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Sony NEX-F3 Camera
DSLR cameras only have two downsides: price and size. Even if you can afford the car payment size pill that is the cost, they’re a pain in the ass to lug around. Sony’s new NEX-F3 camera alleviates some of that by strapping a big ass 18-55mm lens on a…
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AppTag – Laser Tag for iPhone & Android
Laser tag gets a bum rap. It’s either thought of as a kid’s game or a cheesy date idea, when in reality, it’s actually pretty damn fun. Instead of going to some black light saturated battlefield though, we’d rather play on our own turf…
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VSCO Cam iPhone App
Instagram is the Facebook of iPhone camera apps. It’s literally the elephant in the room at this point in time, and we’re not just saying that because Facebook now officially owns them. There are approximately 1 gazillion users on iPhones and Androids and thousands of bazillions (yes, we know these numbers are not scientific) of [...]
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Review: Allen & Heath Xone:K2
After a lengthy build-up extending back to the 2011 BPM convention, Allen & Heath’s new contribution to the growing slim-line compact controller field, the Xone:K2, will hit the shelves at the end of this month. Part update to the discontinued Xone:1D, and…
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Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès” Digital Camera
There aren’t many occassions when a camera would be worth $50,000 – or even $25,000 – but when legendary lens crafters Leica team up with equally legendary Parisian fashion house Hermes for a limited edition of the M9-P, well the price tag just makes sense…
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BioLite CampStove
Fire is awesome. It’s one of the most significant discoveries in all of human history and the ability to create it on demand makes life a whole helluva lot better. It’s a survival skill, a cool party trick and a way to start conversations with pretty girls…
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Transparent Paper Lamp
When post-grad student Cameron D. Price was asked to capture the culture, history and identity of Spain in an object, he designed this slick lamp. Its crafted of vellum transparent paper that allows for layering without sacrificing light…
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Custom XBox 360 Controller with Bullet Buttons
You can add bullets to anything and it will immediately be cooler. They’re like camo, or caffeine, or tattoos, or explosions or boobies. There can never be enough of any of those things. But if it gets out of hand you’ll end up being in a Michael Bay movie, and no one can stand that [...]
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Pre-Order The TRAKTOR KONTROL F1
The TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 is Traktor’s newest machine capable of launching tracks, loops, and one-shot samples. It comes with a number of built-in samples but can also be customized for unique, individual samples. It’s hard to explain exactly how the KONTROL F1 works, so save yourself the time and take a look at the video [...]
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Billr: Bill Splitting App for iPhone
We have this friend, Cristina. She rocks. On nights out, we know to just hand her the check and she’ll take care of informing us how much we each owe. Usually we’re in a bit of a drunken stupor and doing math is about as appealing as, well, doing math…
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Got Hot Loops? Filling Out Your Software’s Sample Slots
In the past few years, we’ve seen DJ software across the board start to add more serious sample and loop workflows into their feature lists. Traktor’s Remix Decks will just be the lastest in a long line of recent advancements, from Serato’s Ableton Bridge to Virtual DJ 8′s upcoming inline sample editor….
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NI Releases Platinum Bounce, New Maschine Expansion Pack
Native Instruments is introducing a new expansion pack for their popular Maschine drum sequencer that focuses on hip-hop, trap-style based production. Expect a number of high-quality drum sounds, unique leads, and harmonic one-shots making up over 45 different kits and 54 separate instruments. The pack is specifically tailored to producers that are looking to create [...]
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Urbanears Plattan Denim Edition
Normally we’d say your daily wardrobe shouldn’t include more than one piece of denim. You want to rock some jeans with a denim jacket? Okay, but let’s not go too crazy now Levi. We will make an exception, however, for these new Urbanears headphones…
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Pioneer RMX-1000 Effects Unit Review
In a world of computers and controllers, Pioneer has stayed fast by their postion that dedicated hardware still has a major place in the DJ landscape. The RMX-1000 is no different, providing controllerism-style effects and remixing in a single dedicated FX unit that relies on excellent beat detection to keep it in time with any [...]
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Incase ‘Hammered Snap Case’
Incase’s new Hammered Snap Case for the iPhone 4/4S translates the look of hammered metal to a protective case in a simple and minimal design. Featuring a metallic finish and soft-touch coating, its textured exterior is available in gold, silver, red copper and iron through Incase’s website…
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How I Play: Myagi
DJ and Producer Myagi stopped by our office the other week, and when we saw that he was using a unique modular setup with Ableton, we couldn’t resist getting him to show us the different elements that make up his DJ rig…
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