(Thanks to [Aaron] for the tip) As a promo for [Calvin Harris], some of the creative minds at Sony Music have put together an Arduino-based sythesizer composed of 15 bikini clad babes. By analyzing which circuits are closed, the Arduino Mega is able to tell a sequencer which sample to play. The only innovation happens to be that the circuits are painted onto the aforementioned girls with a conductive body paint known as Bare.
Developed by students at the Royal College of Art, the paint is not available for purchase, but they are willing to mix a batch up for art installations or performances. Technical stats (such as resistance) have not…

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WinZip reg is the most trusted way to work with compressed files No other compression utility is as easy to use or offers the comprehensive and productivity enhancing approach that has made WinZip the gold standard for file compression tools With the new WinZip you can quickly and securely zip and unzip files to conserve storage space speed up e mail transmission and reduce download times State of the art file compression strong AES encryption compatibility with more compression formats and new intuitive photo compression make WinZip the complete compression and archiving solution Microsoft Windows 7 is here and WinZip…

We thought [Kristofer's] Tech Tip about using figlet with scripts was kind of fun. It’s a throwback to the days of logging onto a BBS and being greeted by a vertically scrolling ASCII art image that had been meticulously hand crafted (although a lot of the coolest stuff was actually ANSI art). No hand crafting here, just feed (or pipe) your text to figlet and it outputs the message in ASCII style letters.
When we went to try install this in Ubuntu, the toilet package was suggested. This one’s worth checking out too. It works in much the same…

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Animation in Japan is referred to as Anime. It started way back in 1917. Anime along with manga; Japanese comics, is very known in Japan. The characters utilised in Anime are highly artistic. It’s commonly referred to as an art form.
The Anime-Manga combination is getting very renowned in the rest of the world lately. Their unreal characters with large physical attributes and unusual dialogues are gathering an enormous fan base all over the globe.
The presence of collectibles including swords has grown greatly in Anime because of its international acclaims.
The most known Anime sword is the Bleach sword.…

This single tube nixie clock cought our eye today. After receiving an IN-8 tube from a friend, [Trax] wanted to find some project to show it off.  He decided on an art piece that doubles as a clock. Tastefully mounted in a simple wooden box with a pretty inlay, the tube is lit from below with a green LED that pulses every second. A single button, located on the back, out of view is pressed to request the time. You can see the time being displayed on the video above. To see the guts and read about how he’s…

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iPod chargers definitely are a unique entity on anyone’s desk. Allowing you to stand your iPod upright, charge, and maybe play a video at the same time, but they aren’t exactly beautiful. [russm313] got the brilliant idea of disguising his iPod (and charger) as a miniature Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Unlike some other small cabinets we’ve seen, it is just cover and can’t actually be played. But the idea is still original and the process is so simply we’re surprised it hasn’t been done before; just cardboard, glue, and some other small items are needed and you have a…

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This is Day 8 of the 30 Days to 3,000 Fans program. You can learn more about the program here.
Want to have highly engaging conversations on your Facebook page? You better get good at mastering the art of the social media conversation. How is a conversation within social media any different than a normal conversation? It isn’t! If you are going to build a following on Facebook let alone any other site on the internet, you are going to need to put in the time necessary to build relationships with others. Whether it’s posting follow-up comments or reaching out…

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People find many ways to express their personality, weather itis through sports, music, art, or another outlet. In any casethe creative nature that we have comes to the surface once wehave the tools and developed ability to accomplish this. Onearea that has continued to grow as a result of technologicaladvancement is with computer enhanced graphics. Faster homecomputers coupled with programs such as Adobe Photoshop andIllustrator have taken the high end graphics work once limitedto corporations to smaller businesses. The most basic photomanipulation is to correct flaws in the picture, which can beexpanded to the more advanced creation of fantasy scenes,…

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