You may not be familiar with the company Tronical but you will know their work because they are responsible for Gibson’s Robot Guitar tuning systems. Well judging by this video it appears that Tronical are about to launch some standalone systems that can be retrofit to pretty much any guitar be it a Les Paul [...]
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Useful Photography Cheat Sheets
There’s a lot involved in photography, and so many things to remember it can be overwhelming, especially for beginners. Camerascan seem complicated, and photo editing software is packed with features. Then there are concepts like lighting and composition that must be mastered in order to achieve those perfect shots. With so many things to learn, sometimes a little help is welcomed. So for this post, we’ve rounded up a collection of photography cheat sheets and quick references that should come in very handy.
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography Cheat Sheet
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Sing-a-Ma-Jigs
Sing-a-Ma-Jigs – Meet the latest toy craze. Which also happen to be quite possibly the most annoying toys in the world.
Back To The Future 25 year reunion
The cast of Back To The Future have reunited in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film franchise. Submit your videos at http://itn.co.uk/itndirect.html .
20 Stunning Halloween Desktop Wallpapers
Seeing a lot of user-submitted artwork and animations via Blender, GIMP, and Inkscape enthusiasts (some of which you can see in 10+ Amazing Short Films Made With Free Software) has made me really appreciate images illustrated by hand, which includes wallpapers. Given the season, illustrated wallpapers shouldn’t be too difficult to find, and it might even get you excited for Halloween!
Here is a set of wallpapers that feature this exact illustrated-by-hand concept, though authors have not indicated that they used GIMP or other open-source image editing application. Also, some are from general wallpaper search sites, which I suspect don’t always link to the original author, but a number of these have a watermark (smart!) on them so they’re more traceable and attributable.
You can also find a few tutorials after the set of wallpapers, which may help guide you should you become inspired to create your own!
Wallpaper Collection
1. Halloween by Sandara
Download at: Deviant Art
2. Halloween
Download at: Zastavki
3. Halloween/Preparations For The Holiday
Download at: Zastavki
4. Halloween/All Saints Day
Download at: Zastavki
5. Untitled 2
Download at: Wallbase
6. Happy Halloween by Anthony Altamirano of ArtkasDesign
Download at: Slodive
7. Halloween
Download at: Wallbase
8. Halloween
Download at: Wallbase
9. Halloween/House Witches
Download at: Zastavki
10. Halloween by Hellen
Download at: Wallbase
11. Hallowmas
Download at: Zastavki
12. Untitled 3
Download at: Wallbase
13. Halloween Haunts
Download at: Wallcoo
14. Witchcraft Magic Night Cauldron
Download at: Halloween Web
15. Halloween Theme
Download at: Zastavki
16. Halloween/Holiday Decorations
Download at: Zastavki
17. Castle Witches
Download at: Zastavki
18. House At The Cemetery/Halloween
Download at: Zastavki
19. The Night In The Midst Of Halloween
Download at: Zastavki
20. Halloween Theme
Download at: Zastavki
(Via MakeUseOf.com.)
Stunning animated book papercraft
DudeCraft comes this amazing piece of stop-motion animation (papercraft with lots of Photoshop support? All-digital faux papercraft?), done by Andersen M Studios for the New Zealand Book Council. It’s cool however it was accomplished.
Savannah Jazz Festival Blues Night
Georgia Kyle performs during Blues Night of the Savannah Jazz Festival in Forsyth Park.
TxtBlocker Promises to End Teenage Texting While Driving
Texting while driving is a major problem, particularly amongst teen drivers. tXtBlocker claims to be the solution. The serve disables texting and Web browsing on phones traveling more than 15 miles an hour–calling, meanwhile, is limited to 911 and a select list of contacts.
The service is intended to be installed by parents on their teenagers’ handsets. Parents can also restrict cell activity by geographic region and time, prohibiting use during school or work hours. For full big brother effect, they can also view the phones on an interactive map at any time.
The service will be made available at Best Buy stores next month. It’s currently compatible with Android and BlackBerry handsets. An iPhone version is coming soon, so break curfew while you still can, kids.
(Via http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/ziffdavis/gearlog-ziffdavis.)
How-To: Guitar effects proto pedal
Matt posted the steps he took to build a proper stompbox development platform -
Designing and building your own guitar effects is a great way to combine a passion for electronics and guitar. However, when testing new designs, I found the fragile circuit on the solderless breadboard was difficult to connect to patch cords and control the potentiometers.
The answer was simple: build a guitar pedal just for prototyping!
A thoroughly sturdy design, including a custom cut/drilled & folded aluminum enclosure with standard hole sizes for swappable pots and switches. Check out the projects instructable for details.
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(Via MAKE Magazine.)
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