alocispepraluger102 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Science HomePicturesGadgets Gifts and Toys StoreLoginFind a Job Dating Wine Our Papers Feedback My StoriesTuesday, Sep 20 2011 3AM 59°F 6AM 59°F 5-Day Forecast Is that your vinyl answer? Old LPs turned into iPhone speakers By ROB WAUGH Last updated at 7:14 PM on 16th September 2011 Comments (15)Add to My StoriesShareWith MP3s ruling the music industry, and CDs almost a thing of the past, most vinyl records are probably gathering dust in middle-aged men's attics. But not for designer Paul Cocksedge, who transforms the 'dead' music format into speakers for smartphones such as iPhone - 'horn'-style speakers of the sort that used to be used on 78rpm record players. ‘The miniaturisation of technology means that speakers aren’t what they used to be - they need volume, they need to be bigger,’ said Cocksedge. Designer Paul Cocksedge has finally found a use for all those old records in your attics - he melts them into £25 'horn' speakers to amplify iPhone's built-in sounds Cocksedge applies heat to the vinyl record until it softens, then moulds it into the perfect shape needed to amplify noise - so no electricity or power is needed. He will be creating speakers 'live' from his customers' own records at London's Design Festival. For £25, audience members can bring in their own records and watch them being converted into a unique funnel-shaped speaker for their smartphone. More... Sound with no strings attachedThe Zeppelin: A stairway to iPod heaven 'We’re mixing the sound from the past with the sound of the new,’ Cocksedge said. The designer applies a gentle heat to the record until it 'melts' enough to become pliable, then moulds it into a speaker The live event will be held on 20th September at Concrete, underneath a pizzeria on Shoreditch High Street. ‘So they’ll be cooking pizzas upstairs while we’re cooking records downstairs,’ laughed Cocksedge. It is part of the London Design Festival, which runs from 17th-25th September, and will see the city transformed by the country’s leading designers and architects. The entrance to the V&A will be surrounded by a giant 12m timber wave by architects AL_A, while at St Paul’s Cathedral, designer John Pawson has engineered an optical illusion that will allow visitors to see as if looking down from the top of the tower - while still firmly on the ground. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2038226/Is-vinyl-answer-Old-LPs-turned-iPhone-speakers.html Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2038226/Is-vinyl-answer-Old-LPs-turned-iPhone-speakers.html#ixzz1YSP0xDD1 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2038226/Is-vinyl-answer-Old-LPs-turned-iPhone-speakers.html#ixzz1YSP0xDD1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cih Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Don't worry - if the message is going out via the Daily Mail then only crap records will be lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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