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    MAKE OMAHA MAKERS: Meet Brian Maass with UNMC

    September 24th, 2021  |   Allison Bartlett

    Make Omaha is a FREE family-friendly, innovative, and technology showcase celebrating local tech-driven makers, inventors, and businesses who are using state-of-the-art tools in their work.   Meet Brian Maass with UNMC Introduce Yourself! – Who are you and what does your organization do? McGoogan Health Sciences Library supports the medical education and research missions of the...
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    New Tech Kit: LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book

    September 23rd, 2021  |   Michael Sauers, Technology Manager

    Do Space now has a LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book available for checkout. Designed to spend time with your child discovering new vocabulary with fun learning friends! Touch the words on each page to hear the animals introduce every word in both English and Spanish. Touch and Learn Press the pictures on each page to hear the animals say toddler-appropriate words chosen by learning...
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    MAKE OMAHA MAKERS: MEET MAGICAL MOTORS

    September 21st, 2021  |   Allison Bartlett

    Make Omaha is a FREE family-friendly, innovative, and technology showcase celebrating local tech-driven makers, inventors, and businesses who are using state-of-the-art tools in their work.   Meet Magical Motors Introduce Yourself! – Who are you and what does your organization do? Rohan and Aanand are cousins who started Magical Motors non-profit to (1) assistive technologies to...
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    MAKE OMAHA MAKERS: Meet Reid Sherman With Quantum Electro Dynamics

    September 17th, 2021  |   Allison Bartlett

    Make Omaha is a FREE family-friendly, innovative, and technology showcase celebrating local tech-driven makers, inventors, and businesses who are using state-of-the-art tools in their work.   Meet Reid Sherman with Quantum Electro Dynamics Introduce Yourself! – Who are you and what does your organization do? After years of research and experimentation, we have developed a variable...
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    MAKE OMAHA MAKERS: Meet Ben Beck with the Omaha Children’s Museum

    September 14th, 2021  |   Allison Bartlett

    Make Omaha is a FREE family-friendly, innovative, and technology showcase celebrating local tech-driven makers, inventors, and businesses who are using state-of-the-art tools in their work.   Meet Ben Beck with the Omaha Children's Museum Introduce Yourself! – Who are you and what does your organization do? I am the Off-Site Education and Event Coordinator at the Omaha Children's...
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    Do Space Has A New Droid

    August 30th, 2021  |   Michael Sauers, Technology Manager

    Cobbled from odds and ends in the workshop of a droidsmith, D-O is an impressionable little roller that becomes fixated upon BB-8. Drive D-O around in droid mode and even turn turbo mode on for super speed! Be careful, D-O is clumsy and has quite the sense of humor. Use the emote buttons in droid mode to let D-O’s personality out! Hang out with D-O in the doc or have D-O roll around on...
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    New Tech Kit For Your Little One: Code ‘n Learn Kinderbot

    August 4th, 2021  |   Kimberly Hwa Davis, Community Learning Specialist

    Has it been a while since you've come to Do Space? Ready to see what new and exciting kid-friendly tech kits we have? Come try the new Code n' Learn Kinderbot robot! With the Fisher-Price Code 'n Learn Kinderbot, preschoolers enter different codes to control their robot friend's movements. This interactive learning toy comes to life with lights and phrases, offering coding challenges that...
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    Calling all quilters, Do Space now has a fabric die cutter!

    July 16th, 2021  |   Michael Sauers, Technology Manager

    Have you ever wanted to try cutting fabric shapes using a Die Cutter?  Well now’s your chance!  Do Space was recently gifted a Sizzix Big Shot Pro Die Cutting Machine that works with any Sizzix die to create an amazing assortment of fabric shapes. This industrial-strength roller machine cuts many different materials but is especially great for fabric. Create your own one-of-a-kind quilts,...
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    Cricut Mug Press

    July 7th, 2021  |   Kristina Jonker, Community Technologist

    Here at Do space we love seeing our members embrace their creative side. The Cricut Maker and the EasyPress 2 have inspired many of our patrons to create amazing things. As a result, we are excited to reveal our newest addition in the line Cricut of devices: The Cricut Mug Press! The Cricut Mug Press is a quick and easy way to create permanent, microwave/dishwasher safe, custom mugs using...
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    Use Beanstack To Track Your Summer Passport Activities!

    June 10th, 2021  |   Kimberly Hwa Davis, Community Learning Specialist

    We are doing our Summer Passport program a little differently this year. Passports will be available all summer long as well as Take and Make kits every two weeks throughout June and July. Learn more about our Take and Make kits here! But this year, we won't be stamping your passports when you attend a program or complete an activity. We are using Beanstack, an activity challenge software...
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