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Music
11:00PM Dan Nosowitz | The Gadgets: Panasonic’s SL-850 quadraphonic turntable, featuring the unusual 4.0 discrete-channel format for stereo-besting sound. (As the brochure says, “In the real world, sound comes from literally every direction.”) Plus, GE’s 4-Channel Receiver, with a built-in 8-track cassette player. More »
Lightning Review: Panasonic Quadraphonic Turntable And GE 8-Track Receiver
11:00PM Dan Nosowitz | The Gadgets: Panasonic’s SL-850 quadraphonic turntable, featuring the unusual 4.0 discrete-channel format for stereo-besting sound. (As the brochure says, “In the real world, sound comes from literally every direction.”) Plus, GE’s 4-Channel Receiver, with a built-in 8-track cassette player. More » 
Design
Magnetic Levitating Turntable Concept Looks Impractical, Amazing
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Rhea Jeong’s “void” turntable concept uses what would have to be incredibly strong and precise magnet control to levitate a record above its base. That little red ball on top of the vinyl is actually the needle. More »
Design
Artsick Decals Turn Your Wall Into A Custom Clock
10:20AM Sean Fallon | Vinyl wall decals are nothing new, and there are a few kits out there that allow you to essentially turn a wall into a clock—but Artsick puts the ideas together in a very customisable way. More »
Software
Spinning Vinyl Turns iPod Touch Into a Virtual Turntable
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is Spinning Vinyl, an application that changes the speed of an MP3 song as you twist an iPod touch. It works like a turntable, changing the speed depending on the revolutions-per-minute. More »
Music
Best Buy May Start Selling Vinyl Records
6:50AM Jesus Diaz | According to the New York Post, Best Buy is thinking about selling vinyl records again in their stores. I had to read that twice too. I would find “Nixon Returns From Grave” easier to believe. More »
Music
How We Listen: A Timeline of Audio Formats
5:20AM John Herrman | Humans have been writing music for at least as long as we’ve been recording history. It was storing it that took a little more time. Here are all the ways we’ve done it to date: More »
Music
3:30PM Nick Broughall | As a gift for my fifth birthday, my cousin Kylie dubbed five cassettes which would influence my taste in music forever: Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet, Van Halen’s 5150, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms, Icehouse’s Man of Colours and John Farnham’s Whispering Jack. But the first album I ever purchased with my own money is so embarrassing I actually contemplated lying to you all just to avoid admitting it – even to myself. That album was “In God We Trust” by Christian rock band Stryper. What’s worse is that I still have it. More »
My First Album
3:30PM Nick Broughall | As a gift for my fifth birthday, my cousin Kylie dubbed five cassettes which would influence my taste in music forever: Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet, Van Halen’s 5150, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms, Icehouse’s Man of Colours and John Farnham’s Whispering Jack. But the first album I ever purchased with my own money is so embarrassing I actually contemplated lying to you all just to avoid admitting it – even to myself. That album was “In God We Trust” by Christian rock band Stryper. What’s worse is that I still have it. More »
Music
Why We Need Audiophiles
2:00AM John Mahoney | This is Michael Fremer. He’s listening to “Avalon” by Roxy Music on his $US350,000 stereo system. It sounds excellent. He’s a bit crazy, but if you love music, you need him. More »
Announcements
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Look around your home: does the same drab colour stare back at you? Does the lack of interesting, engaging artwork drive you to depression and anxiety? Well, as we showed you last week, it doesn’t have to be that way. Australian company Vinyl Designs is partnering with Giz to give away 10 of their retro wall stickers so you guys can create art on your very walls! More »
Win One Of 10 Vinyl Design Wall Stickers
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Look around your home: does the same drab colour stare back at you? Does the lack of interesting, engaging artwork drive you to depression and anxiety? Well, as we showed you last week, it doesn’t have to be that way. Australian company Vinyl Designs is partnering with Giz to give away 10 of their retro wall stickers so you guys can create art on your very walls! More »
Gadgets
