Monster Cables are Overpriced, Replacable by Coat Hangers

March 3, 2008

One of the most consistently debated topics on audiophile message boards is whether or not Monster brand audio cables are worth the INSANE prices.  Monster cables, well-known for being up to 10x more expensive as their competition, has somehow managed to sell tons and tons of audio and video cables thanks to clever and creative […]

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Homemade LEGO MP3 Players Are MP3 Players That Look Like LEGOs

February 26, 2008

Homeloo is selling these MP3 players on their website for $46. They require the use of a microSD card for playing the compressed audio format.
This lego MP3 player support max 2GB microSD card. The built-in brechargable Li-ion battery can be fully charged in 6 hours. Connect this iPlayer to your computer’s USB port using […]

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iCinema Puts You In The Movie, Use At Own Risk

February 25, 2008

iCinema is a new way of viewing movies. 360 degrees of picture, interactivity, and action. It can also project into a dome-shaped screen to cover your peripheral vision.
iCinema is a fully immersed virtual environment simulator and interactive control system. iCinema leverages new film techniques to create content, world class software development to support real and […]

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Paramount Multi-Monitor Rack Houses 8 Monitors, is Overkill

February 22, 2008

The Paramount Parabolic Multi-Monitor Display is one of the craziest display products I have seen in a long time. All of the screens on this 8-monitor-housing-behemoth are angled at a fixed point in the middle (i.e. you) for maximum comfort. This bad boy is also supremely adjustable to allow for monitors of varying […]

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Windows Sound Effects Can Do More Than Piss You Off

February 20, 2008

Apparently, they can also make music. Sweet, sweet music. Check out this video. All the notes in the song are sound effects from Microsoft Windows 98 and XP. It’s actually pretty cool. Be warned, though, if you are one of those people that switched over to Linux because you couldn’t stand hearing those Windows error […]

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iBand Shows Us the Future of Music, is Grim

February 20, 2008

What do you get when you take a pair of iPhones and a Nintendo DS? Most people would say, “two phones and a video game system,” or, “three mobile devices.” But no, these three crazies decided that the best use for these gadgets is instrumental. So they formed a band. The iBand. This is a […]

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Laser Harp Is A Harp Of Lasers

February 14, 2008

UPDATE: 2 videos added after the jump.

Stephen Hobley managed to use synthesizer software to interact with some lasers to make what he calls the laser harp. It looks like the number of notes is probably limited.
The harp is connected to the impOSCar VSTi software synthesizer, the TAOS sensor array sits on the floor in it’s […]

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Double TapeDeck is DoubleObsolete, DoubleAwesome

February 14, 2008

 
The Sony CFD-W77 is an outdated awesomely nostalgic piece of tech coming out of Japan.  This double tape deck is, as many of you could figure out from the title, an 80’s/90’s style dual tape deck boombox with a CD player and an AM/FM Radio built in.  The thing retails for around $150, which is […]

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