No plans for the weekend? Fix that!
Friday at i3 Detroit: It’s the return of the infamous unusual musical instrument jam session! Does you own something that makes noise? Then bring it along, and play it! Things should [...]
View ArticleNotacon CFP closes 2/10, early reg still open
It is April 12, 2012, the first day of Notacon. You are in the hallway outside the main presenation room. Through the open door east, you can see an enthusiastic presenter [...]
View ArticleTwo i3 members selected as Real Best of Detroit
Real Detroit Weekly‘s annual Best of Detroit issue is out, and two i3 Detroit members are among those named – I’ll let the article speak for itself: Best NOVELTY PERFORMANCE TROUPE [...]
View ArticleUpcoming events at i3 Detroit, including two more classes
Friday, April 6, 5pm-10pm-ish: Open Shop Friday, holiday weekend edition! With so many members off work for the day, there’ll be someone around the shop earlier than normal to open [...]
View ArticleOpen Shop Friday
TGIF! Or more specifically, TGIOSF. That’s Open Shop Friday, the day each week when Metro Detroit’s oldest hackerspace explicitly invites non-members to come visit. (The rest of the time, it’s [...]
View Articlei3′s toys at Yelp’s party: Friday!
When you’re Yelp, and you’re throwing a big party at the Fillmore, where do you look for entertainment? A bunch of local outfits, including i3 Detroit, of course! We’re bringing [...]
View ArticleIsostick!
Have you ever been looking at a computer, wanting to put software on it from a CD, but the machine has an empty hole where the CD-ROM drive would be? i3Detroit has been privileged to work with [lain],...
View ArticleGood luck, nullspace labs! An open letter to a Los Angeles hackerspace.
(Hi, readers! Time for a first-person interlude.) Dear Nullspace Labs, Having gotten the news about your impending move, I just contributed to your Indiegogo campaign. Here’s why, and here’s why I hope...
View ArticleFutel Project Presentation @ i3Detroit, Oct 15th, 4 pm
Please attend the presentation by Karl Anderson describing the Futel project. Location: i3Detroit Saturday October 15th, 4 pm Public welcome Futel: An Immobile Phone Company Description: Futel appears...
View Articlei3Detroit Public Open House Flyer
i3Detroit Public Open House March 24, 2018 * 10-4 pm Open and Free to everyone! Come on by and learn what a makerspace is and how we operate i3Detroit 1481A Wordsworth St Ferndale, MI 48220...
View ArticleWhat’s Happening: The Detroit Java User Group
The Detroit Java User Group is proud to announce that James Ward, Adobe’s Flex evangelist will be speaking to their group on August 19th 2009 from 6:30 P.M – 8:30 P.M at the eprize headquarters. This...
View Articlei3 Detroit will be attending a “TechShop Movement” discussion at the UofM
i3 Detroit has been invited to what Associate Vice-Presidents Marvin Parnes and Dan Atkins expect to be a very interesting opportunity to learn about the “TechShop movement” and to consider a planning...
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Support The Two Hands Project
Our Friend Bilal from The Two Hands Project is heading out for a month to film the hackerspaces of America to put together a documentary film. Bilal has been working hard to pull together a team and...
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Public Maker Faire Detroit Forum with Make Magazine Founder
Dale Dougherty Founder of Make Magazine Everyone’s favorite magazine is coming to town to discuss the possibility of having a Maker Faire Detroit in Michigan. One cannot fathom the awesomeness that...
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Lock picking for Fun Saturday evening with Pumping Station:One
So what are you planning on doing this Saturday? Well you are coming out to i3 Detroit to hang out with the members from Chicago’s very own Pumping Station: One. A crew of approx. 8 members from...
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Road Trip – Pumping Station: One
It’s time for us to meet our fellow makers. This Saturday, the i3 Detroit members will be making a pilgrimage to one of our neighbors in Chicago, Pumping Station: One. Not only is the space planning...
View ArticleThe week ahead: Soldering, Maker Faire, Machining, Jam Session
Just a quick glance at the schedule: Monday: Nothing scheduled yet. Come hang out if the space is open! Tuesday: Electronics meetup, no RSVP required. Theme: Soldering iron clinic — tip tinning,...
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i3Detroit v2.0 Updates
Amazing, amazing, amazing, that’s all we can say. We have 13 days left and we are 60% funded on Kickstarter. Thank you so much for your help. Your support is why we do what we do. We are almost at...
View ArticleVisit to Hack Pittsburgh
Found myself in Pittsburgh for a few business meetings and wanted to visit our friends to the East, Hack Pittsburgh. They have a very cool space with lots of style. I am quite jealous of a number of...
View ArticleHacking Metro Detroit
We would like to send out a Thanks to Michelle Martinez & Metromode for a nice article about hacking and hackerspaces. Michelle explains the social side of hackerspaces as well as the grander...
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From hackerspace to art show, lamps headed to NYC
Where would a couple of artists/designers go for help with converting their latest lighting project over to LED illumination? Why, their friendly local hackerspace, of course! Lisa Smith and Caroline...
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Checkout Hak5 Podcast at i3 Detroit Tonight
Fan of the Hak5 podcast? Wanna meet Darren Kitchen? Like Monkeys? Checkout i3 Detroit tonight (5/17), where Darren Kitchen of Hak5 will be holding court. Hear stories of his Hack Across America...
View ArticleHaking around at i3
Here are the results of a weekend hacking around with Darren Kitchen of Hak5. Thanks again D for an amazing weekend!
View ArticleThe LateHak Show with Hak5
The LateHak Show with Hak5 is finally here, and we just had to take advantage of the opportunity to shoot a mock intro. Enjoy this special Hak5 with i3Detroit episode 715, followed by the mock intro....
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This Saturday is Bed-a-Palooza with i3 Detroit!
On Saturday, June 26th, from 11AM – 4PM, we are at Bed-a-Palooza in Troy at Trainers Academy with Retro Doggy Rescue. The goal of the event is to build 100 dog beds for Michigan shelters, where...
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Solder of Fortune
Tuesday saw the first step in our plan to revive our class schedule now that our space and sleep schedules have recovered from Maker Faire, and what better way to get started than to have two...
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Pay it forward: Help another space buy a laser cutter?
When i3Detroit reached out for help with our moving expenses, our friends and family, readers and strangers, came through for us in a big way. The new space is awesome, and we couldn’t have done it...
View ArticleReMade: The Rebirth of the Maker Movement
Some great friends of ours in Chicago have set out on a mission to produce a documentary film over the next year that explores the maker and hackerspace movement that is currently taking place in...
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Tool Discs: The Ninjas of Linux (SEMCO Linux SIG)
Tuesday night at 6:45pm, join Mike and Michael and the rest of the SEMCO Linux SIG for a discussion of live Linux-based tool discs for a variety of purposes, including backup, system recovery, password...
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Congrats to New i3 Detroit Blogger – Brad
Congrats to the newest tcgeeks blogger, Brad. He is a founding member of i3 Detroit and will be writing hack & tech related stories for the iPad for them starting with his first post this past...
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Holy Upcoming Events, Batman!
Yesterday’s Bottle-cap Contact Microphone class was a success thanks to CMKT 4. Attendees had the privilege of seeing a pretty cool little concert as well. i3Detroit is going to keep rocking it in the...
View Articlei3Detroit Call for Teachers: Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011
i3Detroit Call for Teachers: Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011 The Great Global Hackerspace Challenge is on! i3Detroit is a hackerspace in Metro Detroit. We are participating in this year’s...
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Come Party With i3Detroit Tonight!!!
Ferndale, MI – i3 Detroit, Metro Detroit’s premiere community hackerspace, will be recognizing its one year anniversary at its Ferndale location with a public celebration and ceremony today, April...
View ArticleMetro Parent – BLAST OFF!!
Blast off to summer fun with this awesome family DIY project as Metro Parent teams up with i3 Detroit for some crafty good times!
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Greased Up Pinewood Derby
Our friends over at AIGA Detroit are hosting a pinewood derby. We are helping out by giving participants a space with tools to plan and build their derby cars. The actual race day will occur sometime...
View ArticleVisit your local hackerspace. Hello, Kalamazoo!
Are you reading this post from the Detroit metro area? Then come to i3 Detroit this evening for Open Shop Friday! Guests welcome, bring a project to hack on, bring a friend or two, you know the drill…...
View ArticleTabletop Game Night, and Penguicon Dinner
Tonight at 6 PM, come out for board and card games, come out for the Penguicon dinner, or both! Choose from dozens of games. One which we will playtest is my new tile game that I made on the laser...
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Open House at All Hands Active
Who’s up for a trip to Ann Arbor? All Hands Active is having an open house! 5pm until 10pm, Saturday 1/21 (yikes, that’s today!) Mention was made of liquid nitrogen twinkies…
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