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MakerBeam

Berkeley, CA

MakerBeam is Sam Putman, Glenn Powers and James Coddington. We are tinkers, geeks, musicians, builders and scientists, and we love cool toys and open source projects.

  1. on November 2
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    PHX-1 : Design Tool Set by chadwick parker & joe huang

    A stainless steel housing that works with all Uniball Signo DX & Hi-Tec-C refills. Plus hobby knife, ruler, & sustainable bamboo case.

    • 219% funded $17,541 pledged
    • 254 backers
    • Funded Dec 31, 2011
  2. on October 28
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    reCAP Mason Jar Caps by karen rzepecki

    Store and pour liquids and eliminate plastic containers by reusing Mason Jars with reCap.

    • 163% funded $16,325 pledged
    • 824 backers
    • Funded Nov 08, 2011
  3. on October 27
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    Wiretap Headphone Microphone Splitter by James

    The Wiretap Headphone Microphone splitter is an audio splitter with a little special something. It can do pretty cool things!

    • 166% funded $3,334 pledged
    • 198 backers
    • Funded Nov 21, 2011
  4. on October 27
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    Wabi Nabe Cast Iron Pot by ODLCO

    Wabi Nabe is a cast iron pot designed for "one pot" cooking, going from stove to oven to table.

    • 332% funded $28,919 pledged
    • 160 backers
    • Funded Oct 28, 2011
  5. on August 25
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    commented on a project update

    Anatoliy, As George indicated, you'll have a much smoother user experience if you use the survey function to collect addresses. It will make life easier for you as well. cheers, -Sam.
  6. on August 4, 2011
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    MakerBeam
    Posted project update #26

    MakerBeam for sale in the EU

    Hello MakerBeamers,

    We are happy to announce that MakerBeam is now available in Europe! Visit http://www.makerbeam.eu/ to purchase starter kits. 

    We remain in stock at SparkFun, for North American distribution (with international shipping as an option): http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10540

    We are concentrating all our efforts at the present time on remaining in stock and growing our inventory. 

    A word about our web presence: Glenn Powers left the project two months ago, to deepen his practice of Buddhist meditation. Attempts to get the site running starting from zero expertise have been unsatisfactory failures. We've finally given up and are hiring someone.

    We're setting a deadline of the end of August for getting the standard together, both in Web and downloadable form. That's the two year anniversary of launching this project; it's been a long road transforming this from an idea into a business with actual revenue and sales outlets. We're looking forward to the next step; to our backers and friends, we cannot thank you enough for the enthusiasm and support. 

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  7. on July 8, 2011
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    Electricity-free Bamboo Speaker for iPhone 4 by Anatoliy Omelchenko

    iBamboo is a custom-designed bamboo stand that amplifies and clarifies the stereo effect created by the iPhone's built-in speaker.

    • 196% funded $19,681 pledged
    • 622 backers
    • Funded Jul 09, 2011
  8. on June 6, 2011
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    Dawid, I quite agree. I hope, though, that the success of the first-generation olloclip means that there will be more coming from this team. Perhaps a model with periscope prisms that redirect the flash? Polarized lens caps? Many things are possible... in the meantime I'm going to be stoked with this.
  9. on June 6, 2011
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    "The Original Cowboy Comb" yeehaw! by Brian, Chad, Mark, Brad

    Wrangle yourself up the "Original Cowboy Comb" for the finest in personal grooming. Now Available in PINK!

    • 133% funded $5,358 pledged
    • 396 backers
    • Funded Jun 15, 2011
  10. on June 5, 2011
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    commented on a project

    Go Bart! I remember when you mentioned this last year, glad to see it go so well. It won't surprise you to hear I'm keenly interested in a miniature version of MakerSlide! Drop me an email sometime...