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Thomas Zimmerman, a researcher at IBM Almaden Research Center and frequent MAKE contributor, has issued a call for papers for an upcoming issue of IEEE Pervasive Computing that makers should be interested in.

The traditional sense of the word “hacking” implies modifying existing systems and devices (including hardware and software) to improve performance, enable new functions, or even create radically new applications. Hackers see commercial products and hardware/software modules…

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This is the Blackbird Rider, a $1,599 travel acoustic guitar made from carbon fiber. They claim it’s close to unbreakable: “You can play in a tropical rain storm and Rider will be fine. It can withstand a fall on a concrete floor without breaking.”. The neck is just hollow carbon fiber, with no truss rod and a resin fingerboard. Even the headstock is hollow, so the whole thing is one resonant chamber. (via Uncrate)

Boing Boing reader: Recalibrate thyself. One unicorn, one cup. Link, By Ape Lad.

In today’s NYT, a feature (with lots of great photos) about folks who build elaborate stereo soundsystems for their bicycles. It’s not a new phenomenon, but it’s neat to see it treated with such formal examination. Link, and pix here shot for the Times by Tyler Hicks. (thanks, Mark Hurst)

Drawn! ran Meomi’s fabulous designs for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots. They just need to add a ‘frop pipe in that Yeti’s mouth and all will be good.

Leave it to Canada to have a cryptozoological beastie like a sasquatch as its Olympic mascot. Earlier today Vancouver 2010 unveiled their Olympic and Paralympic mascots: Quatchi the Sasquatch, Miga the Sea Bear, and Sumi the Thunderbird.

…Is there another book in you, by chance? No. Look, I’m 84 years old. Writers of fiction have usually done their best work by the time they’re 45. Chess masters are through when they’re 35, and so a…

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YouTube via demokid2000. “Just some pictures of my Moog Music Inc. Minimoog model D, serial number 1737. It is in very good condition incl. Kenton MIDI.”

YouTube via demokid2000. via Nusonica. “My friend plays around with my .COM modular synthesizer. The step sequencer in the Poly Evolver Keyboard controls the .COM. Sounds pretty good. :D”