So, after seeing the coolest touch-free 3D interaction, there’s something else that’s nearly just as cool and adds to that cool factor with the addition of a single-handed glove and holding up an iPad in front of your face as if looking for hidden treasure. The Tangible Media Group at MIT Media Lab is exploriung the ability to co-create and manipulate 3-dimensional objects away from the computer screen. T(ether) is an experimental app which uses a motion capture camera to map your head and hand, giving you a shared virtual space via the iPad.

Long ago, in the days of darkness, a mystery shrouded the land. The ships rising off the surface gently with but a vibration and then a crack through the air as they shot toward the atmosphere. There, left in their wake, the blue cords hovered and glowed. And to this day, none have known their…

Do you have a soft spot for hardcore hacks, fanatical fabrication, robots, steampunk and funnel cakes? Do we even need to ask? It’s exactly why we were at this year’s Bay Area 2012 Maker Faire featuring all of that and a mass of 3D printers, tons of guest speakers, Tesla coils set to music and yes, even a robot petting zoo.