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Date posted: 04/07/2012 German hardware hackers have come up with an umbrella that makes music when it is wet. The first version of the umbrella has 12 touch-sensitive sensors and wires fixed to the canopy cloth using duct tape. The sensors are made of a piezoelectric material that generates a tiny charge when it is stressed or distorted. The sensors were connected to a simple circuit board that spotted when each sensor was struck by a raindrop. It plays a different beep for each sensor to generate a random 8-bit tune in response to the falling rain. The gadget was put together in a day for a 24-hour hardware hacking event in Amsterdam so had to be relatively simple, said Berlin-based Alice Zappe and Julia Lager. The idea for the umbrella came out of a visit to a design exhibition the day before that left the pair wondering how everyday objects could be connected by music. See the full Story via external site: www.bbc.co.uk Most recent stories in this category (Life): 17/05/2013: IT industry ignores silver surfers at its peril |
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