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NSFW: Circuit Ben demos his Super Ultra Mega Fun Box - a circuit bent orgasm key ring.
Best line: “Don’t do it! Don’t do it! Don’t do it yet!”
That’s what she said.

 

Modd3d testing a MIDI-controlled Gemmy Animated Scary Skull with a keyboard. 
Imaging a choir of scary skulls controlled by your sequencer!
If you want to try this hack you can find a tutorial at www.automat3d.com.

 

This demos a circuit bent Atari Punk Dreamcast with opto theremin. 
Extra features include…

Internal speaker with on/off [under lid]
Opto-theremin (photo cell) with on/off [under lid]
4 Body Contacts 
Pretty blue LED 
Furby eyes

 

A demo of a Circuit Bent Toy Laser Gun, 6 Different Sounds Cool L.E.D. Light show, Pitch Bend and 1/4″ instrument out.

 

Stylophone 2007, midi-retrofitted by Diabolical Devices / Class A Electronics, LLC

 

A video demo of a strange electro-mechanical circuit-bent Casio SK-1.

 

Pioneering circuit-bender Reed Ghazala discusses the origins of circuit-bending the Texas Instruments Speak N’ Spell:

 
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TheUmbrellaCo is doing some gorgeous mods and bends to Casio SK-1 samplers, turning them into Suitcase SK-1s. 
Here’s a promo video for a Suitcase SK-1, The Gypsy:

 
 
via HighlyLiquid

 

Circuitastrophe 2008 - a celebration of circuit bending, robotics, 8-bit music, hacking & electronic music will be held in Cincinatti Sept 4th & 5th, 2008. Reed Ghazala will be in the house.
Here are  the details:

 

Each Darth vader mask is equipped with a microprocessor connected to a central computer to give an artificial intelligence system developed to work out the darkest musical hit of all time.
Fabien Giraud et Raphaël Siboni Last Manoeuvres in the Dark at the Palais de Tokyo Paris.
via Make