The Star Wars Theme Played on Floppy Drives is Glorious In 2011, a university student in Poland named Paweł Zadrożniak hooked up two floppy disk drives and started making music. Five years later, he’s assembled a full symphony. In a video posted to his blog on Wednesday, Zadrożniak shows off what he calls the “Floppotron,”…
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What Do Tree Rings Sound Like
We all know that the Lorax speaks for the trees, but what do they sound like when they speak for themselves? Rings on a tree can give information about the age of the tree, as well as indicate environmental conditions such as rain levels, disease, and even forest fire. Light colored rings indicate quick growth,…
This Digital Music Box Is Every Nostalgic Remix Artist Dream
Ye olde music boxes were the first way for folks to play songs in their home by using a mass-produced cylinders, each loaded with a unique tune. As the player rotated the tube, irregular pegs jutting from it would strike a comb of tines on the box — and voila, audio for the people. We’ve…
Apple and NASA made a short film ‘Visions of Harmony’ celebrating Juno Mission
Apple today has announced that it is partnering with NASA to produce a short film to celebrate the Juno spacecraft reading Jupiter’s orbit. The film is available on iTunes and Apple Music for free and is called “Visions of Harmony.” To go along with the short film, Apple has created a new featured section on…