 One of the most fascinating (to me) aspects of the Maker Pro movement are the expatriates who have moved closer to the manufacturing zones. Take bunnie Huang of chibitronics, which is based in Singapore. Bunnie gave a talk on the Make: Live stage at Maker Faire New York 2013, where he described his experience with finding factories in Shenzhen to manufacture products he developed. Read more on MAKE    Electrify your holiday with gifts from the Maker Shed's Intro Electronic's Gift Guide! Instead of warming up by an open fire, you can get cozy with our Getting Started with Soldering Kit or simply grab a Variable Temperature Soldering Iron (not literally, those things are hot!). While you're bringing soldering skills up to snuff, pick up a Learn to Solder Decoration to add to your ornament collection. For your holiday photos, build a BigShot Camera Kit, a DIY digital camera which is great for both photo hobbyists and electronics neophytes. Read more on MAKE    Armed with an idea, I set about designing the concept using 3D modeling software. Though the computer model was relatively easy to make, creating a physical prototype proved challenging. I needed advanced manufacturing technology like a milling machine and an injection molder, each of which can cost thousands of dollars. Fortunately, I read in a newsletter about a fabrication lab that was opening up in Chicago just down the street from me. Read more on MAKE    With 70+ makers and more than 5,000 visitors at last month's Twente mini Maker Faire, the event wasn't so mini. The fair was housed in a refurbished factory hall which besides a massive space for events house a large number of creative start-up companies. Fortunately the location (Creatieve Fabriek) and production crew were up to the task, so, although busy and bustling with activity, the event turned out to be quite relaxed. Read more on MAKE    I just got a Combat Creatures Attacknid Doom Razor robot. Since I have sworn to defend mankind against the eventual rise of the killer bots, I determined to convert my killer spiderbot to more peaceful uses. Read more on MAKE   
 The second day of RobotsConf, a new conference designed to transform 150 coders into makers in just 48 hours, was a blast! The day started with attendees resuming their robot builds after only a few hours sleep. Project plans made on day 1 became reality, and calls for help on specific tasks were answered by those with experience. The 3D printers and laser cutters were very busy making custom robot parts as fast as possible. In the afternoon, two SumoBot competitions and a science faire let all the attendees see the projects and have a few laughs. Highlights of the day are in the slideshow. Read more on MAKE    Building customized light lines is how professional lighting installers consistently create such crisp, picture-perfect light displays. Building your own light lines eliminates the problem of light strings always ending up too short or too long. Customizing your own lines also gives you complete control over bulb spacing and other aesthetics such as bulb color, style, size and design. And building a custom light line is surprisingly easy. In fact, it's as simple as 1-2-3… Read more on MAKE   | 
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