Ray Wilson’s Music From Outer Space site has added a new synth DIY project, the Weird Sound Generator. As Wilson describes it, “Whether you need weird sounds for a movie, performance art, neighbor annoyance, or you just like making weird sounds in the woods this circuit is for you. You could put this on a… Read More Music From Outer Space Weird Sound Generator.
iPods seem to be showing up everywhere, but this seems to be a first. Not the half-naked guy playing air-guitar, but underwear for music fans. Play Underwear has introduced the iBoxer – iPod-ready underwear. The Play iBoxer is a cotton/spandex blend button fly boxer, with a discreet front pocket which is perfect for holding an… Read More iPod Boxers Fill Your Pants with Music
Not only can synths emit dangerous white noise, but they can destroy your house and home and even threaten your life. According to the Brockville Recorder & Times, Thia Thompson was asleep in her upstairs bedroom when she was awakened by her smoke detector. Fire Chief Bill Lawrence said that it’s likely that the smoke… Read More Smoke Detector Saves Woman From Synth
Scientists at Keio University in Japan are pioneering new types of clothing, inspired by analog synthesis, that can change color to match various outfits. The hi-tech clothing is an example of current research into wearable computers. A color-shifting “chameleon shawl”, developed by Akira Wakita, incorporates red, blue and green light-emitting dioedes(LEDs). By varying the brightness… Read More Japanese Experimenting with Wearable Synthesis
Toto Japan has introduced the ultimate toilet seat/MP3 player, the Apricot series toilet seat. Not content to settle for the usual high-tech toilet gadgets, such as a seat-heater, automatic washer and robotic action, Toto has added a full-fledged MP3 player with SD card slot. We’re not making this up. The control panel can be attached… Read More MP3 Players go to the Toilet
Toshiba has developed the first gas-powered MP3 player. Before you plan on gassing up your player, though, keep in mind that the device is a proof-of-concept developed to highlight the capabilities of new portable fuel-cell technology. Toshiba Corporation has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation… Read More First Gas-Powered MP3 Player
Moog Music has announced that after 50 years, Bob Moog is a Doll! The new Bob Moog Soft Vinyl Doll is now available for purchase. This is the official Bob Moog doll authorized by Moog Music. The doll has been customed designed by Archer Prewitt from a sculpture by Kei Hinotani in celebration of Bob’s… Read More Bob Moog Doll Inexpensive Way to Get Your Own Moog
April 1st, 2005: Korean manufacture K-Tar has introduced the first ever 100-key USB-based MIDI controller, the K-Tar 100. The keyboard offers computer musicians a full octave of additional range over traditional keyboards. Because of the extended range of today’s soft-synths, many notes are beyond the range of most USB keyboards. Instead of wasting all of… Read More K-Tar Intros First 100-Key USB Controller
NAMM 2005: Metasonix introduced the latest tube-based sonic violation from Eric Barbour, the TX-2 Butt Probe. Possibly the most offensive product released at this year’s NAMM, the TX-2 promises to be “far more extreme than the famed Sherman Filterbank, and far more tube-freaky than your mother’s enema kit.” The Metasonix TX-2 is made with three… Read More Metasonix TX-2 Butt Probe Puts Tubes Where They Were Not Meant to Be
Apple has introduced the iPod shuffle, a digital music player based on iPod’s legendary shuffle feature which lets users experience their music in a million different ways. The new player comes with a warning, though: “Do not eat iPod shuffle.” Smaller and lighter than a pack of gum, iPod shuffle comes with its own lanyard… Read More Apple Warns – Don’t Eat iPod Shuffle!
