These monome devices, described as “adaptable, minimalist interfaces”, let you hack a grid of lights. The extreme design reduction liberates the device’s perceived potential. Adding any extra features to the device would be like replacing a blank canvas with a coloring book. The device is built by two people from the future, brian crabtree and kelli cain, where capitalization has long been regarded as superfluous decoration.
The expressive possibilities of an 8×8 pixel grid are pretty amazing, such that the 16×16 model almost seems overkill.
dude. I assembled one of the monome 40h (8×8) kits a few years ago. Put it into a nice little cigar box. The thing is a lot of fun, especially if you know your way around something like Processing of Max/MSP. Then its the coolest thing in the world…. and unlike Justin’s comment, you’re left wishing you had more than 8×8.
Zerb, you got one of these pups?
Nope, don’t have it, but definitely in the market.
