Portable Art Noise Things (PANTs!) Workshop
David writes “I noticed the powered paint can project that was posted and thought I’d submit a similar thing. Lalya Gaye, myself, and others in Gothenburg, Sweden have been running DIY electronics outreach workshops that cost participants only for the parts. This workshop was to create devices called Portable Art Noise Things (PANTs), which were self-powered speakers amplifying a contact mic. We love contact mics in performance and wanted to be able to take them on the road. Participants were encouraged to bring their own containers to personalise, it also created a huge variation in the sounds that these things created.” Link.
If you’re anywhere near Amsterdam, come on over to the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky for the 
Shannon writes “Quite likely the coolest DIY project I’ve ever seen. It’s a case to carry your laptop (or whatever you want to carry), made from an old boombox, and wired up to play music from the computer or mp3 player that is inside…I can’t seem to find one of these boomboxes ANYWHERE around here to make one for myself. I’m gonna have to resort to the high priced machines on ebay I suppose.” 
The Melloman, uses Walkmans and cassette tapes to play original Mellotron samples, or whatever cassette tapes you want to put in. Inside the box, there are 14 continuously running Walkmans mounted side by side. The first Walkman is designated for drums, and the next 13 provide sampled loops for 25 notes. [
Great article on Gizmodo’s frog Design Mind – As we spend more time communicating, playing, and working in the digital world, our expectations and ways of acting will transfer to the physical world. Digital objects are, above all, plentiful, easily copied and easily shared. And they are beautifully malleable. We transform them, recombine them, share them some more. Photos are Photoshopped, music is remixed, code is developed co-operatively, web applications with open APIs are mashed together... 
Kevin writes “In the second duct tape project of the month, I decided that it might be a good idea to make a messenger bag. Why? Because I can, that’s why. Anyhow…Here’s how it begins. First, you’re gonna need to make a few sheets of duct tape fabric…”