"This is the Neuroti-Kart. (PsychoKart was taken) Homemade electric go-Kart. Design goals: electric powered, quiet, fast, capable of doing donuts in my street. Home run! " Thanks Gnomic! - Link.
Powered by 4 12 volt car batteries and the frame was made from Home Depot gas pipes... Nice work.
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Transportation
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4 voice FM synthesizer in a cigar box
Owen writes -
"The instrument is a cigar box synthesizer. It is made out of a Critter Board, a small audio amp, and some other components we had kicking around. Since it is a synthesizer, we use the version of the Critter Board with on-board flash (no card socket).
The project utilizes all the features that make the Critter Board unique, such as the volume control header, the sound output header (you can listen on the speaker, or plug it in to a bigger amp), and most of the I/O lines.
After digging up a 12 key key-pad, we thought it would be nice to make a 1 octave synthesizer. We then added another button above the keypad as a register button. If it is held down before pressing any of the 12 keys, the key will play an octave higher. So it is really a 2 octave synth." - Link & video.
Also, check out their Video Critter -
"The video critter is an open-source audio/video platform that may be used with most any TV (any TV with composite video input).
It is a one stop solution, providing audio/video output and proccessing for your applications. Just add some buttons, knobs, or joysticks, and you´re ready to go. It is useful for a variety of embedded applications" - Link.
Related:
Critter Board, a hardware platform for creating self-contained electronic music devices - Link.
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DIY Projects
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HOW TO - Make a record lampshade
MAKE Instructable group member fungus amungus writes -
"This is a mash-up of a couple different projects: My pop-up pyramid and the classic vinyl record bowl idea. If the low heat makes the vinyl easy to work with, then why not apply the geometric cuts to get some extra height, right? And then, why not, slap a light bulb inside of it. Sure, let´s do it." - Link.
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Crafts
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The Kleptones and A Swarm of Angels call for artists
A Swarm of Angels is a community powered movie project. The goal of the project is to gather a group (swarm) of people (angels) to fund and produce the entire project.
Webby artists of 2005 “The Kleptones” will be producing the soundtrack for the movie. The Kleptones are known for their mash-ups of rap, rock [...]
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