Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Solenoids

Solenoids on wikipedia

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Omnipresence Haruo Ishii

This is Omnipresence sound installtion at Lovebytes 2002 More Detials

This work consists of roughly 450 motors which make music by ringing bells while light-emitting diodes (LED) flash on and off in the darkness. The sound the viewer hears is only the slight sound of the copper bells themselves with no electronic processing or amplification.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Some Links

Max Forum about Bluetooth and serial object
a Bluetooth Evaluation kit
Lego Mindostorm Possible 'cheeper option/ substite for solenoid and bluetooth.
getting bluetooth working on mac osx

Tintinabulum

Project in development. 2006.
A collaboration b
etween artist Jim Brouwer & Leigh Toro

Tin`tin*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tintinnabula}. [L.,

a bell. See {Tintinnabular}.]
A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates
Used as a musical instrument or as a toy

OUTLINE OF PROJECT

Resonating Lampposts by striking them with remotely controlled valve solenoids.
development