Fast food franchise KFC is known for its oddball stunts, including special smartphone editions (and wacky chicken-themed accessories). But its latest, a VR escape room cum work training experience, is one of its oddest yet. So, I took the bait and ac…
Want a neat, but functional item to add to your desk? Check out this cool design for an old school microphone that’s made from cardboard, but actually works.
YouTuber SKM builds lots of fun stuff from cardboard, and this is definitely one of his coolest designs. It looks just like one of those old microphones that a news broadcaster or radio personality might speak into. I really dig the way that he wrapped the cord in strips of cardboard too.
Once you watch the video, you’ll see that it’s not that complicated to build, but it will take a little time, patience, and the requisite hot glue strings burns on your fingertips to complete:
The working part of the microphone is just an off-the-shelf, modern lavalier mic, so it’s really just a cardboard microphone sculpture with a microphone inside. Still, it’s really neat, and I’d like a whole set of cardboard electronic gear in my office.
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been convicted of bribery and embezzlement, and has been sentenced to five years in prison. Lee had been accused of paying out $6.4m in bribes so as to secure the support of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye and avoid government challenges to a controversial deal Samsung was making. Four other Samsung executives were implicated … Continue reading
If you had your heart set on an Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition but haven’t managed to pre-order one yet, we’ve got some bad news for you: you are officially out of luck. Microsoft announced today that the limited-edition console is already sold out, and it doesn’t sound like it’s planning to make any more. Hopefully you managed to … Continue reading
“Never mind it. Never mind,” I cursed, looking down on the poorly formed monstrosity that gazed back at me with a singular pulsing eye. No, not at me — through me. This was not my trusty Google Assistant, with whom I shared a deep logistical and day…
Black Mirror is coming back to depress us all, and Netflix has revealed the cast and directors for season four’s episodes. If you thought the last season was perhaps a little too happy-go-lucky, the teaser below might reassure you that showrunner Cha…
In March, two organizations — Connect Your Community and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance — alleged that AT&T had been practicing “digital redlining” in lower income Cleveland neighborhoods. The report released by the groups presented ev…
Platforms like Instagram and Twitter have taken the relationship between celebrities and fans to new heights. Those who follow famous people on social media feel closer to them than ever before, since these networks act as a window into the lavish pe…
Interested in learning more about all the professional and personal possibilities Raspberry Pi can create in your life? The Raspberry Pi Mastery Bundle will teach you how this low-cost computer hardware is surprisingly versatile and capable.
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