The maker movement is in full effect. Step 1 was the hackerspaces of the 2000s. Step 2 is the DIY democracy at places like TechShop.
Two academically inclined tinkerers made this cool tool for hardware hackers to collaborate and share their designs free of charge.
Editor's Pick OpenROV, a mini submarine developed in a Silicon Valley garage, has been hailed by the world's media as the key to unlocking the earth's last frontier.
LittleBits is a maker/hacker startup through and through, and it’s just taken a sizable round of venture funding from a few of the bigger names in Silicon Valley.
Its product is half building block, half circuit board, and it’s intended …
Raspberry Pi, the $25 Linux PC that fits in your hand and runs off AA batteries, is finally shipping in bulk today. One of the most amazing things about this little baby is the case mods: innovative, interesting cases that …
Some companies cater lunch on Fridays. Some throw in gym memberships or childcare or chair massages. Not Ford.
These guys are going big: They’re giving invention-focused employees TechShop memberships so they can tinker and make to their hearts’ delight.
TechShop …
General Electric set up a hands-on “garage” area at SXSW Interactive this year to get technophiles up to their elbows in hardware, including laser cutters, 3D printers, injection molders, and more.
Linda Boff, the company’s executive director of global digital …
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