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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.""

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  1. 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?