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As touring acts grow weary from their travels across the US of A, Moog has a spot for them to get re-energized. Inside the synth maker’s North Carolina headquarters sits a room that’s decked out with the company’s analog tech and effects (including a Model 15 synthesizer) — waiting for musicians who are on the road to stop by for a visit. It’s here in the Sound Lab where the likes of Mutemath, Phantogram, OK Go and Ra Ra Riot grab their Moog gear of choice to re-imagine some of their existing tracks. For a look at all of the sound-scaping tools on display, mosey into the gallery below for a virtual visit.

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Visualized: Inside Moog’s Sound Lab originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If a seemingly infinitely programmable mini computer like the Raspberry Pi is just too… limiting, we’ve got good news: the Gertboard extender has started shipping. The $48 companion board reaching customers’ doorsteps converts analog to digital and back for Raspberry Pi fans developing home automation, robotics and just about anything else that needs a translation between the computing world and less intelligent objects. The one catch, as you’d sometimes expect from a homebrew project, is the need for some assembly — you’ll have to solder together Gert van Loo’s Arduino-controlled invention on your own. We imagine the DIY crowd won’t mind, though, as long as they can find the fast-selling Gertboard in the first place.

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Gertboard extender for Raspberry Pi ships to advanced tinkerers originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While there are a bunch of Bluetooth watches on the market, none of them could be easily worn by your fashionable Bond-like gentleman. LEDs and LCDs don’t really go with a tuxedo. Sure, these days, a lot of us don’t need to wear a tux to go to work, but it never hurts to have a fashionable stealth watch that also has Bluetooth technology built-in.

The Citizen Eco-Drive Promixity is exactly that, a Bluetooth watch that looks like many other manly-chronograph watches. It will definitely cut it in a business meeting, thanks to its bold lines and steel casing. The watch can sync up to your iPhone 4S that has Bluetooth 4.0, as well as the next generation iPhone once it arrives.

If you miss a call or get a message, the second hand of the watch will point towards a word on the inner flange to indicate what happened on your phone. An analog cellphone indicator dials sound like something out of steampunk! There are no LEDs or flashing lights to make you look like a tech geek with this watch. There’s even a search mode that allows you to help your phone if you lose it in your house.

The Eco-Drive Proximity will sell for $550(USD) when it’s released this fall. That’s not cheap, but the design is certainly more timeless than the barrage of digital “smartwatches” hitting the market these days. Hopefully the tech inside won’t be outdated by next year.

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It’s been a year since the legendary guitar amp and speaker makers at Marshall Amplification made a splash in consumer audio with its Marshall Headphones spin-off (Zound / Urbanears). In commemorence of the amplification division’s 50th aniversary, both have announced the Hanwell: Marshall’s first speaker rig that’s made for a counter-top instead of a festival stage. Combo guitar amp / speaker meets HiFi speaker. Most anyone who plays guitar, or has seen the likes of Slash and Nigel Tufnel shredding it up, will immediately recognize the iconic Marshall design ethic down to its iconic plastic nameplate on the front grill and gold accents.

There’s no major tech at play inside of the system, but with looks this cool it’s not like it matters — hopefully, the sound quality will match. Up top there’s a familiar panel housing a 3.5mm input, power toggle and knobs for bass, treble and volume, while internally you’ll find a duo of long-throw woofers and tweeters. The cab itself is made from wood and wrapped in black vinyl tolex like its bigger JCM siblings — heck, it even comes with a coiled audio cable. There’s no specific information beyond all of that such as pricing and availability — especially whether “these go to 11” — but you’ll find a press release and close-up shots after the break.

Continue reading Marshall’s Hanwell HiFi speaker is bred from guitar amps, at-home with your PMP

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Marshall’s Hanwell HiFi speaker is bred from guitar amps, at-home with your PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kodak may not be beloved by digital filmmakers, but it’s not fallen out of love with the talkies. It’s new “asset protection” cinema film is designed to save motion pictures from being lost if your digital-storage-medium-of-choice is rendered obsolete. It’s designed for long-term archive storage, with your Hollywood blockbuster stored in a “human-readable” format that’ll remain usable “well into the future.” As such, the reels are loaded with dyes that will reportedly remain stable for “decades,” but the company thinks will remain viable for over a century — in stark contrast with the short life of your average hard-drive. It’ll add a monochrome offering to the range later in the year, but if you want the color version now, your people will have to talk to Kodak’s people, Mr. Producer.

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Kodak announces ‘asset protection’ cinema film, thumbs nose at your digital movie collection originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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