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Simple really - a small model steeple
with bells and bell ropes. The ropes
are pulled by small electromagnets at
the bottom, driven by a USB
connection. Each bell rope is then
mapped onto one of those numeric
keypad keys you never use and to
various system events like "new
mail".
You
can practice
peals of bells by trying out patterns
on your keypad or just use it for
dramatic cascades of bells when you
get new mail.
If you don't
like the rather tinny sound of the
little bells in the steeple, the bells
will have MIDI outputs so you can
drive something capable of making
real bell noises.
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Damn you and your chimes! |
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Ahh, worthless but priceless at the same time. |
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My thoughts exactly. Beautiful. |
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A truly appealing idea. + |
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+ Croissant with bells on |
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Could start an office war though, couldn't it? You know the guy - always has the newest mobile phone or the latest PDA. Now he'd have the biggest steeple... |
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Obligatory, is that a steeple or are you...... |
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I don't know about chiming bells when I'm bored but I
love the idea of analog system sounds! Croissant'd!! |
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This is an interesting idea. Unfortunately, with shrinking the bells also comes speeding up their swing, unless you cheat and have the bells and clappers artificially actuated by hidden motors and gears. |
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//analog system sounds// - how about building this full size on the roof of your house? Then the whole street would know when a new email arrives, or when you click on an un-clickable thing. |
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