Cardboard Record Sleeve Transforms Into Record Player

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cone oscillator

A seed cone from a Red Pine tree is mounted on a platform and oscillates through states of wetness and dryness, closing and opening. The cone closes when it is wet and opens when it is dry.

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RA News: Dadahack debut with TAP3

The album is as much a musical effort as it is a playful comment on technological advancement. In addition to being available for digital download, TAP3 is, as its name suggests, a cassette tape, but by no means a normal one–it also functions as a digital music player, so listeners can simply plug in their headphones and hear the album. This unusual presentation is meant to both embrace and reject the digital era, harking back to a time when music was confined to a physical existence within a hand-held product.

ok, this alone makes me want to buy it already, like a small art piece. i’m still looking for my original issue FM3 buddha machine in my mass of possessions.

• see also dadahack.com

Wired 15.04: Mixed Feelings

See with your tongue. Navigate with your skin. Fly by the seat of your pants (literally). How researchers can tap the plasticity of the brain to hack our 5 senses — and build a few new ones.