Mr.Nakamura is shooting off with his rubber band machine gun. This gun can fire 200 rubber bands in rapid succession. The trigger makes an electric drill pull a rope and firing off rubber bands. Mr.Nakamura is from Japan Rubber Band Gun Shooting Association. … Read More
Originally posted 2009-08-25 10:48:05.
Anonymous reader points out this squeezebox gone digital, incorporating a 16-button monome pad -
the Concertinome is a custom made instrument combining the concertina accordion with the monome style keyboard and electronic air pressure sensors. It was made by Espen Sommer Eide 2009 and demonstrated in this concert at Visningsrommet USF, Bergen, Norway.
Seems like a natural progression to me! The instrument uses an Arduino Mega running a custom monome-compatible sketch.
In the Maker Shed:
Originally posted 2009-08-06 08:06:15.
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A new way of building DIY electronics project boxes
Since the Raspberry Pi launched six months ago, a huge ecosystem of enclosure designs have sprouted up out of the creative commons community. The Pibow is a particularly innovative approach, consisting of a stack of laser-cut acrylic layers. It’ll be interesting to see how long it takes for this new technique to spread to through the community. … Read More
Simulating a slingshot with an Arduino, motorised fader, and MaxMSP
{sound + design} released a beautifully executed and beautifully documented hack this month. … Read More
