by Terri Willingham | Apr 5, 2016 | Art, DIY, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, steampunk, Upcycling
Ken and Diana Swallow are a husband and wife creative team who combine their artistic talents in Upcycled Studio. We first met them in 2013, when they came out to our then Mini Maker Faire, in Pasco. We’ve grown a lot since then, and so has their collection of...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2016 | Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Makerspace, STEM
Some of our Makers make things: art, gadgets, crafts, mechanical devices, crafts, inventions – and others Make opportunities and resources available, like this year’s exhibitor, Makerspaces.com. Chances are, if you’re online and active in the Maker...
by tmw2010 | Apr 5, 2016 | Electronics, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Robotics, Science, STEM
Ever felt like tinkering but needed some inspiration? Always wanted to learn a bit more about electronics and computer science, but didn’t know where to start? Sarasota Maker and Entrepreneur, Joseph Long has just the thing for you: Hackerboxes! HackerBoxes is...
by tmw2010 | Apr 2, 2016 | Drones, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers Festival
One of our new exhibitors this year is Tampa Drones . Joshua Newby, who heads up the group, told us a little more about it, and what they’re bringing to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016. _______________________ Tampa Drones is a Meetup group in the Tampa Bay area that...
by tmw2010 | Apr 2, 2016 | Electronics, MakerCon, Makers Festival
Gulf Coast MakerCon is pleased to welcome new sponsors, NXP and AVNET , this year. NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world...
by tmw2010 | Apr 1, 2016 | MakerCon, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Science, STEM
We’re really excited about the high level of University of South Florida student involvement at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year. The USF Students in STEAM exhibit promises to be a particularly fascinating and exiting one. Kaitlin Lostroscio, an Engineering...
