dorkbot-austin » davidnunez

Dorkbot13 at SxSW Coverage

davidnunez — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:16:38 +0000

This year’s SxSW Dorkbot was a roaring success, I hope you were all able to make it – most of you must have because according to the SXSW folks at the door, we had somewhere in the ballpark of 1,300 people pass through our gate.

I want to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors:

Amaze entertainment http://www.amazeent.com/
IGDA http://www.igda.org/
SXSW Interactive http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/
and most of all Make Magazine http://www.makezine.com/

THANK YOU! Without our sponsors, the event on Saturday wouldn’t have been in any way possible.

A little bit of press is starting to trickle in

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/sxsw-playing-wi.html

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/technology/2008/03/jeff_bezos_at_dorkbot_at_sxsw.html

It sounds like everyone had a good time! If you have come across any news articles please forward them on to us at dorkbotaustin@dorkbot.org or post them to the blabber list and we’ll put them up on our recap page when we finish it

If you have pictures (or video – we haven’t been able to dig any up yet) please, post them to the blabber list, we’d love to see them!

If you have any feedback or suggestions about what we could have done better, please let us know! Some of the presenters have already mentioned a few things and we appreciate the feedback.

Lastly, we still have some shirts available.

http://www.dorkbotaustin.org/shirts

Rather than hold onto them, we’re going to try to pass them on to some of other Dorkbot groups in the US, so they might not last. If you’re interested in one, let us know and we can save one for you, shirts are $17 ($15 if you can pick them at an austin dorkbot event)

Thanks everyone!

Oh, I almost forgot – Dorkbot 14 is scheduled for April 10th, mark your calenders!

Dorkbot sxsw coverage from 2007

davidnunez — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:52:56 +0000

dorkbot-sxsw is almost here!

Check out the meeting page for more information.

Geek Austin / Dorkbot Happy Hour – February 12

davidnunez — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:52:40 +0000

There is no regular dorkbot meeting in February, after all.

Instead

Dorkbot-austin is proud to be co-hosting the February Geek Austin Happy Hour

This is also the launch party for the upcoming update of the dorkbotaustin.org website!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

J Black’s Feel Good Lounge
710 W 6th St Ste B

ambient, interactive art and lots of like-minded geeks and dorks
RSVP and more info @ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418904

Be sure to visit our friends at geekaustin.org as a central source for all things nerdy in Austin

dorkbot13 – Feb 7

davidnunez — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:29:27 +0000

~~Dorkbot13 on Feburary 7 – NEW LOCATION.~~

More details soon…

Edwin Wise and Pneumatic Piston

davidnunez — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:33:48 +0000

Edwin Wise, dorkbot-austin veteran, created a pneumatic piston last month which was used to smash watermelons. Check out the video on Austinist.

Star Telegram article about dorkbot12

davidnunez — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:55:50 +0000

Dorkbot12 – Nasa Road Trip recap

davidnunez — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:53:57 +0000

Our friends from Penn wrote a dorkbot12 recap w/ pictures

See Nasa Road Trip

dorkbot12: Mr. Fang and Furby Youth Orchestra

davidnunez — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:03:16 +0000

BREAKING NEWS

Mr. Fang and his Furby Youth Orchestra will be performing at dorkbot12!

Learn more at Artificial Music Machine

Pictures from Dorkbot10

davidnunez — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:11:38 +0000

Michael Bettersworth sent an amazing photo set from dorkbot10.

Check them out.

dorkbot12: Last dorkbot of the 2007 season + Arduino SIG

davidnunez — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:23:35 +0000

NOTE THAT THERE IS A DATE CHANGE

Thursday, November 15, 7PM

Cafe Mundi

1704 E 5th St. (a few blocks east of I-35)

(512) 236-8634

Yummy food and beverages to accompany your dork euphoria.

FREE EVENT

_update: 2007.11.08_
Mr. Fang and his Furby Youth Orchestra will be performing at dorkbot12! Learn more at Artificial Music Machine

### Presenters:
* Ward Christie presents a collection of his and his peers work, including his VRGoggle+Camera+harness that makes you feel like you are viewing your own follow cam in a first-person shooter. (It’s hard to describe in text, but believe me, it is simultaneously the geekiest and most amazing things you’ll ever see).

* Chase Hammock presents his garage-built invention – Space Pod: A Space Pod replaces your desk and chair with an ultra comfortable fully adjustable seating system. All of the key comfort points in the Space Pod are adjustable so the Pod molds to your entire body. The Space Pod even boasts an integrated personal air conditioning system!

* John P. Funk brings new and working robot props from his movie production, an homage to B-movie sci-fi special effects with honest-to-goodness model making. He was a blue ribbon winner at Maker Faire.

* Learn details about the 2008 DorkbotAustin Workshop Series – a chance to get your hands dirty with everything from circuit bending to latex casting to subversive hacking.

* Before dorkbot from 5-7, drop in to the first gathering of the Austin ARDUINO SIG from 5:00-7:00 at cafe mundi. No agenda — just come with your boards, laptops, parts and projects and share what you’ve done. If you’ve never used an arduino, bring a board and we’ll get it to do the “hello world” blinking light and maybe turn a servo. A few loaner boards will be available. (see http://www.arduino.cc for more info about the Arduino)

### Coming up:
* Dec 20: DorkbotAustin Workshop Series 2008 – Deadline for Proposals
* Dorkbot12.5-First Night Dec 31/Jan1

### Tentative Season 2008 Schedule
* Jan 24, 2008 – Dorkbot13
* March (TBD) – Dorkbot14 – SxSW
* May 8, 2008 – Dorkbot15
* June 12, 2008 – Dorkbot16
* July 10, 2008 – Dorkbot17
* Sept 11, 2008 – Dorkbot18
* Nov 13, 2008 – Dorkbot19