(tech) bootlegging / modding
bootlegging - historically a pseudonym for illegal liquor-making, was later also used for unauthorized recordings of music.
today, ‘bootleg’ is one name for the musical style of recombination, of mashing up pop music pieces (preferably done undercover)
of the most disparate origins. diluting and revamping, carelessly sampling objects.
its iconoclastic deconstruction. the subject of this manner of designing no longer is – as traditionally – interrelating form to function,
but rather a positioning into a target context by ‘meta-design-decisions’ as the rearrangement of the found objects.
modding - is a term shortening modification. some creative, but bored computer dudes were sitting around talking shop
when a freak accident with an innocent tool left a gaping hole in the side of an equally innocent PC. the cutout showed off the
geek stud innards of a high performance box. a number of pc, robot, toy and other products have been modified since.
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typewriter-faced laptop
http://ironwork.jp/monkey_farm/computer/pc2.html
‘raptop’, a typewriter-faced laptop by kogoro kurata |
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yeah it is a mac! |
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retro pod
http://www.retropod.com
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this is a handmade ipod case, created from a vintage sony sports
walkman shell, project by john young.
here you can access to info on how to make a ‘retropod’ http://www.tikaro.com/repod/repod_b.asp |
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ipod case
made out of an old german police flashlight
by mister jalopy
http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com
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bootleg objects
http://www.bootleg-objects.com
by markus wolf and markus bader, 2002
from the object series ‘sound’, in ‘rebraun’, recombination is paramount – while most features remained present,
they slide along the surface, into new meanings. at the ‘re-bo’, nothing has been moved.
instead, an alien object – the touch screen – has slyly integrated himself. |
#BO.01: ‘rebraun’
mp3 jukebox and server, 2002-2003
vintage case, digital data, mixed multimedia, aluminium,
acrylic, steel, liquid crystal.
cnc-milled, welded, thermoformed, lacquered, anodized.
programmed with the VVVV multipurpose toolkit. |
the ‘rebraun’ and the original, the ‘audio 1 kompaktanlage’,
designed in 1962 by dieter rams for braun.
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two TFT-displays take the place of the radio scales, the lettering on the anodised front plate ironically quotes the lingo of the radio era.
a randomly positioned button, labelled ‘zufall’ (german for randomness) stands for the freedom from mechanical constraints.
the antenna does not receive any FM radio, but is used to connect the system to the internet via wireless LAN. |
#BO.02: ‘re-bo’
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‘beocenter 1400’ designed for bang&olufsen in 1973
by jacob jensen.
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the BO.02 is a representative of the era of the music cassette.
however, the cassette slot now houses a smart card reader.
further, a DVD-drive is hidden behind a previously unused groove
in the front panel, and a 16:9 TFT display has joined the object on the sly.
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case modding
http://gallery.moddingstore.com
http://www.riscx.com/mac_modding
users longing for a box whose beauty is more than CPU-deep have invented a new form of self-expression:
case modding - altering a PC's exterior to make it as distinctive as its owner.
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retro voltmeter mod
http://www.bit-tech.net/article/modding
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this is a voltmeter which is a traditional design.
these can look well nice in some cases, they are available in different
types - amps, temps etc etc... the one chosen is a moving iron meter
from maplin's product code: RX92A and cost £15. it looks quite
contemporary huh? not too retro but classy :) now to mod it!!!
it doesn't have a lighting system in it so what better than to use LED's?
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mousepad mod
http://modding.ru |
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cool cooler
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~mquint/projects.html |
‘with a new laptop, and lots of lanning to come I built myself a colourful cooler,
hopefully making gaming a little more comfortable experience for both the laptop and me’.
by mark quint
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pokia
http://www.pokia.com
rather ironically ‘pokia’ is now number one listing on google for ‘phones of the future’.
idea and all models by nicolas rope.
whilst impractical in other ways the pokia at least demonstrates to other people around you that you're
having a conversation with someone else, not with your split personality.
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‘pokia hotline’ model
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‘croydonn new town’ model |
go to the close-up
POKIA BY NICOLAS ROPE
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