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Makerbot Industries showed off their open source 3-D printer, the Cupcake CNC (computer numerical controlled), at the 4th annual Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. The $750 machine allows you to create cupcake-sized plastic prototypes based on digital 3-D models.
If making 3-D models in plastic doesn't sound yummy enough, consider switching to pure sugar with Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories' CandyFab 6000.
TrackMate's open source tracking initiative gathers position data from tagged objects on an interactive surface.
Attendees make futile grabs at performance artist/professor Perry Hoberman's stereoscopic creations.
A rainbow of pedals created at the DIY pedal making workshop put on by SoundArts recording studio.
A performer gets ready to play at the Bay Area Computer Music Zone.
An interactive installation from the Multimedia Graduate Program at CSU East Bay.
The App store probably isn't too concerned about the competition, yet.
This deconstructed Mac was on display at the iFixIt booth. iFixIt offers free instruction manuals and help tracking down all the pieces you need for DIY repairs on Macs, iPods, and iPhones.
The Micespace Maze forced people (in colorful mouse hats) to navigate an invisible maze by sound.
If your old and broken Macs are beyond repair, give them a second life as a 7-foot-tall scull sculpture.
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