Korg nanoSeries music controlers
“Korg’s new nanoSeries devices are designed to meet the needs of artists who like to make music on the go but don’t want to make any sacrifices in the control department. The range features three compact products: nanoKEY, nanoPAD and nanoKONTROL.”
“Things I Have Learned in my life so far”
Stefan Sagmeister is a well known “graphic designer” these days… although not one of my favorites… i just don’t relate to his work… and i find it hard to classify him as a graphic designer… but having attended one of his conferences (after his short presentation of the “Casa da Música” logo work) i was interested in his project regarding things he has learned so far… not because of his showmanship presenting those things but more about the ideia itself of registering things you learn yourself during a lifetime…
Moog Unveils Guitar with Infinite Sustain
Bob Moog’s synthesizers and effects changed the world. Now, the company that bears his name is trying to apply its vision to a new instrument: the guitar.
iPhone 3G is here!!!
Check it out at www.apple.com/iphone
Portugal is getting it same day (July 11) as USA :)
6 ways mushrooms can save the world
Entrepreneurial mycologist Paul Stamets seeks to rescue the study of mushrooms from forest gourmets and psychedelic warlords. The focus of Stamets’ research is the Northwest’s native fungal genome, mycelium, but along the way he has filed 22 patents for mushroom-related technologies, including pesticidal fungi that trick insects into eating them, and mushrooms that can break down the neurotoxins used in nerve gas.
What is happiness, and how can we all get some?
Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. Interwoven with his talk are stunning photographs of the Himalayas and of his spiritual community.
OLPC XO-2 concept, dual-touchscreens by 2010?
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries “learn learning,” announced that work is already underway on a second- generation version of its revolutionary XO laptop computer. Leveraging new advances in technology, the primary goal of the “XO-2″ will be to advance new concepts of learning as well as to further drive down the cost of the laptop so that it is affordable for volume purchase by developing nations.
What’s wrong with what we eat
In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk.
Mark Bittman is a bestselling cookbook author, journalist and television personality. His friendly, informal approach to home cooking has shown millions that fancy execution is no substitute for flavor and soul.
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Welcome 3G
The lastest iPhone SDK delivers the final confirmation, 3G is coming to the iPhone!
iPhone in Portugal by Vodafone
“Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network.”
Great news, Vodafone’s my all time favorite carrier, and i have a business plan through notype, so… where can i order my 3G iPhone with Visual Voice Mail : )))
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Direct Note Access
Peter Neubäcker, a former German guitar maker turned programmer, has done what many in the computer-music business believed impossible.
A new piece of software called Direct Note Access, first publicly demonstrated by Neubäcker and his company Celemony Software last month, will for the first time allow computers to analyze the digitized sounds of guitar or piano chords, or even multi-instrument recordings, and then extract and modify individual notes.
Moby Gratis
Right on track (because of an ongoing discussion with friends), Moby has a new website with “free” music specifically for film projects…
Check out the video with Moby on mobygratis.com.
