Garage Speakers Resurrected by Blue Tooth Technology

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I love independent projects. This one is currently getting more funding than it asked for, on Kickstart.
A little blurb about the project from Apartment Therapy.
If there’s anything we believe here at Apartment Therapy is using what you’ve already got, whether it be an old chair makeover or leftovers cooked up to perfection. So goes the same for old tech…in this case old audio speakers you might have laying around the garage, attic, or basement waiting to be brought back to service…and with wireless connectivity!

I have 2 speakers waiting for a Vamp right now.

Source:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1238747394/the-vamp-bring-back-the-sound
Source:  http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/reuse-and-power-old-speakers-with-bluetooth-connectivity-using-the-vamp-kickstarter-186917?

World’s Quietest Room Makes People Lose Marbles

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I’ve read nobody has been able to handle this room longer than 45 minutes. I bet I can.

Sometimes, you need a little peace and quiet to stay sane. But it turns out too much quiet can drive you crazy- or at least make you hallucinate. That’s what scientists at Orfield Labs in Minneapolis have found by studying how subjects react in their anechoic chamber, also known as the world’s quietest room. The sound level in the room, which actually has the Guinness World Record, is -9 decibels, compared to the average “quiet” room’s 30, according to MPR News.

Keep reading at…
http://news.discovery.com/human/life/worlds-quietest-room-will-drive-you-crazy-in-30-minutes.htm