Video: Solar-powered theremin shoved into Altoids can
By Darren Murph 
posted Jun 16th 2008 8:00AM
posted Jun 16th 2008 8:00AM
Look out, modders -- the venerable Altoids tin is making a comeback. Shortly after the YBox2 rekindled our love for the immensely versatile box, along comes James G. Watt with yet another fantastical creation. The device you're gazing at above is a solar-powered theremin, which is good for making all sorts of cacophonic sounds anywhere that sunlight is abundant. For those unfamiliar with such gizmos, head on past the break for an admittedly strange sounding demonstration.
[Via MAKE]
what a total waste!
Much like you!
remember how Zen micro's could fit nicely in altoids cans? that was the bomb
An amazing band that makes use of a Theremin:
The Octopus Project, http://www.myspace.com/theoctopusproject
Where are the barrels, the princess, donkey kong and mario......
Love it -- I had the same thought at first glance!
Now ya just need to figure out which device you possibly want to charge (iPhone, iTouch, Cellphone, Gaming Device etc) and you have a portable charger. Freaking sweet!
thats not a solar charger, did you watch the video?
I have a full size solar-powered theremin and a solar-powered 500W amp. The solar panels are on my roof.
Nothing makes more sense than demoing an audio device in a noisy environment. The filmcraft in this is almost as impressive as the hard drive music in a train station. http://www.hackaday.com/2008/06/07/more-hardware-music/
The device itself is cool. He should put a momentary button on top that disconnects the speaker, for playing rests, and what about an oscillator and some kind of capacitor setup? Perhaps it could make a beat, with the tempo depending on the power collected.
Sorry about the noise. It's the silly little mic on my digital camera. It picks up EVERYTHING. I have a momentary button on my moded solar theremin and the mod is documented along with a line out mod (which I will use to record some clean sound at one point.. that way you'll all be able to complain about how badly I play :) ).
my favorite theremin video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW0B1sipLBI
Wanna hear the worlds most annoying sound....
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
@Bruce
HEY JACKASS, have some respect! if it weren't for the theremin, we wouldn't be bombarded, nay IMMERSED, with the mightiest music known to man: DARUDE'S SANDSTORM
holy crap that is eerily amazing.
With the right wave shape, this would be fun. A square wave through a 1 cm speaker is not fun. It's incredibly irritating.
also you can attach an amp.
It's sort of a sawtooth. A sin wave would be nice but would require a significantly more complicated circuit.