Tworse Key - Twitter Telegraph

An open design exercise in interface archaeology, that decodes the input from a classic Morse telegraph to send twitter messages. The source code and hardware schematics are available online http://modin.yuri.at/tworsekey/

The Tworse Key is a standalone device that connects through a standard LAN cable, the Morse signals are decoded by the built-in Arduino Ethernet board, which delivers the final message though the Twitter API. Please follow @tworsekey on Twitter to read some example tweets sent from the actual device.

(cc-by-sa) Martin Kaltenbrunner, Interface Culture Lab, Kunstuniversität Linz

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[Ranguvar13]

Dying to know what song this is.

[Martin Kaltenbrunner]

This is "The Swan" from the suite "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns performed by Clara Rockmore on the Theremin

[HemiCuda63]

They should mass produce these and make them so they plug into your usb

[Martin Kaltenbrunner]

making a USB version would be very easy, but then you still need an additional computer with the according software. the tworsekey works completely independent though ...

[101blender]

I suggest you put some weight and rubber feet on the box. It really helps when sending if the key doesn't move.

[Martin Kaltenbrunner]

it's actually pretty stable, I just had placed it on a curved chair for filming ... bad idea ;)

[Cr0miX24]

It's Twitter from the past, trust me. (:

[SAMIMYS]

nice project but what is up with the music dude? it made me cry.

[j241865]

THANKS FOR NOTHING MARTIN!!!

[j241865]

I'm sorry if i came on a bit harsh, its just that morse code is a dying art & I want to keep it alive, its an important skill to know even if its just "SOS" it could save you're life some day. Also did you cheek out "the steampunk workshop" to see that PC work in harmony with the sounder? its really cool ;) but thats my opinion, heck I'm even working on connecting a telegraph key to my droid for texting, & a replica candlestick phone for talking on.

[j241865]

that is awesome!! but I don't tweet, can it be used for other things(forums, Google search, etc) ? thanks for sharing!

[j241865]

what's wrong with both? the Theremin is the first electronic musical instrument ever! and the telegraph was the first form of electric communication ever! you see where I'm going with this right? you have a problem with firsts don't you? if you visit "the steampunk workshop.com" it shows a telegraph sounder hooked up to a PC to search the web. & the theremin was used in a lot of movies including "the day the earth stood still" & many, many others.

[j241865]

each letter, number & symbol is comprised of dots (.) & dashes (- -) different groupings of the same or both make certain letters and or numbers like "SOS" is ... --- ... & "LOL" is .-.. --- .-.. OK? I'm 17 & know morse code its a good thing to know, if you visit "the steampunk workshop.com" it shows a telegraph sounder that was hooked up to a PC for the RSS code to search the web. don't put down old tech, if it wasn't for the telegraph phones, emails, etc would not exist!

[connor sears]

cool twitter telegraph :D

[Roger Jowett]

how long does it take to send an  sms message please?

[PU1JFC]

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★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ - 5 ★s

[Ranguvar13]

Thanks ever so much :)