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Tech NewsSound Scrape Concept Projects Images To Match The Music Being Played
iTunes visualizations are nice to look at (though nothing will replace Winamp’s in my heart), but this Sound Scape concept looks a treat with the inbuilt LED projector beaming visuals out to match the music being played. It’s all based on nature, so if you’re playing 50 Cent don’t expect images of guns to be … Continued
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Fatman’s Wi-Tube Valve Amplifier Streams Audio Wirelessly From The FatDock
There’s a new power couple in town—Fatman’s Wi-Tube and FatDock. The Wi-Tube valve amplifier can stream music wirelessly from a docked iPod or by the multitude of outputs the FatDock also offers. If you happen to invite a non-Apple-eating friend over for a long night in listening to Roxette’s back catalog, you can connect a … Continued
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Tech NewsDesignThe Noteput: If Beethoven Designed the Microsoft Surface
While the piano is pretty straightforward as far as instruments go, it won’t teach you how to read music. The Noteput makes written music tangible, as you just place the note you want to play. The Noteput powers on automatically when you place the treble clef on the table (sorry bass clef fans), and simple … Continued
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Record Your Own Records With Gakken’s Gramophone Kit
Sure, anybody with ears can agree that something is lost when records are compressed and converted to digital files. But if you really want to walk the walk you can’t just listen to vinyl, you have to record your own. Gakken’s Gramophone kit can play records of any size, using a bamboo needle to belch … Continued
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DACport USB Amp and Digital to Analog Converter for Audiophiles On the Run
If you’re serious about your music and are looking for a portable DAC that will keep your digital audio sounding crystal clear even when you’re out and about, the USB-powered DACport might be just the ticket. Does the mere thought of listening to MP3s makes your ears hurt? But do you still like to enjoy … Continued
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Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Speakers Look Great and Sound… Expensive
Just because I could never afford this high-end 800 Series Diamond speaker from Bowers & Wilkins doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy looking at it, and giggling at the phrase “diamond dome tweeter.” The seven new speaker sets are all pricey, so we may as well talk about the flagship 800 Diamond, which is apparently the … Continued
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New Digital Music Format, MusicDNA, Bundles Extra Content With The File
Fighting back against the downloaders, a new music file format by the name of MusicDNA has been introduced by the people who created the MP3, which will bundle a heap of bonus content with the music file. When downloading a song or album in the MusicDNA format, the buyer will also recent videos of concerts, … Continued
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The Card Speaker At Least Thinks It Sounds Good
There’s no shortage of portable, wafer-thin speakers for iPods, iPhones and other pocketable media devices. But the “oh-look-at-me-and-my-cool-case” Card Speaker, designed by IDEA International, has the trappings to make it stand out from the pack. The Card Speaker is about the same size as an iPod and shares its design principles, too: simple and clean. … Continued
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Intel Reader Offers High Tech Help For Dyslexics and Visually Impaired
Intel’s Reader, developed by a dyslexic Stanford graduate, is a powerful device for dyslexic and visually impaired readers, allowing them to scan entire pages of text to audio for immediate playback or later review. The book-sized device is capable of capturing text from a variety of sources, ranging from restaurant menus to academic journals. That … Continued
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Avantgarde Lives Up To Their Name With The G2 Speakers
Teac and German manufacturer Avantgarde Acoustics have teamed up to produce a line of speakers that I can only hope sound as good as they look. The G2 line consists of three models: the Duo, Duo Omega and Uno. All three models feature a frequency range of around 170-20,000Hz for speakers and 20-350Hz for the … Continued
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Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Earbuds Stuff in a Whopping Six Drivers per Bud
For a quick primer on why multiple drivers (usually) matters, check out our Giz Explains on the subject—but suffice to say, more drivers often equals more better, and six is freaking crazy for earbuds. Ultimate Ears, recently bought by Logitech, scored pretty highly on our Cut-the-Crap Earbud Battlemodo in the mid-range categories, but the 18 … Continued
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Ritmo Pregnancy Sound System Forces the Devil’s Music on Little Angels
It’s never too early to corrupt a child’s musical tastes, but sadly, you can’t just shove a pair of white earbuds into the womb—not without a lot of work. The solution? The Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System shares pretty much any source that’s got a headphone jack (iPods, Blackberries, etc) with a baby via a … Continued
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Phosphorus: It Sounds Better On Vinyl
Death Calls the Tune, a project by German designers lab binaer, looks like a regular turntable, until you turn the lights off. Instead of playing “California Dreamin’,” this record displays text messages in phosphorus. By covering the record platter with four bands of light-sensitive phosphorescent paint and replacing the turntable’s cartridge with a LED light, … Continued
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Album2 Hands On: A Media Viewer That Frees File Sharing From The Computer
With a 7″ screen and a book-like form factor, the Album2 is well suited for sharing your digital files in a non-digital setting. It was satisfying to hold, simple to navigate and kept the emphasis on content. Instead of audio, video, and images, the Album2 sorts your media in terms of the actions “Watch,” “Look,” … Continued
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Vizio’s New Soundbars Are All About Dolby Digital and Wireless Accessories
Vizio’s new batch of soundbars come in varying degrees of 2.0, 2.1 and 5.1 arrangements, with all of them supporting Dolby Digital surround sound. Also appealing is the army of wireless headphones, iPod docks and speakers offered up. The VHT512 is Vizio’s flagship 5.1 soundbar with fully wireless connections, including a 2.4 GHz wireless sub … Continued
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Denon S-5BD Blu-ray Player/Receiver is a Monster in a Box
I’ll say it: the S-5BD looks ferocious. It’s a Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player and a 5.1-channel audiophile grade surround sound receiver, all packed into an oooooo shiny design. The S-5BD has 1080p/24p video output, DVD scaling up to 1080p, and all the interconnective goodness that comes along with Blu-ray 2.0 and BD Live. The audio … Continued
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Tunebug Gives Your Extreme Sports A Soundtrack With Vibrations
Though nothing I do these days involves a helmet of any kind, if I was an extreme sports maven, I’d rock a Tunebug at all times. My skull wasn’t the best speaker, but Tunebug kept it a safe one. Would you ever wear headphones while driving a car? Of course not, it’s dangerous—having your ears … Continued
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Panasonic SC-HTB1 Stuffs a Subwoofer Into a Soundbar
The new SC-HTB1 home theater audio system is fed up with subwoofers thinking they’re sooooo special. So it decided to put the bass in its place: inside the soundbar. An all-in-one speaker system is a boon to the space-challenged studio dwellers out there: the entire set-up is a single soundbar that rests in front of … Continued
