Turntables

Entertainment

This Low-Rent Turntable Really Squeaks Out The Jams

7:20AM November 22, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

You probably won’t be in demand on the club scene, but you can save yourself the cost of a pair of 1200s with this DIY analogue turntable made from discarded technology including a cooling fan and a cassette player. More »

Gadgets

Cat Scratch Turntable Actually Needs USB Connection

12:20AM September 27, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

If you have a cat, $US23 and get easily amused, you should grab the Cat Scratch Turntable — a fake turntable with a rotating scratching pad that sadly can’t be connected to your iPod. [Suck UK via Oh Gizmo! via Wired]

Entertainment

This Turntable Probably Costs More Than Anything In Your House

2:40AM July 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

At $US90,000 and 113kg, the Walker Reference Proscenium Black Diamond III turntable is not a purchase to be decided upon lightly. But those who can afford it look to Walker for some of the best audio equipment around. More »

Entertainment

Lego-Crusted Pioneer Turntable Combines Two Of Your Favourite Playthings

9:22AM July 21, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Consider this the peanut butter and marshmallow of good-looking gadgets: a Pioneer CDJ-2000 buried under a shell of wonderfully constructed Lego kookiness. I wouldn’t want to drop it, but damnit if it doesn’t look exceedingly fun. More »

Geek Out

DJ Kittens Are Better Than You

1:41AM July 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Everyone has some dipshit friend who calls himself a DJ – and by DJ, he means guy who excitedly bounces around his laptop frantically shuffling through iTunes. But he’s never dropped bombs like these deck-spinning cats. ERRAH ERRAH ERRAH *AIRHORN* More »

Online

Turntable.fm Blocked In Australia

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1:30PM June 27, 2011 | Danny Allen

Oh Turntable.fm, how we hardly knew ye. In less than a month, the beta service letting you play, chat about and discover more of your favourite music has become a fast favourite of the internets (and us here at Giz and Lifehacker); but now the gig is up. All non-U.S. users have been locked out due to ‘licensing constraints’. More »

Entertainment

I’d Almost Rather Just Look At This Wonderfully Designed Turntable

11:29PM June 24, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Turntable innovation may have plateaued many moons ago, but there’s always room for design improvement. The Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie turntable, for example, is comprised of little more than the essential components it needs to function. But they’re beautiful components. [Pro-Ject via Uncrate]

Online

Nerdy DJ Turntable Web App Kind Of Rocks

12:00PM June 16, 2011 | Mat Honan

Turntable.fm is maybe the most fun I’ve had with music since I quit dropping acid. OK, that’s an overstatement. But it’s quite fun. Here’s how it works. More »

Entertainment

Can You Believe This ‘Entry Level’ Turntable Costs $US28,400?

2:40AM May 5, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Personally, I think this turntable looks like a really poor attempt at making a cake look like a tree trunk candle, but apparently it’s $US28,400 worth of audiophilic record-playing quality. It’s only Audio Consulting’s entry-level model mind you – the mind boggles at the thought of what they’d price their high-end model at. More »

Mobile

Old World Meets New World In This iPhone Turntable Box

6:20PM April 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

As with any good analogue gadget brought into the 21st century world (the Leica i9 and Slow Photography box being prime examples), this turntable iPhone dock will only encourage people to seek out ye olde hardware. I mean, we can’t sit on the edges of our chairs, just waiting for these designers to bring their concepts to life, can we? More »