Month: January 2009

Atari Punk Console Kit

Atari Punk Console Kit

GetLoFi introduces their own kit version of the popular stepped tone generator circuit originally published by the venerable Forrest M Mims III. The PCB uses a ‘no-hole’ design where all parts of the simple noisemaker are mounted and soldered on a single side. The kit also adds a capacitor bank and momentary switch for triggering […]

10% cigarette butts

Not a label you’d frequently see on clothing, right? The sweater in this picture is an exception: Image, story via Ecofriend Geurrero Mantis has got the insight that recycling those filthy cigarette butts could make them wearable. These hats, gloves and jackets are fabricated with 10% of recycled cigarette filters and the rest comes from […]

Alt.CES: green “in” at CES

Alt.CES: green “in” at CES

The Pharos Lens: one “green nutrition label” project Companies at CES may be starting to equate being green with making green: Consumers will soon look for more information on how a product was manufactured, what the packaging consists of, and what materials are used inside, according to research published as CES begins. The report, prepared […]

Handheld jam

Kyle points out this one that’s been making the rounds – prolific videoblogger jetdaisuke demonstrates what happens when mobile music devices join forces. In attendance at this event, we find the following devices(and their relevant applications) – Nintendo DS Lite(Electroplankton), Nintendo DSi(KORG DS-10), iPod touch(Mokugyo 木魚), iPhone(Bloom) and a Korg Kaossilator.