Make (magazine)
Make (stylized as Make: or MAKE:) is an American magazine published since February 2005 which focuses on Do It Yourself (DIY) and/or Do It With Others (DIWO)[1] projects involving computers, electronics, metalworking, robotics, woodworking and other disciplines. The magazine is marketed to people who enjoyed making things and features complex projects which can often be completed with cheap materials, including household items. Make is considered "a central organ of the maker movement".[2]
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In June 2019, Make magazine's parent company, Maker Media, abruptly shut down the bimonthly magazine due to lack of financial resources. As of June 10, 2019, it was reorganized and had since started publishing new quarterly issues, with volume 70 having shipped in October 2019.[3] Make Magazine is currently published by Make Community LLC.
Make television[edit]
Make television was a television show produced by Twin Cities Public Television and hosted by John Edgar Park[9] which premiered in January 2009 on PBS stations.[10] Ten episodes of the show were produced, featuring projects and informational guides as well as user produced videos which were submitted online.[11]
Make Controller Kit[edit]
The MAKE Controller Kit was an open-source hardware solution for hobbyists and professionals to create interactive applications. It supported desktop interfaces via a variety of languages such as Max/MSP, Flash, Processing, Java, Python, Ruby, or anything that supports OSC.
As per Makezine, they helped fuel the idea of creation of a MAKE Controller Kit to better modularize the usage of MAKE controller.[12]
Possibilities include the ability to plug in XBee modules for wireless communication capability. Xbee modules add the power of IEEE 802.15.4 network standard and Zigbee protocol to a MAKE Controller.