Year: 2007

Symphone mechanique turns junk into funk

Symphone mechanique turns junk into funk

Built during the “Control Workshop” (led by MAKE friend and artist Roger Ibars), the “Symphonie Mecanique” by Camille Roussel and Hrarch Arbach triggers a tape recorder that spins and causes random piano notes to play on an old torn apart synthesizer. Nice way to hack together two aging sound devices. Symphonie Mechanique – Link

IEEE.tv

IEEE.tv

IEEE has a new video series called IEEE.tv, some interesting stuff. Green engineering and toxins in electronics, fun! – IEEE.tv is an internet based television network made possible by the members of IEEE.IEEE.tv produces and delivers special-interest programming about technology and engineering for the benefit of IEEE’s members and the general public.IEEE.tv can be launched […]

Lecturefox: free university lectures

I think MIT coined the term Open Courseware, but there are several other universities that are releasing lecture videos for free online. Now, tracking down a particular subject matter is made quite a bit easier because of a project titled Lecturefox. From the about page: What is Lecturefox? It’s all about the joy of learning. […]