Turn A $50 Bliptronic 5000 Into A Monome Controller [update: Bliptronome conversion kit for $68 USD]
The always-wonderful synthopia just posted this: "The monome 64 music controller sells for $500 and is only available in limited quantities, which has limited its adoption. This could change quickly, though. Stray Technologies’ Will Lindsay has created a working port of Arduinome 3.2 software, a Arduino-based monome clone, controlled by the $50 Bliptronic ... read more.
Bug Labs’ BUGbase 2.0 supports Android
Bug Labs' second version of it's build-your-own-gadget system has cropped up a few times in the blogosphere recently. From Gizmodo: "The newest version of the BUGBase, the brain and nerve center of any and all BUG-based Frankengadgets, has been upgraded to TI's OMAP 3 platform, bringing the base up to speed, ... read more.
A Long Vacation? No, megalomania
As anyone who noticed that I posted many blogs per day and then disappeared from the interwebs for a couple months, I offer a simple explanation: I've been busy trying to fix all of the problems in modern digital music creation and performance. At home, in my spare time. OK, you ... read more.
Repost: Ben Simon’s Guitar2-D2
Apparently Jesus Diaz from gizmodo saw this guy and his amazing-looking part electric guitar, part synthesizer, part rhythm box, part amp, part speakers en route to the subway. An impressive instrument but I must say I'd have expected a hell of a lot more amazing music coming from such a tech-enabled one-man-band. I've ... read more.
TheMason76′s homebrew touchscreen synth video
I just spotted this new video of TheMason76's homebew touchscreen synth on Make. Obviously, this is the first thing we all thought of upon seeing things like the touchscreen shield in the arduino catalog but this project has turned out better than I thought possible. My only cavil with it ... read more.
Nintendo loses DS flash cart case in French court
Here’s a quick news flash from engadget: “According to a post on Maxconsole, a court in Paris has just dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nintendo over the use of flash carts on the DS. Apparently, the gamemaker was attempting to halt the use of ... read more.
8-bit touch-sensitive handheld: AVR homebrew device with iPhone aspirations
Make Magazine posted this link to a homebrew attempt to make a touchscreen gadget a la the iPhone from Rossum's Posterous: ”Can you make an iPhone out of an AVR? No. Can you get a surprising amount of functionality out of a humble 8 bit processor and a cheap touch LCD? ... read more.
Xerox Develops Ink To Print Circuits On Nearly Anything
Gizmodo posted about this, but I bet it's on Make Magazine, too... "Wearable electronics aren't news, but being able to make them cheaply and easily is. Xerox has developed an ink with which you can print circuits onto plastic, film, fabric, and nearly anything you can think of. From more durable, flexible ... read more.
Open Source Nintendo DS Bluetooth adapter
From the DIY site Make Magazine comes news about creating a homebrew, Open Source hardware Nintendo DS Bluetooth adapter. Gordan Savicic and Gottfried Haider of DSbrut fame have tipped us off that they've just released their DS Bluetooth adapter for the Nintendo DS. "Almost two years in the making, we're happy to ... read more.
Arduino + Nokia N900 + Speak ‘N’ Spell Hybrid!
Obviously, I've been hunting around constantly trying to find out what multi-touch hardware exists that I can use as a Bluetooth MIDI/OSC control surface. I've been startled by the sheer number of UMPCs, smartphones, and all the other stuff that seemingly exists solely for the purposes of conspicuous consumption. But this one ... read more.