the terrifying viewing in to a picnic lunch by using the power of electricity to zap a couple hot dogs into delicious sub