Category Archives: Technology

Turn a mug of tea into a theremin

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Richard

Theremug from Kyle McDonald on Vimeo. You can find some instructions on the Create Digital Music blog.

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Lessig’s “Coding Against Corruption” at ETech 2008

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Richard

Larry Lessig delivered a 60-minute lecture with the title “Coding Against Corruption” at this year’s ETech conference in that inimitable Lessig style — terse, punchy wording punctuated by rapid flips between one- to two-word slides. As you’ve probably heard, Lessig … Continue reading →

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The 17th Annual EFF Pioneer Awards Ceremony in San Diego

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Richard

One day, I will find the time and energy to write about subjects other than cool EFF-related events. Until then, feast your eyes on this announcement for the EFF Pioneer Awards in San Diego. If you’re in town for ETech … Continue reading →

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Web videos inpsire TV creatives

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Richard

A little over a year ago, lurkers on YouTube witnessed a blossoming of “domino rally” style videos featuring long rows of iPods, or hard drives, or whatever excess inventory could be found lying around the local geek shop. A year … Continue reading →

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Circuit bent toy with ingenious pitch control touch board

Posted on November 10, 2007 by Richard

In this video, Squelchbox presents his winning entry to the Circuit Bending Challenge hosted by the music blog Create Digital Music. I love how circuit benders tear into electronic toys and make them into wicked sound machines—it’s a great example … Continue reading →

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