For this project, I tinkered with a library of littleBits. After tinkering, I sketched some ideas on what I could make. Since many of the littleBits pieces created sound, I decided to create a DJ table/kit. This Dj table is a substitution for mixers and tables. This project, however, can be modified due to being open-sourced. What is important about open-source technology, is that anyone can add to previous technology to modify pre-existing technology. This allows for new concepts to be built, or even improvements to be made. Currently, a lot of technology is closed-source, prohibiting further modification. Because closed-source products cannot be modified, they are a "one-size fits all" kind of model. If everyone has the same closed-source product, such as an iPhone, we could not fix our own phones, we would need to take our phone to a professional. Open-source products, such as littleBits, provide user-friendly technologies so specialists are not needed. If one part of a piece of technology broke, with an open-source model, we could simply and easily replace the single broken piece (instead of replacing the entire product). littleBits are modular electronics, and they can be rearranged in thousands of ways. This allows for endless creations. Visit the littleBits website for previously made projects as well as some ideas. My littleBits Project Link: http://littlebits.cc/projects/niu-arte543-dj-table For this project, I created a 5"x10"x5" box with cardboard and hot glue. The bottom is open so that I could insert littleBits. I used a piece of paper on the top; I cut out squares and circles for the corresponding littleBits switches. The front portion of my DJ table was made with blue cellophane with littleBits LEDs to light up my logo. littleBits used
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