iPhone Boom Mic can improve audio recording

April 20, 2012

iPhone Boom Mic can improve audio recording

Almost anything can now be done on the iPhone. It’s camera functions have brought the new term iPhoneography. As for recording, it’s one feature that has yet to reach its full potential. Sure, a lot of songs and videos have been made using the phone but audio quality isn’t as great. There are only few accessories that work and here’s another one: a boom mic for iOS devices. Read more

No more fear, Amplifear is here

April 19, 2012

Kickstarter Nonlinear Studio iPad Amplifear

The iPad’s speaker is good enough but it can still be better and louder. Another Kickstarter project aims to bring a simple solution to the iPad‘s sound in the form of the Amplifear. Read more

Plantronics BackBeat GO Offers Great Sound in a Small Package

April 17, 2012

This Plantronics’ BackBeat GO wireless earbuds strips the dork out of the Bluetooth headset identity and packs in passive noise cancellation, inline controls for skipping tracks/volume and up to 4.5 hours of usage time in a small package. Retails for $100, these earbuds come with three sizes of cushioned eartipsĀ  for comfort and that gorgeous industrial design you wouldn’t get in other bluetooth earphones. via

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[VIDEO] Conductor Controls Pipe Organ with the Kinect

April 10, 2012

Don’t you just love it when technology is used in traditional things like controlling a pipe organ? Chris Vik used the Kinect in controlling the 4-story Melbourne Town Hall Organ, in a performance you can watch in this video after the break: Read more

Snow-White iRiver B100 Wants to be the Fairest of them all PMPs

March 30, 2012

If you’re in the market for something not-Apple branded then maybe you could add iRiver’s B100 PMP in your to-buy list. This media player gives you up to 36 hours of OGG, WAV, APE and ASF and a lot more types of media codecs. The screen is generous at 3.1-inches and is TFT but with a 320 x 480 resolution you may have to look somewhere else for watching videos. Launching in Japan today, 4GB models retail at around $144 while the bigger 8GB versions sell for $168. via

Is HTC Building A Beats-Blasting iPod Touch Killer?

March 29, 2012

The integration of the MP3 player may have slightly put the multimedia player field in a lull but the likes of the iPod touch and Samsung’s Galaxy Player continue to thrive. And now it looks like HTC is planning to come up with a similar player, hinted by a patent filed featuring stereo speakers – probably featuring Beats Audio bits here and there. Read more

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[VIDEO] Marshall Mini Fridge Cools Your Drinks After A Session of Hot Riffs

March 29, 2012

One great addition to a garage band setup is a mini fridge – something that would house those 6-packs for post-practice consumption. And to blend in with the rock and roll style of your rig, this mini-fridge coming from the 50 year old tradition of hardcore musical accountrements Marshall, provides a 4.4 cubic foot of cold that could reach down to minus 11 (via amp-like knobs), authentic Jim Marshall goodness included. Catch the video after the break, to see this cool fridge in action: Read more

Rdio Continues to Expand Worlwide, Next Stop: Europe

March 29, 2012

Right after launching in Germany, Spain, Portugal and Denmark, streaming music service Rdio plans to continue its Euro invasion in the coming months. Scott Bagby of Rdio tells paidContent:UK that Europe is an immediate focus and admits that it is a couple years behind others in terms of expansion. Existing services like Spotify has been in the online airwaves in Europe longer than Rdio, so Rdio plans to launch its services in the next few months bringing in a fuller music library which it considers critical for a successful launch. via

AMG V12 Turntable Brings Life to Analog Nostalgia

March 26, 2012

The iPods and digital MP3 players may have taken over the music scene entirely, but turntables haven’t totally said goodbye to our ears. Like the AMG V12 Turntable, which at $15,000 gives off that gorgeous touch of German engineering, coming from the company Analog Manufaktur Germany. Read more

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CEBIT 2012: X-Mini reveals new Capsule speakers

March 19, 2012

X-mini KAI Capsule speakers

If you’re on the lookout for the best portable speakers, look no further than the X-Mini. A new set of speakers was shown off at the CEBIT show impressing the geeky audiophiles. Read more