Kraftwerk inspired LED tie

September 1, 2011 By 15 Comments
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If you didn’t land the job after your last interview, it might have been because you were not wearing this sweet Kraftwerk-inspired necktie. Although our own [Caleb Kraft] insists that this recent creation by the folks over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is a tribute to him, [Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider] beg to differ. The inspiration for the tie actually comes from Kraftwerk’s … [Read more...]

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chipKIT Sketch: Mini Polyphonic Sampling Synth

June 8, 2011 By 17 Comments
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In our hands-on review of the Digilent chipKIT Uno32, we posed the question of what the lasting appeal might be for a 32-bit Arduino work-alike. We felt it needed some novel applications exploiting its special features…not just the same old Arduino sketches with MOAR BITS. After the fractal demo, we’ve hit upon something unique and fun… … [Read more...]

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