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Philly Kickstarter Project: The Switched-On Garden

By Georgia | Published: April 20, 2012

There’s a cool Philly-based project running right now on Kickstarter, The Switched-On Garden. It’s raising funds to let people “explore the relationship between plants, music and technology with an outdoor arts festival, The Switched-On Garden on October 14, 2012.” Over 700 people attended the first installation last October at Bartram’s Garden, and they want to [...]

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Check out the Grassroots Game Conference next week

By Georgia | Published: April 20, 2012

A major addition to this year’s Philly Tech Week is the Grassroots Game Conference, which is taking place in multiple locations from April 23 – 29. There will be panels on Games as Art, Games and Gamification for Nonprofits, and a screening of the film Indie Game. On Sunday the 29th at the Hacking Big [...]

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Philadelphia Woodworks Grand Opening this Sunday

By Georgia | Published: April 17, 2012

Have you heard of the new community woodshop in Manayunk? Philadelphia Woodworks an 8,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art woodshop, providing full access for members 6 days a week (Tues-Sun), nights and weekends. They have a wide range of membership options to fit anyone’s skill, schedule, or budget. They are equipped with a Saw Stop Table Saw, [...]

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NextFab2 Preview Party this Thursday

By Georgia | Published: April 16, 2012

NextFab Studio, Philly’s Gym for Innovators is expanding! They have a new flagship facility at 20th and Washington will be opening this summer, and you can get a preview this Thursday. “Enjoy complimentary food and drinks (including open bar) from great local restaurants (see sponsors at left), music and video entertainment, while exploring exhibits and [...]

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Arduino Show & Tell Tomorrow

By Georgia | Published: April 13, 2012

We’re pumped for our first ever Arduino Show & Tell, happening tomorrow from 1 – 4 pm. We will have about a dozen projects on display, including wearables, instruments, and motor-driven projects. The video above is a breadboard prototype of one project titled “Stranger Danger” which uses a proximity sensor and an array of LEDs [...]

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Our Picks for Tech Week April 21-28

By Georgia | Published: April 10, 2012

Philly Tech Week is just around the corner, the second annual event celebrating everything tech-related that’s happening in Philly. This year’s event listings are packed with lots of interesting talks, workshops, and parties. The organizers have sorted many of the events into particular tracks that might help you decide what to attend based on your [...]

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Arduino Show & Tell this Saturday

By Georgia | Published: April 9, 2012

It’s happening this Saturday! Stop by our Arduino Show & Tell to check out what people have made with the popular open-source computing platform, the Arduino (ar-DWEEN-oh). You may have heard of these powerful micro-controllers (basically a powerful mini-computer), they’ve taken the maker world by storm because of their flexibility and ease in programming. The [...]

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Only 2 spots left for our studio tour of draft works!

By Georgia | Published: April 2, 2012

We’re looking forward to checking out the draft works studio and work this Thursday from 6 – 8 pm. If you haven’t reserved a spot yet, be sure to do so today, there’s only two spots left! Founder/owner Mike Avery will show us the massive CNC router he uses for his work (like the found [...]

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Studio tour of Draft works April 5

By Georgia | Published: March 26, 2012

There’s still slots available for our tour of Draft Works Studio on April 5 from 6 – 8 pm. Draft works is a custom fabrication studio that has done interesting work around town. If you happened to stroll by the lawn outside the American Philosophical Society last spring, you may have seen a giant white [...]

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Hack Philly: A Technology-Based Art/Design Exhibition asking for work

By Georgia | Published: March 20, 2012

HACK has an open call for technology-based projects. Inviting participation from designers and artists working for/ with hacker spaces / maker spaces. We are encouraging collaborative works for submission, but this is not a requirement. We are asking for a range of works: From 2D to 3D works, applications, wearable’s, installation, objects, and performances. Works [...]

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