If you're like me you tap your shoes a lot. Well now you can put it to some good use. A piezo-electric generator in shoes? A chair that counts calories? Nope... A midi controller with sensors embedded into the heel and toe. Complete with a How to so you can do it too!
BeatSneaks - Musical Shoes from Tom Hobson on Vimeo.
Check out these lamps made from recycled cassette tapes from ooomydesign. Pretty neat, I dunno if they sell them here in the U.S. but worth checking out. As a designer I won't say you might be able do this at home, support the industry.
This cute little yellow robot drives around, finds somthing, and taps out a sweet beat on it. Check the site for more videos and links to the second (maybe better but not as cute) version.
If you like M.I.A. you might like Major Lazer, a sort of reggae/dance hall with awesome visuals in this video. Also his album is called "Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do"
