Wow, this is awesome! This guy is serious about recycling. The hard disks are connected to his MIDI system and are all coordinated to play drums. Well watch the video after the jump to see it in action!

Fibra from Belgrade has created an interesting drum system. It uses old hard drive read/write arms as drum hammers. The original hard drive voice coils are used to move the arms. The picture above is the new system which doesn’t seem to be documented yet, have a look at the video for a demonstration of the first version. If you need a larger hard drive project fix have a look at these hard drive projects.

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Here’s a good instructable on how to build a cheap bluetooth audio for your GPS. If your GPS doesn’t already support bluetooth (I believe most don’t), this is a great cheap way to get all those audible directions into just the driver’s ears, not everyone in the car.

I needed a way to hear my cheap a$$ GPS under the helmet on my motorcycle and didn’t wanna fork over 2x the price for a “motorcycle ready” GPS device so I made it myself.
This may be interesting to bikers a well!

[via] instructables

Well maybe this one possibly is, this is the Chanel Choco Phone that has been designed by Fred de Garilhe.

It is made up of optic fibre system placed between two pieces of glass.

When this is closed it could be anything at all, but once opened it takes no imagination to realise that this is a really fancy phone.

Source [New Launches]

We all know that software is used to track users and what they do, and therefore why should Apple be any different, well it simple really there are a lot people around the world who think that Steve Jobs is god and Apple is his religion of which they all follow.

This is why spying leave all of these folks with a bad taste in their mouths. So how does this work? When you use the iPhone and press the weather application, data is sent along to a web address at Apple and some details too, like the IMEI number etc, this can track where you are and what you are doing at the time.

This could also be used by Apple to find all of those unlocked phones, but users should check out their agreement if they don’t this and see if there is anything on there that will stop this from going on!

Source [Gadgettastic]

Well if you take notice of what Verizon dealers are saying, then it would appear that it may be good enough to give the Apple iPhone a run for its money.

But as with any device, it is only as good as what it does, how much it costs and how it will fit into your lifestyle. By the looks of it the hype has started early and as normal I expect that we will be seeing a lot more of this in the next few months and then there is the Google Phone coming out next year too, so many choices!

Source [New Launches]

This is the Sony Ericsson concept phone, this will have a USB port which is going to be very handy and will probably begin to see this feature in other phones.

The design has a large screen and a nice bit of stainless steel added to the buttons.

There is not much word on price and availability but one thing is for sure they need to get a move on, because there will definitely be similar ideas on other brands.

Source [Gadgettastic]

Well this is a great idea to stop everyone else from overhearing those annoying people who sit next to you on the train and constantly talk loudly on the phone as if everyone is really going to be interested in what they have to say.

This could also be protection from the bluetooth invaders of privacy, unfortunately it does involve having to walk around with this contraption on your shoulders, but everything has a price tag. This is the work of the Boston artist Nick Rodrigues.

Source [Techna Bob]

We are all in need of some emergency power every now and then, and this Duracell Mobile 100 is just the ticket.

Runtimes:

Applications Runtime
Laptop 2 hours of run time
Cellular phone 18 hours of talk time
BlackBerry® 9 days of operating time
Portable game console 8 hours of play time
Mp3 player 96 hours of play time

Product Features:

Portable power for AC products
Two AC outlets for connecting multiple loads
High surge capacity for products that require more power to start
High efficiency - converts virtually all of the battery’s available power to AC
Mounting brackets for convenient installation in your truck, boat or RV
Heavy duty stud-connection mounting

Product Applications:

Handheld power tools: drills, jigsaws, sanders and buffers
Household appliances: compact microwave ovens, bread makers, food processors, small bar refrigerators, small vacuum cleaners, fluorescent and incandescent lights, sewing machines and fans
Entertainment electronics: televisions, VCRs, video games, stereos, musical instruments and satellite equipment
Office equipment: computers with 17″ monitors, fax machines

Protection Features:

Overload and over-temperature shutdown
Over-voltage protection (15.0 Vdc)
Low-voltage alarm (11.0 Vdc)
Low-voltage cut-out (10.5 Vdc)

This little gem is priced at around $140

Source [Oh Gizmo]

This is a cool device that projects a laser keyboard down onto any surface where you can then type as normal to any Bluetooth enabled device.

Requires Bluetooth device with HID and SPP profiles. Compatible with Acer N50, Asus MyPal A716, Audiovox xv6600 PPC6601 Harrier, Blackberry 7100 Series, Blackberry 7130e, Blackberry 7250, Blackberry 7290, Blackberry 7520, Blackberry 8700, Dell Axim 50/X50V, Dell Axim X50V, Dell Axim x51v, Dopod 535 Qtek 8080 SPV E200 Xphone, Dopod 565 i-mate SP3 Qtek 8010 SPV C500, Dopod 576 i-mate SP3i Qtek 8020 SDA Xphone II, Dopod 585 Qtek 8100 SDA Music Xphone IIm, Dopod 699 M2500 Qtek 2020i XDAIIi, Dopod 700 i-mate PDA2K MDAIII Qtek 9090 VPAIII XDAIIs, Dopod 818 i-mate Jam M500 MDA Compact Qtek S100 XDA Mini, Gigabyte G-Smart, HP 6300 Series, HP 6500, HP iPAQ 2495B, HP iPAQ 4700, HP iPAQ H1940, HP iPAQ H2210, HP iPAQ H2700, HP iPAQ H5550, HP iPAQ hx2790, HP iPAQ rx 3417, HP iPAQ rx3715, HTC MTeoR, I-mate JasJar, M2000 MDA II Qtek 2020 XDA II, MIO 336 BT, Motorola A1000, Motorola MPx220, Nextel 7100i, Nokia 3650, Nokia 6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6680, Nokia 7650, Nokia 770, Nokia N70, O2 Atom, OQO, Palm LifeDrive, Palm Treo 650, Palm Tungsten E2, Palm Tungsten T3, Palm Tungsten T5, Palm TX, Palm Zire 72, Samsung i730, Sony-Ericsson P800, Sony-Ericsson P900, Sony-Ericsson P910i, T-Mobile SDA and XPlore M68.

Not quite sure how accurate this will be in varying light, say you are travelling and the sun is changing direction would this have an effect on it?

Priced at $199.

Source [X Treme Geek]