Shanghai Hosts Its First Maker Carnival

First time accepted submitter spanner888 writes "The first Shanghai Maker Carnival was held this weekend in conjunction with a Creation Exhibition, an arts and crafts expo with about 200 exhibitors. Makers attended from Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen and visitors came from around China. More photos are in this post, and videos in this one. Other photos can be found in this thread." I like the video that appears to show a smartphone's camera being used as the basis of an input device for a laptop; can anyone out there better explain it?

Comments

To answer OP

[trdtaylor]

It's like a Kinect, takes 2D image and cuts out the bits that don't look like a hand.

I didn't see anything exciting, new, or innovative in there, all of it has been done (probably patented)

Re:To answer OP

[spanner888]

1. I am asking around for contact details for the Robo Peak guys so they can answer, as I can't see any contact info on what I think is their site/blog www,robopeak.net 2. I have taken this great Slashdot opportunity to make an earlier launch of a competition for the award winning SwarmRobots - see www.UsableDevices.com

Where is it advertised ?

[koxkoxkox]

I live in Shanghai. Where should I go to know about this kind of event (if possible before they happen, not like this one) ? What are the good local websites or resources ? English and Chinese both OK.

Re:Where is it advertised ?

[Anonymous Coward]

XinCheJian (http://xinchejian.com/), the Shanghai Hackerspace, might be a good place to start. Try their mailing list, or just get to know the people there.

Re:AAPL: SHE IS A GOING DOWN MY CAPTAIN !!

[ArcadeMan]

Same as intel, nVidia, IBM and Microsoft. They're all heading down since the last three months or so.

Re:Just stay in America and go to an expo...

[ArcadeMan]

Is AC really trolling?

As you can see in this photo:
http://usabledevices.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Maker-carnival-Shanghai-displays.jpg

They're selling a copy of the MakerBot Replicator:
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator-404.html

Sounds fun

[Osgeld]

you get to see all the latest crappy and half broken arduino clones and makerbot rip-offs.

Personally I am done buying maker type things from china, by the time its over with I always spend more time or money getting something that works than if I drove down to radio shack (a half hour away) paid retail, and sales tax.

Re:Carnival? It's a fair.

[K. S. Kyosuke]

This isn't some Christian get-together.

If so, why the references to the First Maker? Sounds quite christiany to me. ;-)

Re:New World Emerging

[ooshna]

The U.S. wasn't born as a divine child from God. People all around the world engineered and innovated the U.S. over many years of work.
The creation of the United States was not flawless by the choices of people, it took years experience, experimentation, observation, learning, pain, suffering, love, enlightenment of the universe to build a system. And we continue to build towards perfection and well being, regardless of how what or how many may attempt to oppose.

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold on there buddy. According to my 'Merican History book and I quote 'The founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and miracles followed, Railroads sprouted coast to coast and oil flowed from the ground like the sweet nectar it was. The Indians all decided to move west and the electric light was born. And through-out the land a great booming voice was heard "You are my chosen people and to you I give all these gifts" So looks like your wrong about the divinity of this great nation. Now I need to get back to helping my daughter with her Science homework 'Why the flood killed the dinosaurs' These Texas middles chools are tough.