radios
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Build The Spirit Radio That Creeped Out Tesla Himself
6:40AM Sean Fallon | Tesla’s Spirit Radio uses a simple crystal radio circuit connected to a computer sound-in jack to generate spooky sounds from all kinds of electromagnetic sources. As you will see, it creeped the hell out of Tesla himself. More »
Gadgets
Laser-Cut, RFID Paper Radios Tell Your Speakers What To Play
4:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Designer Matt Brown created these sweet-looking laser-cut paper radios with a twist: They’re equipped with RFID chips that can interact with a speaker to broadcast messages or change the radio to a pre-decided station. More »
Gadgets
Chumby One Focuses More On Radio, Loses The Beanbag
7:44PM Danny Allen | Two-years after the first Chumby helped kick-start widgets in Wi-Fi gadgets, a new version looks likely for November. First spied on blurrycam in August, the Chumby One has a new hard shell, FM and Internet radio, and a faster processor. More »
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Carpet Radio Requires Human Body To Function
1:30AM Jesus Diaz | I like the Human Antenna, a carpet radio that uses your body as a radio wave conductor and tuner. However, looking at how it works on video, I can easily see some problems. More »
Peripherals
Griffin’s iTrip FM Transmitter: Hardware Controlled Through An App
10:30AM Rosa Golijan | There were hints that Griffins iTrip was coming, but now it’s time to get excited! Not because I really care about an FM transmitter on my iPhone, but because it’s one of the first cases of iPhone accessories controlled by an app. More »
Gadgets
10:00AM Chris Oaten | Haven’t embraced digital radio yet? Perhaps you don’t really care? Perhaps you don’t have the right device? The former is your problem, but OXX Digital can help with the latter, having recently appointed its new Australian distributors. More »
OXX Appoints Oz Distributors
10:00AM Chris Oaten | Haven’t embraced digital radio yet? Perhaps you don’t really care? Perhaps you don’t have the right device? The former is your problem, but OXX Digital can help with the latter, having recently appointed its new Australian distributors. More »
Gadgets
5:20AM Sean Fallon | Taking cues from devices like the Chumby, Squeezebox and HP’s DreamScreen, Pure is throwing a kitchen sink full of features into their new Sensia radio—including Wi-Fi, DAB and FM support, a 5.7-inch touchscreen and plenty of popular widgets. More »
Sensia Wi-Fi Radio Has Touchscreen, Twitter, Facebook
5:20AM Sean Fallon | Taking cues from devices like the Chumby, Squeezebox and HP’s DreamScreen, Pure is throwing a kitchen sink full of features into their new Sensia radio—including Wi-Fi, DAB and FM support, a 5.7-inch touchscreen and plenty of popular widgets. More »
Design
What Is This?
7:30AM Dan Nosowitz | It’s not a bar of soap, and it is an actual, electronic gadget. But what does it do? More »
Music
New iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n, FM Transmission
7:02AM Sean Fallon | iFixit’s teardown of the new new iPod touch has revealed a few interesting bits of dormant hardware that could eventually get switched on by the powers that be at Apple. This includes support for 802.11n and FM transmission. More »
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