Now in its third year, Bay Area Maker Faire 2008 takes place next weekend, Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, and Bug Labs is raring to go as we gear up for the event. For those who are new to Maker Faire, it is best described as a weekend of unbridled creation and exploration of all things hackable – whether mechanical, electrical, or other. From making music with tesla coils to aptly titled danger machines, next weekend will be about celebrating the unabashed spirit of DIY and, for lack of a better word, "making" things.

For our first go at Maker Faire, we’re inviting the community of hackers, hobbyists, tinkerers, designers, and free thinkers at large to come by our station at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, and join the Bug Labs team in creating the next batch of BUG applications and modules.  The Bug Labs team will be arriving in force, with our biggest showing at an event to date. We’ll have two tables and several BUGs to play with,  and we encourage you to bring your soldering irons, your laptops, and your breadboards, and come along with us as we venture into making new gadgets and apps.

And over the next week, we’ll be publishing a series of posts on this blog chronicling the "Road to Maker Faire," featuring pieces from Bug Labs employees and guest columnists. We’ll also be giving away several passes to the event for those interested in attending. Stay tuned for more details!

Posted in Updates by Mehrshad Mansouri | on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 12:37 pm. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.