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# Touch Board
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/touch-board/
- Published: 2013-10-31T06:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:00:31.000Z
- Description: A tool that allows creatives to transform any object or surface into an interactive audio sensory device
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25, #author-change-2025-05-28

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As we've seen before, with the [Music Ink](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2013/10/musicink?ref=protein.xyz#.UnIBqxZT%5Fx4) project, anyone, even kids, can now transform touch into sound. All you need is conductive paint, some electrical components, and a lot of imagination.   
  
To take their Music Ink project a step further, [Bare Conductive](http://www.bareconductive.com/?ref=protein.xyz), a London-based design studio, have launched a [Kickstarter campaign](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863853574/touch-board-interactivity-everywhere?ref=protein.xyz) to raise funds for a hardware tool that can transform any object or surface into a responsive and fun device. The Touch Board is Arduino-compatible and can be used with all kinds of conductive materials: tin foil, copper, electric ink, or even nails. Similar to Linvega's [Telekinetic](https://www.prote.in/en/feed/2013/10/telekinetic?ref=protein.xyz#.UnIBrRZT%5Fx4) album, but without using Leap Motion technology, the board also features a distance sensor, so it can be employed to create sounds through hand gestures and motion.   
  
Although the Touch Board comes pre-programmed, it allows some tweaking. As a result, designers are offered endless possibilities for creative applications, from wireless light switchers, to handsfree door bells. No wonder that Bare Conductive's project already surpassed the £15,000 goal with 27 days left.

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