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poetry camera

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PocketCam
Pocket Flash Light
Memory Vessel SD Card


POCKETCAM COMBO BUNDLE

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If you don't want to wait and like DIY, we offer Geofón DIY kit
Geofón is a sensitive omnidirectional geophone adjusted for field recording purposes. Originally designed for seismic measurements, it can be used with regular field recording equipment to capture very faint vibrations in various materials and even soil.
⚠ Neodymium magnets may cause interference with credit cards (magnetic stripes), cardiac pacemakers and ICDs.
⚠ Due to the nature of the geophone sensor, you may experience picking up electromagnetic interference in specific urban areas and other places with strong electromagnetic fields
Tech Specs
GeophoneDirectivity: omnidirectionalFrequency response: 10 – 1000+ Hz Impedance: 3500 Ω Resonant frequency: 14 Hz Open–circuit sensitivity: 80.0 V/m/s Cable: 1.5 m, robust polyurethane jacket, shielded Output: XLR-3M balanced, gold-plated black Neutrik connectorDimensions &amp; weight: 52.5 mm x 36.5 mm ⌀, 190 g (including the cable and the magnet)
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
In the Box

assembled Geofón sensor with cable and connector attached
neodymium magnet (e.g. for attaching to steel constructions)

stainless-steel spike adapter with 50 or 60 mm extender (size depends on the available stock)
40mm suction cup

Sound Samples

Headphone listening recommended 🎧Bridge handrail (unprocessed)
  
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Locks on bridge, rattling (unprocessed)
  
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Bowed plastic siding (unprocessed), recorded by Kai Paquin
  
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Bathroom fan (unprocessed), recorded by Kai Paquin
  
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Geofón

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Supernote – For Those Who Write


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Elektrosluch 3+ is an open-source device for electromagnetic listening. It allows one to discover sonic worlds of electromagnetic fields, surrounding our every step. Just plug your headphones &amp; explore.
Elektrosluch 3+ is the most sensitive Elektrosluch yet. By using state of the art operational amplifier, we have managed to significantly improve signal to noise ratio and extend the frequency response (both on low and high frequencies). This will allow you to capture even more delicate electromagnetic sounds with greater detail and definition. Its cover is now made from more robust &amp; frosty plastics for better protection.

Stereophonic electromagnetic listening device Power: 9V battery (user replaceable) Headphone/Line Output: 3.5 mm (1/8″) stereo mini jack Ext. input: 3.5 mm (1/8″) stereo mini jack Maximum gain: 60 dB
Sample recordings made with Elektrosluch 3+ 
Elektrosluch users include: Richard Devine, Somaticae, proto/kolle, Drakh, Jonny Fox and many other musicians, field recordists, performers and other people curious about the world of electromagnetics.
Testimonials: “The Elektrosluch 3 is an amazing electromagnetic listening device. I have been a long time fan of induction coil pickups and this one is by far the most convenient and easy to use one yet. I love the ability to listen to different sources very quickly with the headphone input, and the potentiometer control gives a higher cleaner output. I would easily say this is now an essential piece to my sound capturing rig.” – Richard Devine
“The Elektrolusch is an amazing sound device for uncovering a hidden Hertzian landscape” – Paul Purgas (Emptyset)
“Great tool! Electrosluch 3 works very well indeed, verrry space-y device for detecting rather unpleasant and to our ears transparent sounds. Will be exciting for live performances and also workshops”  – Slavek Kwi / Artificial Memory Trace
“A new incredible sound world has opened up” – SØS Gunver Ryberg
“Its sensitivity and spatial precision is astonishing.” – Jean-Marc Duchenne
“Opens up a world of sound previously unheard. Endless fun for the creative mind. An amazing source for sound design and wavetable generation for modern synths.” – Dominic Zunino
“I love the improvisational quality of Elektrosluch… as a sound designer the realtime electrical movement aspect is great.” – Dave Nelson, Outpost Studios
“Elektrosluch 3 speaks to your inner tinfoil hat aficionado, you become your own leaker of electronic secrets lurking in your environment. It has very quiet circuitry and it makes EMF hunting fun. It can also be used for quite serious recordings of the beautiful sounds that lives live in our airwaves. Like birdwatching for troubled souls. The build quality is really nice. When I show it to friends who have no interest in environmental recordings they go 'Wouw' just because of the looks and feel of the Elektrosluch. Very happy costumer.” – Jacob Striboldt, proto/kolle
“I have found that using the Elektrosluch 3 helps in more than just an audio-exploratory way. It's practical as well; to find power lines in walls which need to be pierced or cut open. Really enjoying this device.” – Kent Macfarlane
Schematic &amp; board files (for Elektrosluch 3+) (Eagle format and PDF) Licensed as CC NC-BY-SA Concept &amp; electronics by Jonáš Gruska Artwork by Birch Cooper Made in EU

Elektrosluch 3+


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Priezor is an open-source passive magnetic antenna for electromagnetic listening. It is very sensitive and capable of capturing faint atmospheric events in VLF radio bands. Compared to regular Elektrosluch, it is less directional and focused, and therefore more useful in recording ambient electromagnetic fields, where the overall "sound of the place" is desired.
It is about 30dB (~31.6x) more sensitive than common pickup coils (measured at 1kHz). For recording VLF ("natural radio") sounds, it will perform best when paired with low-noise microphone preamplifier with at least 70 dB of gain (for example Sound Devices MixPre-3).

Custom-wound heptagonal magnetic antenna  Frequency response: 20 Hz – 90+ kHzAntenna: 333 turns of 0.15mm enamelled copper wireLoop resistance: ~300 ΩLoop inductance:  ~50 mHCable: 1.5m shielded high-flex microphone cableOutput: XLR-3M balanced
 Warning! Recordings contain many high frequencies which can damage your hearing when listening at loud volumes.  All recordings recorded are unprocessed and recorded with Sound Devices MixPre-6
Source files on Github
Licensed as CC NC-BY-SADesigned by Jonáš GruskaMade in EU

Priezor

FIND ANY SPEAKER. CONNECT TO THE VAMP. PLAY VIA BLUETOOTH.   ‘THE VAMP’  reimagines audio connectivity, breathing new life into vintage speakers. This compact yet powerful device wirelessly transforms any traditional speaker into a high-quality Bluetooth sound system, preserving rich, analog depth w

The Vamp —  Paul Cocksedge Studio

Alpha is a dedicated drafting device for anyone who writes without the distraction – or temptation – of browsers, email, or notifications. Get in writing flow and develop more prolific writing sessions by separating the drafting and editing processes. When it is time to edit, your drafts wirelessly sync to the cloud for export into your software of choice. Push your productivity forward and tap into writing joy!


Backlight. ### Now, with backlight for reading in the dark ###

Instant On. Alpha is ready in an instant. No booting up or loading software; you&#39;re instantly met with a writing canvas.

Continuous Saving. Alpha is constantly saving the active document to the device. Documents are always saved locally and synced to the cloud when there is a Wi-Fi connection. Alpha can store at least one million words to its internal memory.

Wi-Fi &amp;amp; Cloud Syncing. All documents are automatically backed up to the cloud once connected to Wi-Fi and accessible in Freewrite’s web application, Postbox. Documents can also be synced to Dropbox, Google Drive, and Evernote.

Comfortable Control. Integrated palm rest and optional kickstand for long sessions and optimal viewing angle.

Full-size Keyboard. Mechanical keyboard featuring Kailh Choc V2 low profile  Tactile switches for quiet and satisfying typing and reduced finger fatigue.

Long Battery Life. Alpha uses an internal rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery and is recharged via a rear USB Type C port. The battery life is projected to last approximately 100 hours.

Fast Display. Alpha has a reflective FSTN LCD display that refreshes quickly and uses ambient light. It can be used indoors or in direct light without getting washed out.

Ultra-Portable. Less than 2 lbs. and ready to go on the train, across the country, to the park, or wherever.

Offline Document Transfer. Transfer documents while offline by plugging Alpha into a computer via the included USB cable.

Basic Editing Capability. Alpha will have the ability to move the cursor within a document via WASD arrow keys. It will also have backspace; however, there will not be spell check, copy &amp;amp; paste, or text formatting; it’s optimized for uninterrupted writing.
