Author Archives: Kristina Panos

Baby’s First Synth was Daddy’s First Project

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A small, colorful synth built for a 3-year-old. It has five pots, four sliders, and a tiny screen.

We absolutely adore inspired labor-of-love tales such as this one. [Alastair] wanted to build a synth for his daughter’s third birthday in spite of having no prior hardware knowledge. It …read more Continue reading Baby’s First Synth was Daddy’s First Project→

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Gaming Typewriter

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Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

Can you teach an old typewriter new tricks? You can, at least if you’re [maniek-86]. And a word to all you typewriter fanatics out there — this Optima SP 26 …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Gaming Typewriter→

Hackaday Podcast Episode 324: Ribbon Microphone From A Gumstick, Texture From a Virtual Log, and a Robot Arm From PVC

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This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos joined forces to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 324: Ribbon Microphone From A Gumstick, Texture From a Virtual Log, and a Robot Arm From PVC→

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the H.R. Giger Keyboard

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Illustrated Kristina with an IBM Model M keyboard floating between her hands.

I had to bust out Brain Salad Surgery to write this one, folks. It was that, or put on some Ministry or something. Just look at all the industrial-ness dripping …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the H.R. Giger Keyboard→