Music Bot can name any song
A robot designed and built at the University of Malaga can tell you the name of any song at all. You can sing it, play it, whistle it or really convey it however you would like, and the robot can tell...
View ArticlePhilips SoundSphere with free-floating tweeters
Philips is heading into the hi-fi game, with its new SoundSphere home stereo lineup. The MCi900 and MCD900, will both set sail with two speakers, 100 watts of ample amplification, and “free floating”...
View ArticleLEGO Sequencer mixes Steampunk, toys, electronica [Video]
Take LEGO, add pseudo-Steampunk style and throw in glitchy electronic music and you might end up with something like Yoshi Akai’s wonderful LEGO Sequencer MR II. A hand-crafted 8-step sequencer, the...
View ArticleSonic Emotional Pulse of Music concept exposes spinning disc
I have seen a lot of home stereos that have a clear cover letting you see the CD or DVD spinning around inside it. This Sonic Emotional Pulse of Music concept takes that idea a bit further and exposes...
View ArticleKorg Monotron meets iPad iElectribe & Wii Nunchuk for music mangling [Video]
Take a Korg Monotron analog synth, throw in an iPad running Korg’s excellent iElectribe app and then use an Arduino to tie the whole thing together: you’re not only hitting some of the geekiest...
View ArticleAirpiano: No Longer Just A Cool Concept, Available For Order Now
Over two years ago, an interesting instrument of sorts jumped on our radar called the Airpiano. At the time it was an interesting concept by Omer Yosher presented at the Berlin Design Festival that...
View ArticleEpiphany Acoustics EHP-1 headphone amp is packing
If you’re an audiophile, prefer headphones to speakers and gain particular pleasure from visitors complimenting you on your shapely knob, Epiphany Acoustics might have the headphone amp for you. The...
View ArticlePioneer N-30 and N-50 Elite Networked Audio Players revealed
It would seem that Pioneer has a few surprises before the big events next week, today revealing their line of networking devices will expand with two new Elite branded audio players by the name of N-30...
View ArticlePure Contour 200i Air iPhone speaker-dock packs AirPlay
WiFi radio manufacturer Pure has launched the Pure Contour 200i Air, a AirPlay-enabled iPhone/iPod speaker dock supporting local and streaming media playback. The semi-circular speaker includes a 36W...
View ArticleiConnectMUSE digital audio mixer brings the studio to your iPhone, iPad
iConnectivity has unveiled an ultra-portable digital audio mixer designed to work with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The mixer is called the iConnectMUSE and promises to bring studio quality...
View ArticleTeenage Engineering Oplab makes music mangling easy
Synth manufacturers Teenage Engineering are best known for their OP-1, a compact instrument the sounds from which belie its toylike exterior, but the company has also revealed Oplab. Intended to make...
View ArticlePioneer RMX-1000 is one-stop DJ device
Pioneer has revealed its latest double-punch hardware/software combo for budding digital DJs, with the new RMX-1000 controller that also doubles as an effects and sampling station. Operating as a...
View ArticleClarion Mirage puts Android in your dashboard
Clarion has taken the wraps off a new, Android-powered in-car head unit, the Clarion Mirage, a 6.5-inch touchscreen running Android 2.2 Froyo with a custom UI from Intel owned Wind River. The...
View ArticleIt’s a “Beats” World, We Just Listen To It
Did you see this product announced, back on March 5? I didn’t think so, but if you’ve been watching American Idol, you should have seen ads for Beat’s audio “Beatbox portable,” which is, “an AT&T...
View ArticleSonos drops own controller for smartphone apps
Sonos has decided to discontinue its own controller hardware with sales of the Control CR200 to stop on May 31. The popularity of smartphones and free controller apps on both Android and iPhones for...
View ArticleSony intros iPad compatible all-in-one Hi-Fi systems
iPod docks are a dime a dozen, and who better to buy one from than the original inventor of the Walkman? Sony has introduced a new compact Hi-Fi system that is compatible with the iPod, iPhone, and...
View ArticlePyle Audio PLTTB8UI Record Player Review
I’m going to go right ahead and assume that most of the people checking out this review are here because they’re confused about why SlashGear would review a vinyl record player. I think that’s fair to...
View ArticlePhilips FWP3200D DJ-Dock makes you the communal deadmau5
“Music,” the wise Madonna once sang, “makes the people come together,” and although it may look like the tail-end of a Pagani Zonda, the Philips FWP3200D DJ-Dock attempts to do just that. A combination...
View ArticleMaserati and B&W mark in-car audio deal with “Seven Notes” engine music
Maserati and high-end speaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins have announced a deal to fit top-spec audio equipment in the Italian marque’s cars, and they’ve celebrated the news with a bizarre new...
View ArticleOlive ONE wants $200k to overthrow Sonos
Whole-home streaming audio has a new upstart in the shape of Olive ONE, a touchscreen-blessed Sonos rival aiming to funnel all of your music sources – whether local or cloud-based like Spotify – into a...
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