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Jul 03
As far as entry costs go, a drum kit can be a little expensive compared to a beater guitar or bass. This Nikon shutter percussion symphony takes it to a whole new multi-thousand-dollar level.
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Jul 02
Microsoft and Nokia launch Music Mix Party, let friends share a streaming Xbox playlist (video)
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We’ve seen a few attempts at shared audio streaming, but many of these depend on specialized apps or hardware. Microsoft and Nokia could clear that hurdle with their newly launched Nokia Music Mix Party, which leans on what many of us have at home. Xbox 360 owners with an Xbox Live Gold subscription just have to visit a website that starts an artist-based streaming playlist with a custom QR code; after that, anyone in the room with a mobile device can scan the code and vote on which songs should play next. The service is free to use during July, although we don’t yet know if and how pricing will change afterward. Is Mix Party simple? You bet — but it could keep guests happy at future shindigs, even if they don’t care for our tastes in music.
Source: Nokia Music Mix Party, Exploring IE
Jul 02
Spotify for iPhone received a healthy update today, and it now comes with the music streaming service’s new Discover mode that allows the app to recommend new music to you based on your listening preferences and playlists. Furthermore, the app also has a new Now Playing view, as well as a new icon (if the
Jul 01
Make beautiful, fiery music with Adafruit’s DIY MIDI-controlled flame organ (video)
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Eyebrows in the way? Singe them off with Adafruit’s DIY flame organ, debuting just in time for the holiday weekend. If fireworks aren’t enough to put the sizzle in your Independence Day party, all you need to light up your very own MIDI instrument are a few relays, solenoid valves, a digital music workstation (Adafruit recommends Livid Instruments’ BASE paired with Ableton Live and Pure Data) and a blatant disregard for your own mortality. The official tutorial is still in the works, but you can watch the flame organ blaze with a patriotic tune after the break. If you’re brave — or foolish — enough to attempt to build one of your own, just promise us that you won’t drink and DIY.
Source: Adafruit
Jul 01
With the release of the Parrot ZIK touch-activated Bluetooth headphones, the company has come up with what’s easily one of the most advanced pairs of eardrum blasters on the planet. You’ll be rolling with not only a pair of top-tier deliverers of sound for your head, you’ve got a set of futuristic controls and connections
Jun 28
Pixies – Bagboy
Posted in: Today's ChiliJust two weeks after their long-time (albeit intermittently involved) bassist Kim Deal left the band, the Pixies are back! And for the first time in nearly a decade, they’re debuting a new song: Bagboy.
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Jun 28
Samsung Jay-Z team-up may only be newest in extended music exclusive series
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis week it’s become apparent that Samsung will continue to bring on the musical connections with their tie-up with South Korean pop-stars CN Blue for a Blue Moon concert event. This event will be live broadcast through Galaxy devices and will, therefor, make clear Samsung’s intent to bring a long series of Galaxy smartphone and
Jun 27
Apple’s new Radio service is now official
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Jun 27
WSJ outs Apple’s iTunes Radio terms, says many are ‘more generous’ than Pandora’s
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According to a document obtained by the Wall Street Journal, Apple will pay 0.13 cents and 15 percent of advertising revenue to major labels for every song played on iTunes Radio in its first year, climbing to .14 cents and 19 percent in year two. In comparison, Pandora currently pays 0.12 cents per song, and WSJ added that Apple is offering publishers more than double Pandora’s rate for royalties. There are some exclusions to Apple’s offering, however: it won’t need to pay for songs streamed for 20 seconds or less, those that are already in your iTunes library or certain promoted tracks. For its part, Pandora said that comparing the two is unfair, since varying features between the services could trigger royalty payments differently. It also addressed recent controversy about those royalties in a detailed blog post (see the More Coverage link after the break). In addition, insiders say that Apple’s primary aim is to encourage listeners to buy more tracks on iTunes, in turn boosting hardware sales. Still, the new service will no doubt reap the benefits of Apples new iAd mobile advertising platform, so it’s likely that Cupertino will have its cake and eat it, too.
Source: WSJ Digits
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