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Apr 01 2016

Are You an Hactivist? Join Our 2016 Hackaday Prize Design Concept Challenge!

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Join Fab Lab El Paso and create tech solutions for social change at Hactivate, Hackaday’s worldwide brainstorming session for the 2016 Hackaday Prize design concept challenge! Teams around the world will submit ideas for projects that leverage their hardware, coding, scientific, design and mechanical skills. Hackaday be picking the most spectacular design solutions to share on the Hackaday front page, and there will be prizes.

We are looking for team leaders and members for a variety of categories. These are some sample categories and projects below.

  • Citizen Science – Build a graphene supercapacitor, study the effects of a behavior, build an open source instrumentation device.
  • Automation – Build a device that makes breakfast or buys laundry detergent when you’re running low. Automatically track stuff, automate any process, build a Me-robot to do your every whim
  • Assistive technologies – Build a project that helps others move better, see better, or live better. Whether that means exoskeletons, a better wheelchair, a braille display, or educational software, we want to see it.
  • Or any other idea you have to hack for social change! Leverage your talent and find solutions to address technology issues facing humanity today.

Please fill out the form! Feel free to shoot us an email, call, or stop by to discuss any ideas you may have.

Happy Hacking!

Written by Fab Lab El Paso · Categorized: news · Tagged: Activism, DIY, Hackaday, Hackers, Hackerspace, hacking, Hactivist, Makers, Makerspace, Making, Social Tech

Dec 11 2014

Gift Cards for the Holidays Now Available Online and In-Lab!

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This holiday season, give the gift of knowledge and the power of DIY with a beautiful, unique, and green design Fab Lab Gift Card. Comes in pre-charged values of $10, $20, $35, $75 or you can buy The Wild Card and charge it with a custom amount for a lucky person. These cards combine digital and traditional fabrication as they are lasercut and handmade. Each card features an unique image. Made from 100% recycled/upcycled materials. Buy them here: https://fablabelpaso.org/shop/

Written by Fab Lab El Paso · Categorized: news · Tagged: 3-D Print, 3-D Printer, Class, CNC Machine, DIY, Electronics, Fab Kids, Fab Lab, Gift Card, Holidays, Laser Cutter, Lasercut, Membership, Workshop

Jul 05 2014

Getting Ready for a Summer of Making!

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Thanks to Maker Media and Google+ for selecting Fab Lab El Paso as a local campsite for Maker Camp 2014. We are busy preparing for the start of Maker Camp on Monday after the July 4th weekend. We have lots of DIY electronics for kids to make some awesome project with as well as instructional books in addition to the wonderful Google+ Hangout instructional videos from professional Makers which we will be watching together. First week will be kicked off with Makers in Motion.

Be it by land, sea, or air, makers are always moving, using the things we build to propel ourselves forward with the power of our imaginations. Being a part of Maker Camp means you’re on the move as well, and it’s no coincidence we’ll be launching this awesome summer-long journey from the spaceport to the future, the New York Hall of Science.

Field Trip Friday to Google Treks at 11am Pacific time on July 11th. Please register for the camp here. $75 for a week, 5 days, 3 hours a day starting from noon. Full 6 weeks is $350. The fee is to cover cost of instruction, materials, and supervision.

Looking forward to meeting some young makers soon!

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Written by Fab Lab El Paso · Categorized: news · Tagged: 3D Printer, Art Object, Design, DIY, Education, Electronics, Fab Kids, Gaming, LED, LEGO, Maker Camp, Makey Makey, Technology

Jan 27 2014

Make Your Own Cellphone

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Today’s Fab Inspiration comes from David Mellis from MIT Media Lab’s DIY cellphone.

It’s a bit reminiscent of 80’s style walkie talkie but the concept is so cool. (Besides, the retro phone look might be making a come back? No? Yeah, probably not.)

Written by Fab Lab El Paso · Categorized: inspirations · Tagged: DIY, MIT Media Lab

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