Do-it-yourselfers gather for a weekend in Austin to revel in the gadgetry.Photos: Making a mark at Maker Faire

  At Maker Faire, the safety officer's job is done best when no one notices he's there.

  Who needs technology when you can make beautiful drawings in dirt on the windows of an ordinary car?

  Robert Vamosi talks with Joe Stewart of SecureWorks about the Storm worm.

  If there's one thing people love, it's watching the Eepy Birds guys put on their Diet Coke and Mentos fountain show.

  A promotion for the blog Toolmonger.com gives an audience a chance to watch a shack get hacked to pieces.

  Even though half the exhibitors for Maker Faire in Austin still hadn't shown up with just hours to go before the gate opened, everyone was in place by mid-morning.

  Hear from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, see Nokia's new iPhonesque mobile device, and learn about the solar decathlon.

  The realism of the animatronic dinosaur is hard to believe, and when it becomes available, it is going to set the toy industry on its ear.

  Participants set up for the Maker Faire Austin, a celebration of do-it-yourself culture held at the Travis Country Fairgrounds.

  Participants set up for the Maker Faire Austin, a celebration of do-it-yourself culture held at the Travis Country Fairgrounds.

  Cammie Dunaway is the latest in series of executives to leave the search company.

  Winners of the 2007 IDEA awards include a "game changing"Bluetooth headset, an allergy alert system for kids, and an algae inhibitor that poses as a jellyfish.

  Here are CNET Reviews'10 favorite items from the past week, including a Mercedes, a camera bag and a snowboarding jacket that holds an iPod.