[sdiy] OT: Hacked Furby Art

[R.D. Hess]

 I remember E-mu hacking a "Teddy Ruxpin" talking
teddy bear for the introduction of the Emulator III a
few NAMM shows ago. They sampled the audio conrol
track that controlled the bear's facial expressions,
added suitably spooky dialogue, and dubbed him "Bob
>From Hell".

 Me? I have something evil planned for the Microsoft
talking Barney...

 Rich
 (with too much time on his hands)

--- CHoaglin at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 07/27/2001 9:30:27 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time, 
> CCartCat at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > As part of the DeCordova Art Museum's Annual
> Exhibition, one artist, Kelly 
> > Heaton is displaying art she's created from
> Furbies.  There are ironical 
> > faux 
> > anatomy drawings that diagram the
> electromechanical innards.  Various 
> > pieces 
> > using Furby mechanisms--one is a wall of 400
> "faces" (just the mechanical 
> > eyes and mouth) each activated by a
> infrared/photocell array.
> > 
> > The one semi-on topic piece is a display on
> painless surgery that includes 
> > a 
> > conical soldering tip and desoldering braid.
> > 
> > Don't know of any websites on this; the museum is
> in Lincoln MA, outside of 
> > 
> 
> Very cool...I'll have to go see that, it's about 4
> miles from my house. I've 
> actually been contemplating a similar project,
> namely modifying a big mouth 
> billy-bass. I haven't figured out how to make it
> flap its head an tail back 
> and forth to the beat of a different music, but when
> I'm done with it it's 
> going to be black, have lots of piercings, and
> probably play "stainless steel 
> providers" by the Revolting Cocks.
> 
> -Chris
> 


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