Pressure sensitive keys have been used in MIDI keyboards for a while now, but good ol’ qwerty keyboards seem to have missed out on the feature til now. Hardware developers from Microsoft’s Applied Science group built this prototype using membrane layers with resistive coating plus opamp board to convert the analog data over to USB. […]
Want to try your hand at a new programming language without the hassle of downloading and installing it? Well, now you can with Python thanks to Sculpt. The project is still in an early phase, but they note that they intend to support as much of the language as possible (and full source code is […]
Behold the earth-shakingly epic introduction to the MIDI-harmonica fusion instrument better known as the Millioniser 2000! The device’s slogan “It comes from tomorrow, but it’s here today” doesn’t seem to hold true nowadays as the Millioniser has become quite rare is since its release back in 1983. All smoke machines and spooky voiceovers aside, it’s […]
It’s often said that the best camera is the one on you. These readymade snap-on lenses for the iPhone are a fun addition to a spur of the moment snapshot.
This is a pretty simple, clever way of controlling sound by creating these pins wheels with holes in them that spin over light sensors and change frequency and modulation as light levels change. Different wheels can be swapped out. SpinTronic
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member alikins made this eentsy thumb piano that doubles as a pendant – A very small kalimba I made for lintqueen to be worn as a piece of jewelry. It’s about 1.5 inches by 2 inches. It is made out of laser cut purplehear and uses bobby pins for […]
Former Make: Online contributor Jonah Brucker-Cohen wrote in to tell us about ReFunct 09, a symposium of the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, that he’s involved with. This series of events will combine workshops, discussions, performances, and an exhibition on hardware hacking and circuit bending. On August 22, Jonah will be presenting one of his […]
