Tell time with words, not numbers
This is a very interesting clock. Handmade in Germany, the clock displays the time in text in five minute intervals and uses four-minute dots for the other intervals. The front is a polished acrylic glass and the body is made of four layers wood lacquer. Using a DCF-77 time-signal receiver, it gives you to the second accurate time-telling without manual programing. That means it will also automatically adjusts to daylight-savings time. The QLocktwo has a light sensor that automatically adjusts to ambient light but also has manual brightness controls.
How the clock is displayed is up to the buyer. It comes with wall brackets for mounting as well as a massive acrylic class holder for a free standing version. It is 450 x 450 x 20mm (about 18 x 18 x 0.5 inches) and weighs about 9 lbs. Due to LED technology, it uses less than 2 watts of power.
The clock comes in a variety of colors and is available on line for about $288.82.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Touch it: Audiopad
Touch it, Bring it, Pay it, Watch it
As touch technology evolves, artists and programmers are discovering more ways to compose music. Audiopad is a composition and performance instrument for electronic music. Created by localfields (James Patten and Recht), Audiopad tracks the position of objects on a table and converts the movement into music. It allows you to pull sounds from libraries, edit tracks, and process compositions all at the same time.
How does it work? Each object on the table is electronically tagged. The Audiopad has a matrix of antenae that track all of the objects on the table. Each object represents a musical track or a microphone. The software tracks the position information and translates it into music and graphical feedback on the table. On the back end, they use Linux, Debian or Knoppix. The code is written in Python and C & C++. They also make use of OpenGL for graphcs and MIDI to work with the synthesizers.
Currently this product is not for sale, but the developers say that they are researching that possibility. The duo enjoys doing performances and installations. In 2004 the Audio pad was recognized in the Industrial Design Excellence Awards. The Museu d'Arte Contemporani de Barcelona hosted their installation in 2003 as part of the Sonar festival. The Audiopad website has a host of videos that demonstrate what it does. Visit http://www.jamespatten.com/audiopad/ to lear more about it.
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As touch technology evolves, artists and programmers are discovering more ways to compose music. Audiopad is a composition and performance instrument for electronic music. Created by localfields (James Patten and Recht), Audiopad tracks the position of objects on a table and converts the movement into music. It allows you to pull sounds from libraries, edit tracks, and process compositions all at the same time.
How does it work? Each object on the table is electronically tagged. The Audiopad has a matrix of antenae that track all of the objects on the table. Each object represents a musical track or a microphone. The software tracks the position information and translates it into music and graphical feedback on the table. On the back end, they use Linux, Debian or Knoppix. The code is written in Python and C & C++. They also make use of OpenGL for graphcs and MIDI to work with the synthesizers.
Currently this product is not for sale, but the developers say that they are researching that possibility. The duo enjoys doing performances and installations. In 2004 the Audio pad was recognized in the Industrial Design Excellence Awards. The Museu d'Arte Contemporani de Barcelona hosted their installation in 2003 as part of the Sonar festival. The Audiopad website has a host of videos that demonstrate what it does. Visit http://www.jamespatten.com/audiopad/ to lear more about it.
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