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Techno Teddy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the flugeldufel-flugeldufel-flugeldufel dept.

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."

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  1. As a wise man once said by Starship+Trooper · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Programmers are so obsessed with the fact that they can, they don't stop to think that they should.

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  2. The Wrong Pill! by nick_davison · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you seen the pictures? That's just not right!
    Taking the wrong pill, the teddy remained connected to the matrix.

  3. Gahh! by sandidge · · Score: 3, Funny

    To mangle a line from the Simpsons:

    "Can't sleep, teddy bear will eat me. Can't sleep, teddy bear will eat me."

  4. What does "unique" refer to? by EvilNTUser · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you mean unique as in "it's a teddy bear", then you're correct afaik, but using gestures to control instruments is not a unique idea.

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  5. With the right approach... by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny
    This could be the next huge Christmas toy. Then we'd have slashdot carrying articles on how you can

    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)

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  6. Teddy Bear appeal... by Speare · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I wonder why so many people choose teddy bears for their projects.

    teddy bear spy camera

    teddy bear network switch

    teddy bear terror bomb

    Strange geek fetish?

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  7. Must resist... Can't hold out much longer.. Aagh! by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny
    Imagine a Bearwulf cluster of these...

    Hangs head in shame for moment of weakness...

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  8. The extra ingredient is love. by Burgundy+Advocate · · Score: 4, Funny

    Raver Teddy

    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!

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  9. Politically incorrect by iggly_iguana · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read the headline, and immediately thought of girls in wearable computers......

    It's hell being a geek...

  10. Reminds me a lot of... by twoshortplanks · · Score: 4, Informative
    This guy's work with making music with ultrasonic sensors. I saw his stuff a London dorkbot meeting where he let us play with these things.

    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.

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  11. Re:Undocumented feature of this teddy bear... by ross.w · · Score: 4, Funny
    Some friends of mine had one of these. they also had a small fluffy dog. The scene went something like this:

    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



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