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New Space Oddity video recorded onboard the International Space Station
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 | No CommentsThings don’t get much cooler than playing a guitar in space, and Commander Chris Hadfield cuts a dash recording a revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity on board the International Space Station. -
Cambridge University shows off astonishing virtual digital talking head that expresses human emotions on demand
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 | No CommentsCreated by researchers in Cambridge, England, this incredibly realistic digital avatar can express a full range of human emotions by altering facial expressions to match the tone of the voice. Researchers think that the virtual... -
Spotify Free dumps five-play limit in the UK, freeloaders rejoice!
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 | No CommentsHere’s some good news for freeloaders who can’t get enough of an individual song: Spotify UK has now dumped the five play limit on the free version of its music streaming... -
Will earphones work after they’ve been through the washing machine?
Posted on Monday, Mar 18, 2013 | No CommentsNow this is a totally unscientific study, based on just two pair of earphones, but so far we can confidently state that, yes, earphones will work just fine after they’ve had... -
Sol Republic Master Tracks headphones claim to be ‘virtually Indestructible’ – we throw down the challenge
Posted on Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 | No CommentsWith some of the wirefresh crew being busy DJs, we’ve managed to work our way through a ton of headphones over the years, and we’ve yet to come across a... -
Get your vinyl on to your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with the ION iLP Digital Conversion Turntable
Posted on Monday, Mar 4, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s certainly a rather curious looking thing – and we’re thinking that the audio quality is unlikely to keep the folks at Linn and Rega up at night – but... -
The rise and fall of CDs, vinyl, cassettes and other music delivery formats in an animated GIF
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 | 1 CommentThis simple but fascinating animated gif shows the rise and fall of music formats across three decades, from 1980 to 2010. -
Urbanears Slussen DJ iOS app and splitter claims after-party weaponry powers
Posted on Monday, Feb 18, 2013 | No CommentsWe suspect that the folks at Urbanears may have imbibed a bit too much snort juice when they declared their Slussen to be the “most powerful after-party weapon known to man,”... -
Spotify finally arrives for Windows Phone 8 handsets
Posted on Friday, Feb 8, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been a frustrating wait for some users, but Spotify have finally released a version of their music streaming app for the Windows Phone 8 platform. -
Pioneer unveil hideously tacky Platinum Edition CDJ-2000 Nexus multi-player, DJM-900Nexus mixer and RMX-1000 Remix Station
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 | 1 CommentFor DJs with more money than sense and serious shortcomings in the taste department, Pioneer’s ghastly ‘Platinum Editions’ gear may prove irresistible. -
Gibson’s Min-ETune brings affordable autotune to their 2013 guitars
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 | No CommentsBand members who have had to suffer long hours of listening to their tone deaf guitarists helplessly trying to tune up their instruments will be delighted to learn that guitar... -
Audio iRig Recorder app brings high quality sound recording to the Android platform
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 | No CommentsWhen it comes to high quality audio recording, Android has lagged miles behind the apps and accessories available on Apple’s iOS, but that looks set to start changing with the release of IK Multimedia’s... -
Who wants to see a bunch of crazed robots play Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’?
Posted on Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 | No CommentsBilled as a ‘sneak preview of Compressorhead during band practise at the Robocross head quarters in Berlin,’ this fantastic video shows three robots thundering away on top of Motorhead’s killer version... -
RHA MA-350 budget in-ear earphones impress with a big sound – review
Posted on Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 | No CommentsBuilt and designed by a Scottish audio company, the RHA MA-350 earphones are a strong, home-grown alternative to the popular Soundmagic E10 budget in-ears. -
Korg announces affordable MicroStation keyboard for synthesizing prog-rock ivory-troublers
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough computers have made it easy to lay down synth-laden tracks via some deft use of the keyboard, fiddling about on a laptop while on stage isn’t the stuff of...