Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-13
MOMICO, the MIDI controller that refuses to stay put
HAMICOMA presents a modular MIDI controller built from interchangeable faders, switches, rotary controls, buttons, and a central OLED control module.
Why it surfacedMOMICO treats a MIDI controller as a reconfigurable hardware system rather than a fixed slab: users can arrange modules around their workflow, save configurations to an SD card, and connect through USB or 5-pin DIN MIDI. It is still in development, but the unusually concrete module family and control architecture make this more than a vague hardware concept.
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Thirty Patents for the Grave
August 13’s newborn domains include 30 safety-coffin patents, lost notices for false teeth and a box of hair, short films playing in 100 Tokyo taxis, and a Queensland river view arranged gauge by gauge downstream.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-13 Domain Arrivals issue.