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  • Bijoué: Audio Technica’s diamond-shaped speakers

    Bijoué: Audio Technica’s diamond-shaped speakers

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Audio-Technica today in Japan announced [JP] diamond-shaped portable speakers, dubbed Bijoué/AT-SPF30, which are especially geared towards female users. Technically, the speakers aren't special: you'll get 600mW/φ28mm full range speakers running on two AAA batteries for 33 hours continuously.

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  • mSpot stores your music* in the cloud, makes it available anywhere**

    mSpot stores your music* in the cloud, makes it available anywhere**

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Whoa there, vaquero -- don't get too excited just yet. As with just about every other gratis backup service on the web, there's a catch you should know about with mSpot's latest endeavor. The free limit is right around 2GB (exact size is TBD), so if you've got more than a second generation iPod's worth of audio, this here service will only serve as a tease. For those who fall under that threshold, there's plenty to love, and if you're down for ponying up, you'll be able to secure 10GB for $2.99 per month or 20GB for $4.99 per month. Launched today at Google I/O, this "freemium" music cloud service essentially syncs your entire music library (either in iTunes or a user-designated arrangement of folders) with mSpot's servers -- provided your library is less than 20GB, of course -- and then makes it available anywhere. Phones and other computers should have no issue tapping in (though only Android will be supported out of the gate), and the app itself runs quietly in the background in order to check for new additions / subtractions and mirror said changes in your online library. For now, the service is available by invitation only through mspot.com, with public availability slated for next month. Size limits aside, the service worked well for us in our limited testing, though that first 20GB upload is a real pain over Time Warner Cable's obviously capped Road Runner internet. Oh, and if you're bummed about not being guaranteed an invite today, you shouldn't be. Hit that source link and enter "engadget" as the password -- the first 500 get immediate access, but once they're gone, they're gone.

    *20GB tops, buster!
    **Only on Android, Macs and PCs at first, chief!

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  • Sony Japan busts out cassette(!)/radio/CD-player combo

    Sony Japan busts out cassette(!)/radio/CD-player combo

    Posted on May 18, 2010 | No Comments
    It's not a joke: Today, Sony in Japan did announce [JP] a portable cassette tape/radio/CD-player. Technically, the CFD-A110 is based on a model Sony introduced exactly seven years ago. The company updated the hardware because Japan plans to stop analogue radio transmission next year (the updated model can't receive these signals).

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  • Video: Sony announces Walkman W series (with special Metal Gear Solid version)

    Video: Sony announces Walkman W series (with special Metal Gear Solid version)

    Posted on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Sony in Japan once again updated their Walkman lineup today, this time with the Walkman W series. The new NWD-W253 [JP] has two things going for it: first, it's waterproof (IPX5), which means you can use the "Wearable Walkman" in the rain or even "wash" it under water. And second, Sony will roll out a special Metal Gear Solid - Peace Walker version.

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  • New Pioneer speaker system can link to 2 iPods or iPhones

    New Pioneer speaker system can link to 2 iPods or iPhones

    Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Pioneer is about to release yet another iPhone-compatible speaker system. The company yesterday announced [JP] the XW-NAC1 in Japan, a speaker system that can connect to and alternately play music from two iPods or iPhones. The XW-NAC1 has two iPod/iPhone docks that charge these devices simultaneously.

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  • Custom stand actually holds your microphones in place

    Custom stand actually holds your microphones in place

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Any band can buy a regular mic stand. But getting one custom molded as cool as this? That’s a whole new level of awesome some seriously deep pockets. This stand is a construction of stainless steel with a brass quick-release from Artist Chris Conte. Commissioned by Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace, the build sounds quite [...]

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  • Air rockets are dumb. Make your own floppy drive echo / delay unit

    Air rockets are dumb. Make your own floppy drive echo / delay unit

    Posted on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
    You could spend your weekend making the compressed air rocket posted below. That’d be fun. Or you could get a few floppy drives together and make your own tape delay and reverb. Yeah, that sounds much more exciting. This DIY project comes by way of Oakland, CA from a Daniel McAnulty. Musician, tinkerer, and just a [...]

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  • Dolby Labs: Laptops should have surround sound too!

    Dolby Labs: Laptops should have surround sound too!

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Dolby Laboratories, longtime industry leaders in theater and film audio, have set their gaze upon the PC entertainment side of things. Specifically, getting surround sound from a laptop or netbook. I got a demo of some of the new tech they’ll be releasing in the coming months. Some super cool stuff. Dolby is working with various [...]

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  • Review: VC Audio Pro recording / audio editing app

    Review: VC Audio Pro recording / audio editing app

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Most recording apps are fairly limited in what you can do with your recording once you’ve made it. VC Audio Pro from VeriCorder is the first multitrack audio editor for the iPlatform and is primarily aimed at journalists making field interviews and whatnot. While the editing and sharing capabilities are pretty powerful, VC Audio Pro [...]

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  • Orange Amplifiers announces computer / guitar amp combo

    Orange Amplifiers announces computer / guitar amp combo

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    I can understand how you might be playing your guitar one day, then coming to the realization, “Hey! This thing just puts out electrical signal. I should be able to plug it right into my computer!’ Now your dreams can be a reality with Orange Amplifiers’ new OPC small form-factor desktop. I’m not so sure mounting [...]

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  • Vegetable synthesizers are pretty tasty

    Vegetable synthesizers are pretty tasty

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Vegetables. As synthesizers. What is this world coming to? Arduino forum member Jochem van Greiken: explains: This is a project I made for the first year fine arts at HKU in Utrecht. It uses 12 nails in a wooden fruitbowl to sense the resistance between different fruits and vegetables. This then goes to an [...]

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  • Euphonix to join the Avid collective as well

    Euphonix to join the Avid collective as well

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Apparantly not satisfied with only encompassing Digidesign, Avid announced yesterday their planned acquisition of Euphonix. Makers of the System 5 series of audio consoles, converters, and a little more in my price range, control surfaces for audio and video software. There’s nothing in the press release about continuing to offer the System 5 consoles. It rather [...]

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  • SOUND MUG: Sony’s tumbler-shaped speaker for your car or home (video)

    SOUND MUG: Sony’s tumbler-shaped speaker for your car or home (video)

    Posted on April 9, 2010 | No Comments
    You can't use this device as a tumbler and I'm not even sure it makes sense functionality-wise, but Sony Japan announced [JP] the SOUND MUG yesterday, a speaker that's shaped like a tumbler. To be more exact, the portable device is being marketed by Sony as a dock speaker specifically designed for their Walkmans.

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  • Digidesign transformation into Avid complete

    Digidesign transformation into Avid complete

    Posted on April 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Avid Video has quite an ambitious plan in the works. They currently own multiple, industry-leading companies covering all things audio and video. Digidesign, maker of the Pro Tools audio editing platform, is included under this umbrella. We’ve got word that their assimilation into the Avid name will be complete in just four more days. Tech-wise, nothing’s [...]

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  • Moog releases Auto De-tune. We get our sanity back

    Moog releases Auto De-tune. We get our sanity back

    Posted on April 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Thank the audio gods. Today marks the greatest day in musical history. Well okay, not the greatest, but maybe right behind the release of the Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill. This glorious day is the day Moog’s MF-401 Auto De-tune unit starts shipping out. Now we can finally stop putting up with this. The device uses [...]

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