Ion Audio definitely had a busy CES. Besides launching iCade Mobile — which adds eight buttons and a D-Pad to your iPhone — they also showcased upcoming instrument learning rigs. Piano Studio is a 61-note keyboard with lighted keys showing you how to play, while Drum Master is a full-size electronic drum kit with six velocity-sensitive lighted pads and cymbals. We also got a sneak peak at guitar apprentice. Video! More »
Ion Audio’s new iCade peripherals look really cool. I’ve been playing with the iCade for months now, and it’s great in every sense except the game support. Until the awesome iMame retro arcade emulator came along, most of the games sucked. More »
Devices to digitise your old photo collections aren’t new, but Ion Audio’s new Slides2PC makes it about as simple and cheap as you might imagine. It takes a sled full of 35mm film negatives or slides, and turns them into 5-megapixel image files at the push of a button, with auto exposure control and colour correction. So it’s no pro-resolution image-cruncher, but 5-megapixels is perfectly serviceable—especially when the USB-connecting gizmo costs just $US100. [Everything USB]
