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Nov
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Technologically imbued sense of perfect direction

There must be other such senses that could be created similarly.  IMHO, this is a much more interesting direction for augmented reality research to go in than the massive glasses overlays we’ve seen so far.
Tags: science human biology hardware i wish i built that
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Synthesizing a human voice from a piano.

Tags: music art hardware
Aug
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Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display

Tags: hardware
May
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Sponge Piano - using the electric resistance variations made by touching water to control midi sounds.

Tags: music hardware
May
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Long exposure shows Roomba cleaning path

Long exposure shows Roomba cleaning path

Tags: photography hardware
Apr
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Swimming and flying penguin robots

Tags: hardware penguins animals
Mar
28th
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Extreme sheep LED art

Tags: animals hardware
Mar
12th
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Spy Box

Spy Box

Tags: i wish i built that hardware
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Using an oscilloscope and an inexpensive wireless antenna, the team was able to pick up keystrokes from virtually any keyboard.
— Researchers find ways to sniff keystrokes from thin air
Tags: i wish i built that hardware
Oct
25th
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Electrical-facial stimulation as music visualizer

Tags: music hardware i wish i built that
Sep
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Toast printer

Toast printer

Tags: art hardware i wish i built that
Aug
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Totoro Cat Bus @ burning man

Totoro Cat Bus @ burning man

Tags: hardware references to stuff i like
Jul
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Hyposurface

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Device uses waves to “print” on water surface

Device uses waves to “print” on water surface

Tags: hardware
Jul
26th
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Laser-3000 Microphone Listening Device - Sound Amplifier System I’ve never been more tempted to spend $50K before. Though apparently you can build your own.

Laser-3000 Microphone Listening Device - Sound Amplifier System

I’ve never been more tempted to spend $50K before.

Though apparently you can build your own.

Tags: buy-able hardware