LED Dining table, originally uploaded by oskay2.

 

A LED Dining Table - one of the stunning examples I saw in person at Saturday's Maker Faire. The event was an exhausting but exhilarating and inspirational assortment of homemade products, ideas, and methodologies - a mindblowing assortment of creative ideas brought to life by various "tech DIY enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, science clubs, students, and authors" (so sayeth the web site). It was an interesting admixture of Burning Man folks, geeks of all persuations (computing enthusiasts, robot enthusiasts, piles of other…enthusiasts), crafsters folks, and Renaissance Faire types thrown in for good measure. A glance at the list of sponsors (including Lego!) should give you an idea of who came out. A fascinating way to spend a Saturday, and something I'm already looking forward to attending next year.

 

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