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Check out this awesome light-controlled synth “harp.” The builder explains: The harp is connected to the impOSCar VSTi software synthesizer, the TAOS sensor array sits on the floor in it’s own stand. The array above the harp i is just made up of fs mirrors for added p’zazz. Stephen Hobley Photography – Link
Here’s a simple, adjustable laptop stand for use in bed (and in your driveway, apparently). A better laptop stand for bed – Link
This $22,000 re-configurable networked camera array is built with off-the-shelf components. Consisting of 48 Axis 205 network cameras mounted on 6 linear guides, the cameras can each capture 640×480 rez video at 30 fps. Pretty nice setup for a relatively cheap rig considering the massive amount of tech behind it. The Self-Reconfigurable Camera Array – […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member 007Ben put together a digital photo frame which displays RSS feeds against custom backgrounds. A great use for that old laptop now deemed too slow for active use. Now commenters on Flickr are all asking for a copy of the script he’s using with it. –Link There’s a ton […]
Next Meeting: Tuesday 26 February 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Katie Bechtold : The MESSENGER Project Katie, a spacecraft flight software developer and controller, will discuss MESSENGER, the first mission to visit Mercury in […]
You may have already seen this floating around the mod sites of the InterTubes: a PC cooling solution built from an old air conditioner window unit. AC Liquid CPU Chiller – [via] Link
Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s original computer, the first host for the “World Wide Web,” invented at CERN, photo from Bruce Sterling – Link. Related: The first WWW url – Link. Screenshots of original browser – Link.
