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Saturday, May 3, 2008

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
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BlinkyBugs and More LED Projects   Ken Murphy
Ken Murphy
Learn how to make these interesting insects with LEDs, batteries, and pipecleaners.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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LED Camera Light Kit   ProdMod
ProdMod
Learn how to build this kit that brightens up video you shoot indoors with your digital camera.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Maker Magic   Dan Weiss
Dan Weiss
To make magic, you have to MAKE magic. Come see MAKE author Dan Weiss perform magic tricks, talk about how they were made, and the tradition of making magic tricks in his family.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
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Home Chemistry Experiments   Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
The author of "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" performs a series of experiments right out of the pages of the book.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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MAKE Articles by John Edgar Park   John Park
John Park
Come and check out the contraptions that John Edgar Park has built and written about in MAKE: The Hydraulic Espresso Tamper, LEGO Keychain Charger Station, RFID iConveyor, and a Make Controller secreted inside a hollowed-out book. John will also be joined by his friend and co-conspirator Usman Muzaffar to talk about the software he wrote on the RFID conveyor belt project

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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SparkleLabs Easy Electronics Kit   Sparkle Labs , Ariel Churi
Sparkle Labs , Ariel Churi
Learn about Sparkle Labs new DIY Design Electronics Kit! Create games, toys and contraptions with these fundamental components. Follow the easy instructions to make a light detector, LED flasher, noisemaker and more.

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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Build a Whole LED Clock on Just 6 Wires!   Karl Papadantonakis
Karl Papadantonakis
Learn the LED multiplexing technique used in the clocks from LEDkit.biz and find out why LEDkit.biz Clocks Only Need 6 wires.

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
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3 Quick Projects   Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Come and check out three quick projects you can do yourself... right out of Make Labs!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
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Making Music with Arduino   Collin Cunningham
Collin Cunningham
Come learn how to make music with Arduino. Geared toward those getting started with the popular microcontroller, this demonstration will explore several possible methods to use for sound synthesis.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
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Make a Vibrobot   Mark Frauenfelder
Mark Frauenfelder
Learn how to make a twitchy, bug-like robot.

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Pong Watch   John Maushammer
John Maushammer
Learn how I built a wrist watch that plays pong; from the idea, to early prototypes, to design choices, and the final design. Also, I will have a preview of the next version, which plays Asteroids.

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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MAKE Articles by John Edgar Park   John Park
John Park
Come and check out the contraptions that John Edgar Park has built and written about in MAKE: The Hydraulic Espresso Tamper, LEGO Keychain Charger Station, RFID iConveyor, and a Make Controller secreted inside a hollowed-out book. John will also be joined by his friend and co-conspirator Usman Muzaffar to talk about the software he wrote on the RFID conveyor belt project

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
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Home Chemistry Experiments   Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson
The author of "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" performs a series of experiments right out of the pages of the book.

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
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MAKE Projects for Kids   Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Kris Magri , Matthew Dalton
Fun, easy-to-make projects everyone will love, from the pages of MAKE magazine.

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