Category Archives: Tampa Bay inventors

LI4E Makerspace Project Team in Red Bull Creation Contest 2012

Posted on July 1, 2012 | Leave a comment

The LI4E Makerspace Project is an effort by Learning is for Everyone, the lead sponsor of Tampa Bay’s first ever Mini Maker Faire, to bring makerspaces to Tampa Bay .  Not waiting for makerspace to start making things, team members are hard at work and play in  2012 Red Bull Creation Contest , armed with a “Bullduino” and loads of creativity, hoping to make it into the top 12  makers or maker teams, who get to compete in a 72-hour build starting July 19.

After a public voting period, top scoring teams get to take their creations the

Getting a few supplies for the Red Bull Creation project.

World Maker Faire 2012, in September. Besides getting to showcase their maker awesomeness, and hang with other great techies and artists, Red Bull Creation contestants will be vying for the top prize of $10,000  - pretty decent seed money for a Makerspace!

Working with a few things the LI4E Makerspace Project team found in the garage.

You can follow along the LI4E Makerspace Project team’s adventure on their Facebook page .  And check back here soon to see a video of their creation!

GO TEAM!

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Tampa Bay Couple Invent Media Device Holder

Posted on May 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

Bryan and Rozana Karle of Tampa got tired of dropping their phones.

“It happens to everybody,” Rozana told WTSB 10 News recently.

So she and Bryan did some research to find out what might be available to help users hang onto their mobile devices and said there were surprised at the lack of helpful gadgets that fit the bill.

“I mean cell phones have been out for how long and people have been dropping their phones for years.  It’s just amazing that nothing else has come up,” Rozana told 10 News.

So, like the good makers they are, they came up with their own solution – and patented the Snap-a-Loop, and adhesive-backed loop that comes in various sizes and sticks to the back of a phone, iPad, Kindle, or iPod.

On the market for just a couple of weeks now, and retails for $10. The Karles say everything from the manufacturing to the packaging of their new product is done right here in Tampa.

 

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Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Video

Posted on May 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

Check out the great little video our student videographer, Ryder, made at this year’s Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire!

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My Cool Inventions Broadcasting from Tampa Bay

Posted on May 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

Think you have the next hundred million dollar product idea? My Cool Inventions radio show invites you to submit your product idea.  Run by Akos Jankura ‘The Solutioinist’ and John Cremeans ‘The Doctor of Shopology” who offer to guide inventors in their product development, the program offers listeners an opportunity to vote on their favorite ideas.

Recently, the show maxed out the voter capacity during its premier boradcast  when when the inventors of the Activator (home security) Knuckle Racquet (sports/exercise) and Credit Clean Extreme (DIY Credit Rating) pitched their ideas live and created “a text to vote frenzy. The text to vote platform for the one-hour show reached capacity with thousands of votes coming in from Tampa Bay and around the country.”

Akos hosts the 90-second week-day Radio Feature following the news break at 1:30 pm EST on 970WFLA with live streaming on 970WFLA.com in the top rated time slot in the Tampa/St.Petersburg/Clearwater market. The feature is scheduled for national syndication this year MyCool Inventions is Featured Saturdays at 4pm on 970 WFLA, in Tampa, and iHeartRadio.Com nationwide.

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Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire 2012 in Pictures!

Posted on April 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

Check out our Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Photo Album!

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Thanks to all for a Wonderful 2012 Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire!

Posted on March 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

Our inaugural Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire 2012 was a resounding success, with over 300 people enjoying over 20 Maker exhibits indoors and out – at least  until some torrential Florida spring rains came, driving everyone indoors – where the party continued right up until closing time!

There were robots to drive,  custom chess pieces to make, duct tape and paper crafts to create, patent searches to, cool inventors to talk with, 3D printers to marvel at, great art, great food, and great people to share it all with!

Many, many thanks to all the great volunteers who helped make our event so successful, from the great FTC Team Duct Tape family that staffed our registration table all day to the wonderful University Area Community Development Corporation volunteers who helped guests and Makers and aided in the smooth and swift movement of Makers from the patio to the gym when the skies opened up.   It all went so smoothly, no one missed a beat in activities or fun!

We’ll share more photos and stories soon.  And you can find more on our Facebook page, too.

Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire 2012 totally made our day!!

 

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Ready, Set, MAKE!

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

The banners are in, the programs are printed, the swag and buttons are here, the Makers and our Volunteers are ready, the Food Trucks are fired up, the robot batteries and the electric cars are charging, the artists have arrayed their wares, the media’s been alerted,  and the pennants are ready to fly for the Tampa Bay’s first ever Mini Maker Faire!

There’s still time to get your discounted tickets at EventBrite . Just $5 prepaid and $8 at the door, for ages 5+ . We promise you won’t go home empty-handed, hungry or without new knowledge  - there’s toys to make, art to stencil, things to solder, swag to collect and great food to eat!

So head on over the University Area Community Center Complex at 14013 N. 22nd Street tomorrow morning, to enjoy a little taste of the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth!

 

 

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Robots, Robots Everywhere!

Posted on March 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

The University of South Florida’s new underwater robot, Tavros02, made headlines in the Tampa Bay Times this morning, as much for its unique Tweeting ability as its remarkable underwater capabilities.   Every 20 minutes, the robot sends telemetric tweets concerning its whereabouts and water conditions, complete with hashtags.

Tavros02 is just one of USFs many robotics projects. At Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, the USF Robotics Interest Group (RIG) will be on hand with several of their more battle hardened bots, ranging from 3 lbs. to over 200 lbs. in size.

The Tampa Bay Times also featured TBMMF this morning, in a piece titled, “Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Brings out the Edison in Everyone,” noting that robots will be a star attraction at out inaugural event.   In addition to USF RIG:

And guests will be able to try their hand at driving and using some of these robots, as well!

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Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Event Map & Program Now Available!

Posted on March 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

Our event map and program is now available online! Paper copies will be available at the event, courtesy of DEX Imaging, whose in-kind support of Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire is deeply appreciated!

Check out all the great Makers we’ll have on hand.  We couldn’t put it all in the program, but here’s just some of the eye-opening (and  mouth watering!) fun you can have at TBMMF this coming Saturday:

Enjoy this and so much more, at Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire on Saturday, March 31, from 10am-4pm at the University Area Community Center Complex in Tampa!

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Check out the Line Up for TBMMF 2012!

Posted on March 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

The line up for our very first Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire is amazing! Check it out!   There’s robots on the land and in the water, music, arts, crafts, toy making, inventions, inventors, amateur radio, and food galore!

And, wonderfully, a ... sadly – no

That’s right – Make will be at the  Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire, showcasing their wonderful wares!

We erred! MakerShed is unable to join us, but will be sending along some materials for us to share.  And of course we’ve got the Maker spirit in our blood -Check out our great roster!

Our Commercial Makers include:

And we’ve got an amazing collection of community Makers!

Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Food Truck Rally -Our Culinary Makers

Our Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire Food Truck Rally vendors are donating a portion of proceeds from the day to the University Area Community Center Complex!

Please note, large companies or commercial entities do not qualify as Commercial Makers. If you are a large company or commercial entity, please see our Sponsor page.

Maker line-up and schedules subject to change.

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