Maker Faire

I had an interesting weekend. I was at the Maker Faire in San Mateo CA all weekend. I was at the booth of Nuts and Volts and Servo Magazines as we co promoted our plans to turn some of the circuits that are published in their magazines into Solder by Numbers. More to be announced on this soon.

I met a lot of people..some pretty normal, some wild, dressed in all manners of head turning garb. I imagine that this is what a Star Trek convention may be like. I'm not criticizing....it's just very new to me! In addition I was able to meet R2D2, and the robot from Lost in Space. It is a very interesting show, and for those in the Bay Area or Austin, TX(the other market that has the faire), I recommend attending.

I also got to speak with some companies who I've been watching that are doing some very neat stuff. Instructables, SparkFun, SolarRobotics were among the attendees who I think have been innovative in their businesses. SchmartBoard will be among these companies with a booth starting next year most likely...But as an FYI, I do not plan to attend in a Chewbacca costume.