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Edison's beatbox

I found this really interesting hacked synth made by "sonofcastille" on YouTube. Unfortunately I don't know much more about it, or the maker. If anyone has more information, post it in the comments and I will update the entry.

Update: James from Retro Thing said they are made by Mike Ford. You can find more pictures of his excellent work on flickr. Thanks James!

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Posted by: James on April 19, 2008 at 12:58 PM

They're by Mike Ford

Hey, James from Retro Thing here. These cool gadgets are made by Mike Ford. People loved his beautiful flickr set at http://www.flickr.com/photos/66848520@N00/sets/72157594345873270/ but still photos don't do his devices justice so he uploaded lots of videos to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SonofCastille

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