It doesn’t seem as though bending wire would be much of a chore, but when you’re making art from your circuits, it can be everything. Just the right angle in just the right place can make the ...

There’s a recent phenomena spreading across the internet, though circles of hackers, gear nerds and musicians. All it takes to gain entrance is a little know-how and maybe a Speak & Spell. Circuit ...

Leapfrog make some pretty awesome kids electronics. Especially admirable is the low cost, the battery life, and the audio quality of these devices. This circuit bending hack takes advantage of those ...

Circuit-bending, or bending for short, is a method by which an electronic toy or a device such as a keyboard is short-circuited and modified to create an entirely different sound, which is often alien ...

For the third episode of The Future of Music, I’m in Margate, England, standing in front of 44 Furbies that have been hacked and wired together to create a giant, playable organ. You might have seen ...

Circuit bending is one of a creative skill that electronic musicians use to make new sounds by short circuiting low voltage kid’s toys or electronic keyboards. The Ninbento uses circuit bending in a ...

The Bent Festival in New York City is a circuit-bending convention where adventurous geeks rewire toys and electronic gadgets. From NPR New, this is WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Lynn Neary. For some people, a ...

When the occasional brand X keyboard shows up in Goodwill or thrift stores, they’re nearly always in need of some TLC. Which is where guys like Mike Walters come in. Walters, an A/V guy who repairs ...

Circuit-bending is the art of altering old electronic toys to create new sounds and music. All you need is a screwdriver and a wet finger. Musician Lewis Keller talks with Alex Cohen and gives an ...

Rewiring audio toys to make new sounds. It involves exposing the circuit board in a device such as a Texas Instruments "Speak & Spell" toy and short circuiting leads until an unusual sound is ...