Techno Teddy 99
jazzman writes "In an attempt to push technology into realms it had better never set a foot on, the guys from
flugeldufel have modified some consumer hardware and
created a unique musical instrument:
it looks like a teddy bear, feels like a teddy bear, and transforms gestures into 44kHz breakbeats."
As a wise man once said (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:As a wise man once said (Score:2)
...off to monster.com [monster.com].
Re:As a wise man once said (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:As a wise man once said (Score:1)
Those who stop to think if they should... (Score:1)
The Wrong Pill! (Score:4, Funny)
Taking the wrong pill, the teddy remained connected to the matrix. [flugeldufel.org]
Re:The Wrong Pill! (Score:1)
Before you mod me as off topic, look at my nick. Now you get it... goood good.
Re:The Mysterious Urge (Score:1)
I give it +5 interesting
keep it up
mods: please refrain from killing my karma, thanks
wow! (Score:2)
Re:wow! (Score:2)
If you need more detail than that do a little research on electronics and the structure of GBA hardware.
Re:wow! (Score:1)
I don't even need to follow the link... (Score:1)
Re:I don't even need to follow the link... (Score:1)
Gahh! (Score:3, Funny)
"Can't sleep, teddy bear will eat me. Can't sleep, teddy bear will eat me."
Re: (Score:1)
What does "unique" refer to? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:What does "unique" refer to? (Score:1)
A.I. (Score:1)
He used to be a supertoy... (Score:1)
DAVID: Yes, please.
MARTIN: So, I guess you're the new supertoy now. What kind of cool things can you do?
With the right approach... (Score:3, Funny)
Install Linux on it
Program it with AI
Hold LAN parties for insecure programmers
I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen something like this yet, but with all the dumb toys which have been -HOT- it makes sense something which appeals to intelligent people would be a flop. Stands to reason when you look at everything these days. Thanks to those few capitalists who actually do give tech toys a fair shot (and don't sue people when they get inside them)
Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:5, Interesting)
I wonder why so many people choose teddy bears for their projects.
teddy bear spy camera [spytown.com]
teddy bear network switch [techtv.com]
teddy bear terror bomb [webdesk.com]
Strange geek fetish?
Re:Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:1)
Re:Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:1)
Reason for the appeal might be the GBL... (Score:1)
Re:Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:1)
You know, you just gave me a great idea for a teddy bear battlebot...
Re:Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:1)
Re:Teddy Bear appeal... (Score:2)
Whoa, Cowboy Bebop flashback.
"YOU! Teddy Bomber, serial bomber!"
Chris Mattern
Good for babies (Score:1)
Does it say: "I want a hug" or "I need to go to the toilet" occasionnaly too ?
Re:Good for babies (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Good for babies (Score:2)
Must resist... Can't hold out much longer.. Aagh! (Score:3, Funny)
Hangs head in shame for moment of weakness...
The extra ingredient is love. (Score:4, Funny)
1 Techno Teddy
4 Lightsticks, assorted colors
1 Sparkly Shirt, toddler size
30 Count extacy hits
2 Bottles water, trendy brand preferred
1 Roll duct tape
Dress bear in shirt. Break lightsticks and attach to bear with duct tape. Place extacy hits on convenient locations on bear, using duct tape. Tape water bottles to teddy. Let sit for ten minutes, toss into pit of e-tards and let the fun begin!
Re:The extra ingredient is love. (Score:1)
Re:Undocumented feature of this teddy bear... (Score:1)
Re:Undocumented feature of this teddy bear... (Score:4, Funny)
Interior, a loungeroom. In the centre of the floor sits a Teddy Ruxpin, switched on. A small fluffy dog approaches
Small dog (tentatively, not sure what to make of this furry creature): Woof?
Teddy Ruxpin: Woof?
Small Dog( backing away in fear): Grrr! Woof! Woof! Woof!
Teddy Ruxpin: Grrr! Woof! Woof! Woof!
The dog flees under the settee and cowers in fright at the fearsome Teddy Ruxpin. Onlookers roll about on the floor laughing as the scene fades
Just imagine... (Score:1)
David... (Score:1)
Re: (Score:1)
Politically incorrect (Score:4, Funny)
It's hell being a geek...
Reminds me a lot of... (Score:4, Informative)
Waving your hands around in a analogue space above sensors to create music is a weird experience - quite unlike playing the keyboard or strumming a guitar.
Re:Reminds me a lot of... (Score:2)
Re:Reminds me a lot of... (Score:1)
The theramin is used to create a direct location -> note mapping. What I saw was a much more complex system where the the ultrasonic sensors would be rigged to control the flow of several finite state machines.
The finate state machines would loop round and play back repetative beats, or decay, or whatever the ibook had been configured to play. Basically, rather than just playing notes directly (which was still possible) the system could also be used to build up a collection of notes and 'develop' a tune rather than each action being directly mapped to a sound.
BECK (Score:1, Funny)
WHERE IT'S AT!
-Tim
Re:BECK (Score:1)
Got 2 Turntables and a teddy beeeaaar!
Re:Great (Score:1)
sadistic (Score:1)
dirty dirty! (Score:1)
dirty dirty people I say. No respect for the pretty equipment
.
Re:dirty dirty! (Score:1)
Will it work with the teddy BORG? (Score:1)
What's next? A Teddy Bear based file server?
I love this teddy :) (Score:1)
weird insturments (Score:1)
Re:weird insturments (Score:2)
This device, on the other hand, is more of a sequencer. If you take a look at the webpage, you'll see that the software plays whatever is currently selected (breaks, basslines, ambient FX, etc.) on loop. When a recognized gesture is made, it switches one of the loops to another sample in memory.
In other words, it's a cute, cuddly MMT-8.
Neat idea...what if you... (Score:1)
Recordings? (Score:1)
Microsoft already did this (Score:2)
Microsoft was, however, unable to achieve market dominance in the plush-toy sector.
Microsoft Innovation (Score:2)
Despite both Microsoft and Barney being reprehensible, the product was a neat idea.
Re:Microsoft Innovation (Score:2)
I played with a pre-cursor to this type of tech (anyone remember Nintendo's ROB the robot).
The only thing I keep seeing though with tech like this is 4 year olds across the nation having seizures from the flashes used to execute such commands.
One moment little Timmy is enjoying his show with that strange bear of his, the next moment little Timmy looks like he's overdosing on ketamine and ends up spending the rest of his life in a wheel chair with half his brain not working. "Timmah!"
This sort of reminds me... (Score:1)
Warning! (Score:1)
My eyes! It buuuurns!
Re:Warning! (Score:1)
Re:Warning! (Score:1)
Old... (Score:1)
And that was easter... over 2 month ago.
Nice idea, but sounded awfull....
Controlled by a Game Boy Advance (Score:1)
might be the next DDR (Score:1)