Here’s an incredible speaker hack that involves a styrofoam plate in the making of a hi-fidelity speaker.

As you can see on the picture, I did use a foam plate. I tried other materials and I found the best quality of the sound is produced by a lightweight material but strong enough to avoid excessive vibration. Paper plates are too soft, plastic disposable plates produces excessive vibration.

via eksith, DIY Page

If you have bought older generation of iPods, you are in luck as Rockbox 3.0 firmware was just released to the public.

What does it do?  Basically it allows you to free yourself from iTunes and do a lot more with old equipment.

Since Apple has stopped developing the firmware for the older iPods (yes, they keep making new ones to make more money, how greedy!), this Rockbox provides users with alternative way to upgrade their old iPods.

I personally have the 40GB model of the iPod shown in the pic, I should be doing a short DIY write-up to tell you all how it went.

Looks like their site is down already but keep checkin’, it should be up later.

Rockbox’s developers say that the most important changes to the software won’t be particularly obvious to the average user. “The first players supported by Rockbox decoded MP3 files using a chip specifically for this purpose. This made things a lot simpler for Rockbox, but also limited the amount of formats supported to variants of MPEG audio. Newer players don’t use this approach, and as such, it was needed to expand Rockbox to do sound decoding in software on these players. This opens up the possibility of supporting a lot of different file formats, which is of course exactly what we did! “

via engadget, ostatic, Rockbox

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Check out this highway road in Lancaster, California that makes harmonic noises when you drive over them.

This is a road in Lancaster Ca. that makes music when you drive over it. It was created for a commercial and they designed harmonics in the asphalt to create the music when driven over. Apparently other countries have been doing it for awhile. Unfortunately people complianed and it is being removed. Their probably the same ones who complain about the jets flying through the valley. lol

via make

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Check out this cool scratching machine that works through human touch.  Without spending thousands of on expensive turn-tables, you can easily turn your MacBook or laptop into a touch turn-table and practice your scratching all day long.

DaScratch is a USB-powered MIDI controller that offers touch-sensitive control over your DJ software. Stanton includes integrated software support for popular applications like Traktor and Serato, as well as advanced MIDI support for more musical apps such as Ableton Live.

via crave, Product Page

You have to agree that 2 7-feet tall Tesla Coils playing Mario Brothers is an awesome music.

via techeblog

New Apple Earphones coming soon...

As someone who has gone through 3 iPod earphones (the ones that come with iPods), I can appreciate the need for better earphones, especially for listening to music on my iPod with the volume at the max limit.

Well, as soon as I heard that these new in-ear earphones are going to be available in October for $79, I got too excited and pooped it out.  there. happy?

via engadget

Steampunk Headphones!

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Are you tired of your regular ol’ headphones?  Here’s a great DIY showing you how to make Steampunk Headphones.

To construct this headset, I started with items commonly found at home improvement stores. I wanted to use mostly copper or brass parts, at least for the parts that are exposed. Unfortunately, copper and brass are heavy (compared to plastic). I use a headset frequently so I didn’t want to end up with something too heavy. The end look has an industrial flavor because of the holes drilled to lighten it. Although, I still think it fits in the Steampunk genre.

via instructables

Buy 120GB Zune on Amazon!

Now you can get the 120GB Zune on Amazon. Yey!

Music and entertainment, your way. That’s what the Zune 120 GB Digital Media Player is designed to deliver. The Zune easily connects you with your music, videos, and pictures wherever and whenever you want, and unlike the iPod, it even has a built-in FM tuner so you can keep up with local news and sports. Your Zune gives you the power to wirelessly share full-length tracks, playlists, pictures and podcasts with your other Zune-wielding friends. And when you receive songs that you just can’t get out of your head, you can easily tag the songs and buy them the next time you sync up. Whether you’re listening to music, radio, or rocking out to the latest music videos on the bright, roomy screen, the Zune allows you to tailor your entertainment, right in the palm of your hand.

via engadget

Mobile DJ Art Car Filled with Bass Speakers!

Here’s a really cool DJ Art Car filled with speakers.  Now, you can take the party with you, especially the loud music and the DJ wherever you want to hold your next private outdoor rave.

The Mobile DJ Art Car is a cool vehicle that has huge speakers, two turntables and is designed aerodynamically. Apparently the car was inspired by the track ‘God is a DJ’ and it certainly looks like you can have your own mobile nightclub. All that the vehicle lacks may be a dance floor. You could however feel contented with the awesome and strange design with which the car has been built. Go ahead and party in the Mobile DJ Art Car.

via bornrich, automotto