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DJ Hero finally annouced
Activision finally annouced DJ Hero, including a first look at what the DJ controller looks like. Music genres include “hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance,”
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Mini MPC 2000XL / SP1200 flash drives
Convincingly modeled to look like the originals, these mini flash drives have a 4GB capacity and cost $39.95 each.
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Tonium Pacemaker Portable DJ System
This portable media player features two “turntables” and a “mixer” — all within a unit that fits in your hand and can beatmatch with the press of a button.
Styrofoam Turntable Concept
Styrofoam Turntable DIY Kit: The basic idea behind this project was to design and engineer a low-cost do-it-yourself Turntable kit made out of high density styrofoam…
Spinning Vinyl iPhone App
Video showing how an iPhone or iPod Touch can be used like a spinning turntable.
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ [trailer]
The first Guitar Hero / Rock Band type of Hip Hop Video games are arriving this year. Mix Master Mike and Numark are part of the team behind…
Wii Spray, Virtual Graffiti, Teaser Video
WiiSpray is closer to reality now, as this teaser video shows it in action, including selection of caps, colours, and using stencils; the Montana Cans endorsment is also interesting.
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Mastering Genius and Vinyl Cutter
Interesting interview with genius mastering engineer and vinyl cutter, Rashad Becker.
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Goodbye CDs? SanDisk Announces MicroSD Albums
Trying to get consumers to once again purchase their music in-stores, SanDisk just announced an initiative called SlotMusic
Search Engine Rap Battle [videos]
Search Engines Rap Battling each other is pretty funny, MSN vs. Google, MSN vs. Yahoo, Google vs. Yahoo.
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Human Anatomy in Music
Interesting charts showing what body parts are mentioned most offten across different musical genres.
Yamaha: Band In My Pocket
The Japanese au Design Project and Yamaha have teamed up to make a series of cell phones that double as musical instruments.