It never went anywhere, but I think that it just hasn't produce many viable products. A lot of inventions at the maker faire are more whimsical than practical. One really cool thing that they are doing is offering it in foreign countries as well. For example there is a maker faire in Africa too.
I did love the inventor shows that were on the air for a while. I'm not sure if there will be any on next season or not though. For example American Inventor was like American Idol people brought in their ideas and the panel of 4 successful experts (rich) who would compete to invest in their idea. The problem with that show was many of the ideas presented were from people that already had working companies but needed a push to the next level. The BBC also had a show called Dragon's Den with a similar concept. The problem is that the truly unique ideas are not getting exposure. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > More cool stuff, Mr Worf. Thanks. Maybe the Inventor Spirit is still in > America. > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> This year the Maker faire is coming to Detroit and NYC this summer! If you >> are not familiar with the Maker faire. The Maker faire was created by the >> people of Make magazine. The magazine for the hackers, DIY people that make >> this country great! Think of the faire as the "Macworld" for the DIY set. >> Lots of gadgets and whatnot will be on display. Where else can you take >> soldering lessons and see a demo of a rocket powered skateboard? Check it >> out here: http://www.makerfaire.com/ >> >> Also check out Make magazine at makezine.com >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
