New York Maker Faire, Amp Hour t-shirt & Jeri Ellsworth - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: geostep
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 03:29:36 am
content: Hi All,I was able to go to the New York Maker Faire on Sunday the 22nd. Being at the Maker Faire I decided to wear my Amp Hour t-shirt. I was mildly curious if anyone in attendance would recognize the t-shirt and comment on it.I was there from opening at 10 AM until after 2 PM and hadn't had anyone comment to me about it. I then wondered into the 'Dark Room' on the third floor of the New York Hall of Science (Site of the NY Maker Faire). The Dark Room is a large dimly lit area devoted to makers and vendors showing off lighting creations, video experiments, LED cubes, etc...There I was approached by a woman who saw my Amp Hour t-shirt and was thrilled to see someone who listened to Amp Hour, was on the EEVblog forum, etc... We had a short chat and I moved on.After looking at several more displays and reading their descriptions I read one staring with the name "Jeri Ellsworth".OMG! THE Jeri Ellsworth?? I looked up next to the display and sure enough there was Jeri demoing a creation she hopes to put on Kickstarter in the upcoming months. It's an augmented reality project that was luckily up to the rigors of being demoed. More about it can be found here:http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/18/cast-ar-hands-on-with-jeri-ellsworth-at-maker-faire-2013/Well I got in line and several long minutes later got my chance to try out her AR setup. I introduced myself and let her know I had watched many of her YouTube videos and listened to Amp Hour as well. I gestured to the tee which she glanced at and she immediately grinned and was delighted to see it. I can only guess the Amp Hour tee was a hit.Then she showed me the tech details of her AR system and I got to try it for a minute. The system was very usable, interactivity was excellent and even included audio feedback. I shook her hand, thanked her and grudgingly moved on.- George

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 04:00:44 am
content: I'm a little surprised that as an amphour listener you haven't heard the episode where she talks about that very project

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 05:09:25 am
content: So single guys take note: The AmpHour T-Shirt is a babe magnet

author: geostep
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 11:04:19 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on September 24, 2013, 04:00:44 amI missed it.But the surprise of meeting her in person more than made up for it!- George

author: IntegratedValve
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2013, 04:48:45 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on September 24, 2013, 05:09:25 amorThe AmpHour T-Shirt is IC guru magnet

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 03:20:40 am
content: Hmm. My OpenSolaris Pilot Member and OpenSolaris first 5000 downloaders shirts have never gotten anyone's attention. Oh well. The Pilot Member shirts are somewhat special, they were given by Sun to the people on the original conference calls about opening up the solaris source.

author: tehmeme
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 05:20:07 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on September 24, 2013, 04:00:44 amDo you happen to know which amphour episode it was?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 06:47:14 am
content: Quote from: tehmeme on September 25, 2013, 05:20:07 amhttp://www.theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-147-absorptive-augmented-actuality/

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 11:29:40 am
content: Its actually a very cool project. We are always talking about the nuts and volts of versatile and powerful architectures such as mcu's and fpga's and here we have the leveraging of that power to do some really amazing stuff.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 07:12:27 pm
content: Ah the 200-in-One kit. I had one. Wish I still did.

author: tehmeme
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 25, 2013, 11:33:03 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 25, 2013, 06:47:14 amThanks Dave.

author: geostep
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2013, 01:54:19 am
content: Quote from: Pippy on September 24, 2013, 07:15:40 pmExcellent point Pippy! I admire Jeri for her ability with electronics and for helping other women see that the electronics field holds potential for them.Yes, it was the most pleasant surprise I had in some time and it was a real treat to meet her. I've watched many of her videos and come away having learned something or gained fresh insight.- George (An unabashed Jeri fan)