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Maker Faire Austin 2008 Schedule
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Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	LED Hula Hoop and LED Camera ProdMod Product engineer Michael Nuzzi shows you how to make multicolored LED hula hoops that glow from within, and an LED camera light to brighten up video you shoot indoors with your digital camera.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Make Blinkybugs and LED Art Ken Murphy Learn how to make these interesting insects with LEDs, batteries, and pipe cleaners. Plus: How to use LEDs in all kinds of art projects.
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Arduino 101: Getting Started with the Arduino Microcontroller Collin Cunningham With the Arduino microcontroller, you can use your computer to make all kinds of things happen in the real world. Geared toward those just getting started with this popular microcontroller.
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Make a Vibrobot! Mark Frauenfelder Meet MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder, who'll show you how to make the toy robot featured on the cover of MAKE Volume 10, from a tiny motor and a mint tin. Quick, easy, and cool for kids!
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Best of Instructables: Flashlight Business Card and Keyboard Wallet Gareth Branwyn MAKE contributing editor Gareth Branwyn demonstrates two projects from the Best of Instructables Volume 1: an illuminated business card and a tough, transparent, and very cool-looking wallet made from a computer keyboard circuit.
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	TV-B-Gone, Brain Machine, Mignonette Game Kit, and Trippy RGB Waves Mitch Altman Come see MAKE contributor Mitch Altman demonstrate his famous TV-B-Gone zapper, and learn how to hack your brain waves with the sound-and-light Brain Machine. Plus: Mignonette game kit and a brand-new project, Trippy RGB Waves.
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	X-Bee and Arduino: Remote Line-Powered Light Controller Kipp Bradford Kipp shows how to use X-Bee radios to talk to your Arduino microcontroller. Use them together to make a remote controlled 120V AC controller to run pumps, lights, anything!
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	My Daughter�s Wheelchair Safety System Bryant and Katy Underwood It's like OnStar for your daughter in college! Learn how one dad hacked a GSM cellphone with a Parallax microcontroller to make an on-call "telematics" phone system that's even better than the paid services. Plus: His latest version adds GPS.

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	LED Hula Hoop and LED Camera ProdMod Product engineer Michael Nuzzi shows you how to make multicolored LED hula hoops that glow from within, and an LED camera light to brighten up video you shoot indoors with your digital camera.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Make Blinkybugs and LED Art Ken Murphy Learn how to make these interesting insects with LEDs, batteries, and pipe cleaners. Plus: How to use LEDs in all kinds of art projects.
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Arduino 101: Making Music with the Arduino Microcontroller Collin Cunningham Come learn how to make music with Arduino. Geared toward those just getting started with the popular microcontroller, this demonstration will explore several possible methods for sound synthesis.
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Make a Vibrobot! Mark Frauenfelder Meet MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder, who'll show you how to make the toy robot featured on the cover of MAKE Volume 10, from a tiny motor and a mint tin. Quick, easy, and cool for kids!
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	Best of Instructables: Marshmallow Shooter and Plastic Vacuum Former Gareth Branwyn MAKE contributing editor Gareth Branwyn demonstrates two projects from Best of Instructables Volume 1: a marshmallow shooter perfect for kids, and a cheap and easy vacuum former to fabricate your own custom plastic parts.
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	TV-B-Gone, Brain Machine, Mignonette Game Kit, and Trippy RGB Waves Mitch Altman Come see MAKE contributor Mitch Altman demonstrate his famous TV-B-Gone zapper, and learn how to hack your brain waves with the sound-and-light Brain Machine. Plus: Mignonette game kit and a brand-new project, Trippy RGB Waves.
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	My Daughter�s Wheelchair Safety System Bryant and Katy Underwood It's like OnStar for your daughter in college! Learn how one dad hacked a GSM cellphone with a Parallax microcontroller to make an on-call "telematics" phone system that's even better than the paid services. Plus: His latest version adds GPS.
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM Maker Shed MAKE Demos	X-Bee and Arduino: Remote Line-Powered Light Controller Kipp Bradford Kipp shows how to use X-Bee radios to talk to your Arduino microcontroller. Use them together to make a remote controlled 120V AC controller to run pumps, lights, anything!

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