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Hackerspaces - tinkering in the 21st century
Photo credit: Newsday/Ken Sawchuk | Chris Williams, left, and Jonathan Dahan -- both of Island Labs hackerspace, a collective of technology enthusiasts that has nothing to do with hacking -- work on a miniature LED Christmas tree. The group meets at Stony Brook University and works on small projects aimed at rethinking three types of engineering: mechanical, software and electrical. (Dec. 8, 2009)
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Consumer Electronics Show 2010
Striking a low F sharp note off a Korg synthesizer doesn't do the trick.
"Try putting more on it," says 19-year-old Tony Biondo of Syosset, referring to white globs pooled on top of a plastic-wrapped stereo speaker. Ten people crowd around gauging the watery cornstarch's response to sound waves. Just about anything is used - an Altoids tin cover, tape . . . water.
But because the old...
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