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MAKEBOOMBOXES to Exhibit at Open Sauce 2024 in SF
We're pleased to announce that MAKEBOOMBOXES will exhibiting our open source DIY boombox project at Open Sauce 2024 in San Francisco. This is a convention dedicated to “makers, creators, and innovators” returning to San Francisco for its second year. Open Sauce, which will run June 14 through 16, will bring together 150 top STEM creators along with over 500 exhibits. What is...
MAKEBOOMBOXES to Exhibit at Open Sauce 2024 in SF
We're pleased to announce that MAKEBOOMBOXES will exhibiting our open source DIY boombox project at Open Sauce 2024 in San Francisco. This is a convention dedicated to “makers, creators, and innovators” returning to San Francisco for its second year. Open Sauce, which will run June 14 through 16, will bring together 150 top STEM creators along with over 500 exhibits. What is...
Made to go places: lightweight thin-walled enclosure
Because boomboxes are portable audio, we needed to design this around a thin-walled, lightweight enclosure. But the high pressures kept slapping the back wall of the box making unpleasant thuds and quacks. After exploring many ways of trying to stiffen the back wall, we pivoted, welcoming and tuning thin-walled vibration instead of bracing against it. The resulting "acoustic guitar-body-like" approach was an aha moment.
Made to go places: lightweight thin-walled enclosure
Because boomboxes are portable audio, we needed to design this around a thin-walled, lightweight enclosure. But the high pressures kept slapping the back wall of the box making unpleasant thuds and quacks. After exploring many ways of trying to stiffen the back wall, we pivoted, welcoming and tuning thin-walled vibration instead of bracing against it. The resulting "acoustic guitar-body-like" approach was an aha moment.
Congratulations! Your Hardware is Certified!
Hey that was easy! All we had to do was make our open source boombox project comply with all the guidelines of the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), then apply for certification and boom, we just got certified a few days ago ... Here's our OSHWA certification badge to prove it: Thank you OSHWA! The certification mark is now added to...
Congratulations! Your Hardware is Certified!
Hey that was easy! All we had to do was make our open source boombox project comply with all the guidelines of the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA), then apply for certification and boom, we just got certified a few days ago ... Here's our OSHWA certification badge to prove it: Thank you OSHWA! The certification mark is now added to...
7 Ways Open Source Boosts Our Boombox
Why did we decide to publish the design of our high-quality DIY boombox kit as an open source hardware project? In short, we are prioritizing community over monopoly. The aim is to inspire and involve the crowd in distributed manufacturing, and build an ecosystem and platform for the collective love of music through making boomboxes. Here’s how making our design freely available advances seven core meaningful outcomes...
7 Ways Open Source Boosts Our Boombox
Why did we decide to publish the design of our high-quality DIY boombox kit as an open source hardware project? In short, we are prioritizing community over monopoly. The aim is to inspire and involve the crowd in distributed manufacturing, and build an ecosystem and platform for the collective love of music through making boomboxes. Here’s how making our design freely available advances seven core meaningful outcomes...
We Open Sourced Our Boombox Design!
Freedom is making and sharing the coolest boombox ever. For the love of music, MAKEBOOMBOXES has open sourced the design of our flagship boombox -- the MOJOFESTO -- including all the manufacturing specifications, assembly documentation and bill of materials free of charge and free to take the design and run with it. Please click below to browse the project repository on...
We Open Sourced Our Boombox Design!
Freedom is making and sharing the coolest boombox ever. For the love of music, MAKEBOOMBOXES has open sourced the design of our flagship boombox -- the MOJOFESTO -- including all the manufacturing specifications, assembly documentation and bill of materials free of charge and free to take the design and run with it. Please click below to browse the project repository on...
The DIY Kit Assembly Guide is So Dialed In !
Moving at the speed of progress, the assembly guide now reflects the latest redesign of the box corners. See the most recent kit assembly guide here. We love how making the boombox chassis corners much more impact resistant led to a multi-month project to update the 3-D model and the print documentation. Shop for a DIY kit and/or a bespoke...
The DIY Kit Assembly Guide is So Dialed In !
Moving at the speed of progress, the assembly guide now reflects the latest redesign of the box corners. See the most recent kit assembly guide here. We love how making the boombox chassis corners much more impact resistant led to a multi-month project to update the 3-D model and the print documentation. Shop for a DIY kit and/or a bespoke...
Milestone Moment: Finished the 3-D Model of the DIY Kit Boombox
Well, hoots and a holler for a milestone moment ... the 3D model of my MAKEBOOMBOXES DIY kit boomboxes is done (for now). The painstakingly-created CAD model reveals the connection of every part down the last screw, and now reflects the latest significant design changes that I made this Summer to the DIY kit. Here's why it makes a better built boombox...
Milestone Moment: Finished the 3-D Model of the DIY Kit Boombox
Well, hoots and a holler for a milestone moment ... the 3D model of my MAKEBOOMBOXES DIY kit boomboxes is done (for now). The painstakingly-created CAD model reveals the connection of every part down the last screw, and now reflects the latest significant design changes that I made this Summer to the DIY kit. Here's why it makes a better built boombox...
Showing at the Frolique / Trunk Show in Richmond CA
MAKEBOOMBOXES exhibiting at the Friloque / Trunk Show with DJed music, Carnival and fashion/art shows… Event page here: https://mkbx.info/frolique
Showing at the Frolique / Trunk Show in Richmond CA
MAKEBOOMBOXES exhibiting at the Friloque / Trunk Show with DJed music, Carnival and fashion/art shows… Event page here: https://mkbx.info/frolique
Tech Talk by MAKEBOOMBOXES at Robot Block Party
Cool day exhibiting product, meeting great people and producing live video stream of tech talks (and giving a talk about DIY kit boomboxes too) at the Robot Block Party. Produced the live video stream of super interesting tech talks all afternoon Saturday at Circuit Launch and Silicon Valley Robotics #robotblockparty with 2000+ attendees in the house, epic house-cooked Brazilian BBQ and super smart innovators of all...
Tech Talk by MAKEBOOMBOXES at Robot Block Party
Cool day exhibiting product, meeting great people and producing live video stream of tech talks (and giving a talk about DIY kit boomboxes too) at the Robot Block Party. Produced the live video stream of super interesting tech talks all afternoon Saturday at Circuit Launch and Silicon Valley Robotics #robotblockparty with 2000+ attendees in the house, epic house-cooked Brazilian BBQ and super smart innovators of all...
Boomboxing in the Robotics Startups Community
This week in MAKEBOOMBOXES at Circuit Launch … we participated in the lightning pitch round (and also shot all the video) for "Explore the Future of AI in Robotics/Hardware," moderated by Jeff Frick. The panel discussion featured Katherine Scott of OpenRobotics (ROS), and Dominick Lee, Circuit launch Roboticist in Residence. Plus ... Brazilian BBQ! This was first of a series of events presented by the Hardware Collective: Circuit Launch, Studio 45 Port Labs, Hardware...
Boomboxing in the Robotics Startups Community
This week in MAKEBOOMBOXES at Circuit Launch … we participated in the lightning pitch round (and also shot all the video) for "Explore the Future of AI in Robotics/Hardware," moderated by Jeff Frick. The panel discussion featured Katherine Scott of OpenRobotics (ROS), and Dominick Lee, Circuit launch Roboticist in Residence. Plus ... Brazilian BBQ! This was first of a series of events presented by the Hardware Collective: Circuit Launch, Studio 45 Port Labs, Hardware...
Redesigned Reinforced Corners of the Boombox
There’s always room for improvement — and learning from drops and bumps. Introducing the redesigned reinforced corners on the DIY kit boombox: the MOJOFESTO by MAKEBOOMBOXES. It’s even more rugged and easier to assemble now. https://mkbx.info/diykit
Redesigned Reinforced Corners of the Boombox
There’s always room for improvement — and learning from drops and bumps. Introducing the redesigned reinforced corners on the DIY kit boombox: the MOJOFESTO by MAKEBOOMBOXES. It’s even more rugged and easier to assemble now. https://mkbx.info/diykit
Welcome Featured Artist in Art Face Gallery
Big thanks to Maureen Spranza @maureenspranza for joining the ranks of @makeboomboxes artists with a cool UV-reactive painted boombox Art Face. Maureen is an Alameda artist, musician, music educator, writer, super cool person and thinker -- met her through @studio-23-gallery, Jessica Warren @jessicawarren via the latest annual "blacklight art show." It's been fun getting to know Maureen and learn about her work (see her art...
Welcome Featured Artist in Art Face Gallery
Big thanks to Maureen Spranza @maureenspranza for joining the ranks of @makeboomboxes artists with a cool UV-reactive painted boombox Art Face. Maureen is an Alameda artist, musician, music educator, writer, super cool person and thinker -- met her through @studio-23-gallery, Jessica Warren @jessicawarren via the latest annual "blacklight art show." It's been fun getting to know Maureen and learn about her work (see her art...