The Sights and Sounds of Maker Faire Tokyo (Biden Phone Holder)

Make: ^ | March 29, 2019 | None

[ProtectOurFreedom]

There’s something about Japan and electronics that go hand and hand, and there may be no better showcase of that than Maker Faire Tokyo.

The Tokyo Faire is a favorite to many who have had the opportunity to see it, with an incredible assortment of innovative creations. Tiny electronics, intricate art, and traditional crafts all meld together in new and wonderful ways throughout the entire exhibition.

Produced by the O’Reilly Japan team (Fumi Yamakawa, Hideo Tamura, and Yuko Asahara), their latest event brought in over 24,000 visitors to see the incredible projects of 600 makers set up inside the largest expo hall in Japan. Outside the show floor, visitors were able to participate in a variety of activities — soldering, embossing, dismantling old electronics, building and racing wooden cars, and more.

The activities continued through the entrance, with coding and robotics courses and workshops scheduled throughout the weekend. Artisan crafts (including my personal favorite: hypnotic small, wooden marble machines) led into musical projects and then into the food-makers area. From there, the electronics section began, and truly felt like it never ended — which is good, because I didn’t want it to, and you wouldn’t either. There was so much great stuff to see.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Be sure to watch the embedded video to see some of the coolest "Maker" gadgets and inventions ever! These "Maker Faire" events are just incredible. I wish these things were happening when my kids were young 30 years ago!

Do you think this inventor has been watching American political news? I love his "Joe Biden Phone Holder." This would make it easier for Joe to watch photos of women and little girls while pretending to "work."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Ping for your pleasure...

[Viking2002]

If I's have had one of those 'Make Your Own' shops when I was a kid, I'd still be in there.

And probably celibate. Whatever happened to just getting two cans of Lincoln Logs and a bottle of Elmer's Glue, and building a log mansion?🤣

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I know what you mean...I'd still be there, too.

Or learning fundamental aerodynamics the easy and cheap way...

[WWG1WWA]

Ack. That photo. That’s creepy.

[Slyfox]

I wonder how this thing will work for ole Joe.

He carries with him at all times two phones, one for his wife and one for all his girlfriends.

[Viking2002]

We'd get fancy with those. We learned how to fold vertical stabilizers into the tail, and use scissors to cut flaps and a tail rudder into them. You could get an extra fifty feet out of them when you loaded the nose with a paper clip and put your arm into it, but they made one helluva bang when they hit the chalkboard in the middle of class. LOL 😆

[Roccus]

Thank you.