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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: Virtual Self (Porter Robinson) – Ghost Voices
Virtual Self is a musical project started by the young internationally recognized EDM producer Porter Robinson as the next step in Robinsons’ creative journey. No longer releasing music under his own name, Virtual Self is the new virtual/conceptual pseudonym for all of Porter Robinsons’ future work and he uses the vague mysterious nature of 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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Shure SE215 Wireless: Continuation of a Promise
It’s inspiring to see how Shure has evolved from making simple radio kits in 1925 to manufacturing quality audio equipment for both consumers and professionals today. With a background in creating specialized microphones for the military, Shure has become a seasoned producer of durable, functional, and reasonably priced products. Shure was and is present in many high-profile […]
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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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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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The Beoplay E4: Palm Sized, Noise Cancellation
The Beoplay E4 are a solid pair of earphones, bringing noise canceling capabilities into a more compact form. Bang & Ofulsen started the brand Beoplay in an attempt to market their luxury designs and sound to a younger audience. B&O’s first earbuds; the H3, are the E4’s predecessor — known for their precise metal crafted […]
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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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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 […]
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Touché: A New Way To Play
The Touché midi controller uses touch sensitivity to blur the lines between musical instruments and a musical accessories. The welcome press of a piano key has long been a missing component, and link between midi controllers themselves and traditional instruments. Now Expressive E aims to further fill that void by introducing their Touché into the […]
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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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KORG Volca FM We Missed You (and The Astor Cube)
If there’s something we missed as much as the Astor cube, the KORG Volca FM takes the prize. Now, both of them are back! We were unable to spin the cube due to troublesome barricades, but we put our hands all over the Korg Volca FM. The the ‘FM’ stands for frequency modulation, a type […]