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  • From: paok <bluefreaky AT earthlink.net>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: filesharing and programming my treadmill.
  • Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:32:25 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

This is the closest I've ever been to buying a video game. Holy Murgatroid.

pk

-----Original Message-----
From: James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>
Sent: Feb 28, 2005 1:54 PM
To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: filesharing and programming my treadmill.

Not particularly work unsafe, but not particularly
work safe:

http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26/sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html

--- mike AT mysterycircuits.com wrote:

> You can do some fun things with motors and audio
> signals. Making a
> music controlled vibrator is pretty easy. If you get
> a small DC motor,
> and send an amped audio signal (which is AC) to the
> power leads, the
> motor will move back in forth to the music. You can
> actually hear the
> music faintly resonating in the motor's brushes. If
> you attach an off
> center weight to the spindle, there you go!
>
> Though I'm sure the audi-oh is more advanced than
> that.
>
> Another fun experiment is to attach a mirror to a
> motor's spindle
> vertically, and send audio to the power leads. Then
> get a laser
> pointer, and hit the mirror at an angle. You'll see
> a cool laser light
> disco on the wall.
>
> Mike
>
> grady wrote:
> > Here's most of what you need right here - and it's
> based in Raleigh:
> >
> > http://www.audi-oh.com/
> >
> > Never call me Phil wrote:
> > >>Several artists, including Don Henley, Avril
> Lavigne,
> > >>the Dixie Chicks and Sheryl Crow, are lending
> their
> > >>names to the entertainment industry's case,
> saying
> > >>they lose potential royalties to file-sharing.**
> > >
> > >
> > > really stupid, what else can one say, don
> henley, dixie chicks,
> yuck!
> > > but It got me to thinking about my treadmill
> experience and MP3s.
> > > A year ago I bought a treatmill and I use it
> regularly every two
> days
> > > to workout. I recommend it if, for some reason
> you aren't active,
> but
> > > anyway, i'd been usually watching the tube while
> running and it was
> > > getting painfully boring. About a month ago I
> started listening to
> > > music. MyGod, is that SOOmuch better! AND
> ENERGing! I mean, I use
> to
> > > have trouble getting to .5 hrs. Now I'm going
> for at least 45 mins
> and
> > > at a higher rate..sometimes even an hour+
> depending on the music.
> So
> > > you can see, clearly, i've hit on something
> important here?
> > > I wish I could plug my laptop(a mac+iTunes) into
> my treadmill and
> have
> > > the speed and grade, controlled by what music
> I'm listening to. So
> I'm
> > > thinking, if we could find someone to write a
> little application,
> > > probably for the PC, which would make more
> sense..(maybe we could
> port
> > > it to the mac later), that could work by
> translating the music
> energy,
> > > into something that controls the speed and grade
> of the treadmill,
> I
> > > think we would have a very interesting product?
> The treadmill
> itself
> > > would be easily modified. I know the obvious
> question is why not
> just,
> > > manually. That's a real come down, having to
> punch the buttons..It
> > > takes you out of the grove. It's a must to keep
> the syncronization
> > > between the treadmill and the music going or
> it's no good. I bet it
> > > would be a pretty easy application to write
> because all thats
> needed is
> > > to control the two switches on the treadmill to
> increase and
> decrease.
> > > What's interesting is the translator for the
> music could be
> > > customizable. You could have lots of user
> controls, but out of the
> box,
> > > just what you'd expect, Fugazi works best for
> the robust workout.
> > > People this could create a whole new industry
> and so many bboomers
> are
> > > buying treadmills and they just evenually
> collect dust.
> > > We'd have to come up with a good name for it
> too, but that would be
> one
> > > of the fun parts...and the marketing, woow.such
> a smart idea!...?
> This
> > > is a million dollar idea and I'm handing to you.
> Good luck.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
http://www.treadmilladviser.com/nordic-track-e4400-treadmill.html
> > >
> > > http://members.ync.net/mcuriale/imfit/
> > >
> > >
> > > **Associated Press
> > > File-Sharing Case Unites Unlikely Allies
> > > Monday February 28, 8:34 am ET
> > > By Alex Veiga, AP Business Writer
> > >
> > >
>
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050228/file_sharing_taking_sides_1.html
> > >
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> > >
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