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Cheero Power Plus 3: For Adorable, Safe, & Powerful Charging
The Cheero Power Plus 3 is an impressively affordable, high capacity, ultra compact, and durable battery. Though the company Cheero speaks highly of their product design, and safety-oriented business model, it’s their statistic of average defective units that speaks greater volumes of the company’s integrity– only 0.2% of their units have been defective in the past […]
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Headphone Review: The DT 240 PRO by beyerdynamic; a better standard
Studios across the U.S. know the Sony MDR 7506 as a fairly standard, well-known piece of equipment for music production. Finding another pair as reliable, high quality headphones for about $100 isn’t terribly difficult, but we’re happy to recommend the beyerdynamic DT 240s, as an addition to this tier. Popular headphones like the Audio-Technica ATH M40x […]
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Instrument 1: An Entire Band in One
The ‘holiday itch’ is back in full force for musicians this year; and with a product this satisfyingly provocative, we don’t mind being your enabler. The Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 is an next generation multi-instrument, and MIDI controller that encompasses an entire band within its impressively compact package. The versatility of its physical design, (something of […]
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Product Review: FiiO i1 The Function-Forward Lightning Adapter
Since Apple’s decision to phase out the audio jack from their current iPhone design, a lightning to 3.5mm adapters has quickly become a must-have accessory users. For those that still like wired headphones however, and while Apple’s proprietary dongle is inexpensive, its also small and easily misplaced. Plus, it doesn’t sport any other features– Enter […]
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Music Sundays: Song Exploder – Ludwig Göransson And The Music of Black Panther
Hrishikesh Hirway’s SongExploder is a one of a kind music podcast that explores and dissects the creation of a number of striking, and unforgettable music compositions. In this episode we take a time-lapsed journey through the making of one of the most heart-pounding pieces featured in Marvel Studio’s record-breaking film: Black Panther, titled after the […]
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Piperoid: A Hint Of Cultural Relevance
When it comes to popular culture within the last decade or so, all the current running trends seem to be borrowing their roots from the same un-exhausted sources — particularly the ones associated with what one might call “nerd” culture. Generally speaking, these trends tend to have some sort of Asian influence, especially of the Japanese sort. The likes […]
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Editor’s Choice: The Bang & Olufsen E8
The entry of the Beoplay E8s into the truly wireless market; as in two physically independently ear pieces presents a very familiar, very charismatic, and by extension, very Bang & Olufsen impression. When considering the benchmark set by Apple’s Airpods is about $160 for what most consider as a generally undesirable look, fit, and sound, there’s a good […]
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Music Sunday – Cuco- “Lo Que Siento”
Cuco is a new musician/band from LA with no debut album or EP to date, but have become increasingly popular within the last year. Since their transition from an electronic/experimental sound to a fusion of lo-fi indie, and folk, with hip hop drum samples, are part of what ganered Cuco some well-deserved attention. The chill […]
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Zapata Racing: Going Skyward
Science fiction films of the past love depicting upbeat, vivid, and imaginative designs for modern technology. Concepts like Futurama-esque flying cars, and fantastic teleporters have stimulated young imagination on the big screen since the 50’s. Though we are still a far cry from the whimsical, and often gritty days of future past from films like Back To The […]
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NYC Train Sign: Made in Brooklyn
In the city of New York, time is an especially valuable commodity (which is why people move at a pace somewhere between a hasty stroll, and light run). Time management for the average New Yorker and city life in general revolve around the MTA train system. Our sometimes loved, often frustrated train systems are the anchor of life, […]
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Music Sunday – MGMT’s A Little Dark Ages: Colder, Cooler, And Easy Listening.
MGMT’s Music has always pin balled between accessibility and experiment, pop and psychedelia – a tension that has produced some of the catchiest, most synapse-stretching music of the young century. The band’ s fourth album pulls from each of MGMT’s earlier projects and moods: 80’s Style synth pop and 60’s jangled folk each through […]
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Coding & Composing in One Console – PocketC.H.I.P.
If the growing popularity of conventions like MAGFest tell you anything, music and gaming are the chocolate and peanut butter of entertainment. Delicious on their own, but combined they have the power to transport you to another universe. Recently we wrote about the Arduboy, a card sized console made to run open source 8-bit video […]