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Scanjet Music

Posted by Hemos on from the the-hills-are-alive dept.

Popadopolis writes "Hack a day is reporting that HP Scanjets have a hidden ability to play music. According to the article, "The HP ScanJet 3c/4c have a variable speed scan head that is driven by a stepper motor. The Play Tune command can be used to move the head at different frequencies." They also have a video of a scanner playing "Fur Elise.""

3 of 240 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Old BBS flashbacks by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, the blog in your sig is really spammy. I like the pseudo-content - that adds epsilon worth of legitimacy (and pagerank, I'm sure).

  2. Broadcast Flag? by aw232 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Doesn't this mean that the printers will have to come with a means to detect if they are going to be used to play or copy DRM'd music?

  3. And in related news by Billosaur · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    New HD-DVD hard drives will also be able to make pancakes.

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