Music

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MidiFighter Melds Music And Button Mashing

3:20AM Mark Wilson | With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just five minutes. More »
Music

Accordion Folding Speakers

4:20AM Jesus Diaz | These portable USB Folding Speakers are great. According to the manufacturer, the accordion mechanism creates a chamber that makes them sound richer than similar speakers. More »
Design

Vintage And HDR Photography Mix Like Peanut Butter And Bare Skin

1:40AM Mark Wilson | Glowing. Shiny. And a coin slot. Can you have no clue what something is, but still want to possess it at any cost? More »
Music

Olive 4 HD Music Player Brings Minor Updates, Now Costs $US2000

3:30PM Dan Nosowitz | The Olive 4 HD isn’t too different from the Olive Opus N4 we saw back in July, but has a few nice additions and a steeper price: The 2TB version now comes in at $US2000. Youch. More »
Random Stuff

David Pogue Parodies Britney Spears With “Apps!…I Did It Again”

10:10AM Rosa Golijan | David Pogue instantly found a fan in me with his Apple-themed rendition of Britney Spears’ “Oops…I did it again” as memories of mornings spent singing into a hairbrush flooded back. Granted Pogue actually sounds better than both Britney and I. More »
Design

The Spica Water Speaker Makes Listening To Music Uncomfortable

6:20AM Sean Fallon | When was the last time a song made you want to pee? Well, there is a first time for everything, and your first bladder-rocking beat may come courtesy of the Spica water speaker. More »
Music

Strapya Theatre Presents: Dude Trying To Score With MP3 Card*

4:07AM Jesus Diaz | *DISCLAIMER: That’s Strapya’s official promotional YouTube video title. I wanted to tell you all about Strapya’s ultra-thin Music Card player, but I’m having an extremely hard time concentrating after watching this spot. Advertising genius or marketing suicide? You decide. More »
Design

Dancepants Kinetic MP3 Player Makes You Run For Your Music

1:40AM Danny Allen | Shortlisted in Designboom’s Green Life competition, the conceptual Dancepants Kinetic Music player would “motivate you to move your feet in order to hear your music”. Better shuffle about while taking that breather, or no pump-up tunes for you. More »
Music

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin MM-1 USB Speakers

4:51AM Mark Wilson | We have no actual specs on these Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin MM-1 USB speakers, but if the high-end computer speakers sound nearly as good as they look, we’re in for a treat. Arriving January 2010. [Ecoustics via Engadget]
Music

The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of… The Hills

3:40AM Chris Jacob | The Alunda Church Choir wanted to see what their giant earth phonograph, the terrafon, would sound like if they dragged it across the ground. Unsurprisingly, it sounds like dirt being ploughed. But louder. More »