Gizmodo: disco

Sega's Disco Karaoke Machine Twirls Its Disco Ball, Connects to Cellphones

Kit Eaton — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:45:09 EST

Two things set this Sega Hitokara karaoke machine apart from the rest: it's connected to a cloud-based database of 43,000 songs via cellphone and it's got a whirling, light-up mirrored disco ball. Ohboyyes. Granted you'd have to be a fan of both karaoke (you strange person) and cheezy disco lighting, but what the heck—it's a neat gizmo, with built-in mic and speakers. But it only connects to special karaoke-enabled mobiles in Japan, so you'll probably not see one. Japanese disco karaoke fans can get them from December for the equivalent of around $75 though. [Technabob via DVice]

Modded DS Light (With a 'G') Shames All Others on the Disco Floor

John Mahoney — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST

A Japanese DIY aficionado stripped open his DS and added about 200 pieces of LED flair. The Nico Douga commenter who, amidst the sea of wwwwwwwww, suggested pairing this with the Korg DS-10 (which is now available, by the way)—I'm feeling you on that. The action starts, appropriately, at 4:20. [Kotaku]

DIY Home Laser Show Reacts To Music, Probably Won't Incinerate Your Eyes

Kit Eaton — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:53:00 EDT

For those of you who're into a little bit of creative electronics as well as fancying yourself as a bit of a mean DJ, this DIY laser light show may be just the thing to spice up your parties. Not only will the project spray laser light around (and who doesn't like laser light shows?) but it also reacts to music, so you'll have your own laser visualizer. Check out the video to see it in action.

Basically the light from a lab-style laser is reflected off a mirror mounted to a speaker membrane and then gets diffracted through a grating to create multiple beams. As the music drives the speaker, the mirror jitters and bingo! You've got a laser light show visualizer that makes your giant mirrorball seem even more passé than it already is. The whole thing has pretty detailed instructions so you can build your own... just don't use too powerful a laser source, eh? Those things can be dangerous. [Project page via Hacknmod]

RJ-1000DISCO: Antique Tech Gets A Facelift

kthompson — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:00:03 EST

The Skinny A CD/DVD player, storage cabinet and amplified speakers in the form of a classic phonograph.

Geared Toward Antique collectors who upgraded past Betamax.

The Spin "Antique fashionable DVD/disco system" combines the joys of the 1970s with the experience of the 1870s!

Counterspin Maker RJ Technology admits they should have incorporated a word like "phonograph" into the name rather than "disco." $1000 seems pricey for a new old stereo.

Buy It If... Your Edison collection is still unfinished. – Karson Thompson