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Review: Samson Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller
If you are looking for Piano or Rhodes-like feel for serious playing, Samson’s Carbon 49 USB MIDI Controller may not be right for you.
However, if you need a keyboard for some light playing or sample triggering, why not keep the expensive Kronos at home and bring the Carbon 49 out for the dangerous outdoor gigs that require [...]
Ogmento Lets You Shoot Like Jordan Or Fire Like A Tank Commander Thanks To Augmented Reality
Ogmento is a gaming company dedicated to the creation of high-quality augmented reality games. Although AR games aren’t that rare – the 3DS does a few quite well and there are a number available on mobile phones – Ogmento is focusing on higher-end experiences. The demo above shows how they’re able to track targets in [...]
Yer A Wizard, Reader: Kickstarter Game Uses A Real “Magic” Wand
If you’ve ever wanted to swing a magic wand around and make things happen (besides encouraging the cool kids to give you a swirly, that is), here’s your chance. A new game on Kickstarter called Incantor promises some real-live olde timey majicke fun for your iPhone.
Built by a Rhode Island company, Movable Code, the game [...]
Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission: Why Dish “Ad-Skipping” Tech Irks TV Execs
When Dish announced their new ad-skipping tech, response was fairly muted. Sure it was some cool technology – the experience is seamless in that you notice maybe the first second of a commercial and then a little notification pops you over the commercials entirely – but TV execs are reportedly upset by Dish’s unilateral decision.
Fox’s [...]
LayerNation’s El Tirador Makes Classy Layered Drinks With Science
Ask and ye shall receive: when I put a call out for cool hardware start-ups, little did I know that we’d be barraged by some amazing stuff. Case-in-point: the LayerNation El Tirador, a unique drinks maker that automatically creates layered drinks using different liqueurs.
LayerNation is part of the Yes Delft! incubator and is currently being [...]
Ikea’s Upcoming Uppleva HDTV System Further Detailed
Taking the term home theater in a box to a new level, Ikea made waves a few weeks back when it announced plans to start selling a self-branded HDTV and home theater system with a starting price under $1000. However, the company didn’t out all the tantalizing details at the time. Gigaom managed to get [...]
DIY Sous-Vide Cooker
Humberto from Nerd Kits has built a DIY Sous-Vide Cooker. They are not touching any high voltage with their design, instead they are using a dimmer switch to power a crock pot and simply turn the dimmer switch with a small motor that is controlled using a microcontroller. A few small temperature sensors provide feedback [...]
Open Hardware High Resolution 3D Printer
Here is a great looking Open Hardware High Resolution 3D Printer. I think we will see a lot more 3D printers this year! The more the merrier since I would love one but I currently can’t justify the cost. With this kickstarter you could have one of these for under $2500. You can read more [...]
WSJ: Apple to bring photo-sharing feature to iCloud
Apple is looking to enhance iCloud service with photo-sharing feature, claims Wall Street Journal. The new feature will allow iCloud users to share photos and comment on them, which will take the service one-step forward from the current Photo Stream that only allows to sync photos with user’s other Apple devices.
In addition to this, [...]
Optimus 4X HD will make its way to Europe from June
LG has confirmed that its first quad-core device will be available in Europe from next month with countries like Germany, Sweden, UK, Italy, Poland being the first recipients. The Tegra 3-toting Optimus 4X HD is the first from LG that will pit against its arch rival’s Galaxy S III and HTC’s One X.
Optimus 4X [...]