Photos: Making magic at Maker Faire
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Dozens of "makers" gather in Austin to showcase their creations at the third Maker Faire.
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I'm just back from the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where last week more than 2,400 manufacturers showed off the latest gadgets and technologies that will hit computers and electronics stores over the next year.
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Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.
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Do-it-yourselfers gather for a weekend in Austin to revel in gadgetry, mad science and imagination at this alternative carnival.
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From IPod accessories to waterproof gagdets, here's what caught our eye at this year's show.
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For the students in Laura Sanderfordâs sixth-grade science class, Keynote â08 proved to be a roller-coaster experience. And they loved every minute of it. Having just learned about Newtonâs laws of physics and researched the history of roller coasters, the class next built their own roller coasters as a science project. To share their experiences with other students, Sanderfordâs class turned to Keynote.  âThe intuitive, seamless way that Keynote works with iLife made the project not only fun, but extremely easy,â she says. âThe kids could edit videos with iMovie, and make their own music and record their thoughts with GarageBand, and then bring it all into Keynote. Everything works together so fluidly.â
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Plus: Mashups for the masses and HD video in a digital camera.
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Machines that only a few years ago seemed to be the stuff of fantasy are slowly but surely reaching the mainstream.  Photos: IBM's Blue Gene/L  Photos: Barcelona's big blade
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The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse.
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The National Toy Hall of Fame members include the yo-yo, G.I. Joe, and the cardboard box -- all at Toy Fair this week. What's missing? Rubber Ducky, Rubik's Cube, the skateboard, the basketball.
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Well, this is some news I've been wanting to share for a while, but I've had to wait until everything was ready.  During the summer, I spoke at RubyConf*MI, one of the first regional Ruby Conferences (I think San Diego held the only one earlier than the Michigan folks).  At the time, they filmed all the presentations.
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A cadre of unknown designers shapes everyday human-machine interactions. By Andrew Blum from Wired magazine.
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The world's toy makers will make their  annual trek to New York City for the American International Toy  Fair to sell games, dolls, trinkets and almost anything else  that spells fun to children of all ages.
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Products coming this holiday season also include new photo printers.
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Wired's geek festival comes up big this year with lifelike robots, homes of the future and immersive games. Peep a preview of this weekend's activities.
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Look up the Wright Brothers' airplane drawings or investigate Tesla's electrical innovation proposals and Tom Edison's incandescent patents. Send us results of your favorite searches. In Gear Factor.
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Fab Labs -- facilities built by MIT researchers to provide technology to make just about anything -- are springing up worldwide. At the newest one, in Ghana, newcomers were most enthused by the ability to make pink plastic key chains. By Michelle Delio.