Comments on: Experiencing Maker Faire New York http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/09/experiencing-maker-faire-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experiencing-maker-faire-new-york techspecs Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jack Bosch http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/09/experiencing-maker-faire-new-york/#comment-40648 Jack Bosch Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:55:45 +0000 http://blog.radioshack.com/?p=1272#comment-40648 This sounds like such a great idea for the kids, when is the next one schedued so I can make plans to attend?

]]> By: Organic Gardener http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/09/experiencing-maker-faire-new-york/#comment-35334 Organic Gardener Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:16 +0000 http://blog.radioshack.com/?p=1272#comment-35334 Maker Faire is a great way to get kids engaged in a creative project. It always nice to stop by the Shack for under false pretense of’ ” looking for something” the kids quickly get bored and start looking around, before I know it, I hear “Daddy look at this!” Mission Accomplished!

]]> By: GeekMom » Blog Archive » 10 Take-Away Lessons From Maker Faire New York http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/09/experiencing-maker-faire-new-york/#comment-8570 GeekMom » Blog Archive » 10 Take-Away Lessons From Maker Faire New York Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:02:28 +0000 http://blog.radioshack.com/?p=1272#comment-8570 [...] hacking. This year, my son and I received some personalized instruction from the nice people at Radio Shack’s “Make a Squeeze Light” station and I am feeling a lot more confident about my own [...]

]]> By: Dan http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/09/experiencing-maker-faire-new-york/#comment-8282 Dan Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:40:17 +0000 http://blog.radioshack.com/?p=1272#comment-8282 It was great to see RadioShack at World Maker Faire this past weekend, and to see RS embrace the DIY crowd once again. I run a makerspace in NJ and I am wondering, how can local makerspaces and DIY clubs work together with their local Radio Shack stores to help build community at the local level? I’m sure there must be an opportunity here somewhere, such as a makerspace hosting a workshop at a RadioShack, or being able to sell RS Kits at the makerspace’s lab.

How can we extend the magic of Maker Faire to the local level, all year round?

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