The Photosimile 5000 is billed as the world’s first office photography machine, but they should also have tagged it the ‘most expensive’ light box in the universe. Sure it’s got cool remote PC controlled camera positioning in two axes, zoom and tilt, turntable, controllable lighting and cool software which will output Flash, 360 degree and watermarked images. But good grief, is that worth $18,999.00? Answers on a piece of white card with some string and halogen lights please. [Thanks Matthew] …
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Mixxx – cool free open source DJ software
Mixxx is a free open source program for DJ mixing. It supports MP3, OGG, Wave, and FLAC, vinyl emulation (you can even mix using your vinyl deck) and supports Hercules mix hardware out of the box. BPM detection, adjustable pitch range…it’s all here dude, so go for it. All you need are the earz and the skillz. Oh and some soundz. Mixxx is a complete package for amateur and professional DJs alike, providing everything you need to create live mixes…Mixxx can…
Read MoreReal-View 3D Scanner – scan your stuff in 3D
The Real-View 3D Scanner looks like fun. The website is very sparse, but it seems as though it comes with twin stereoscopic cameras and a small turntable. Stick your product on the turntable and swivel and voila, a 3D shot in all its glory. We just have to hope that the product is better than the pathetic website they’ve put up. No price as yet. Real-View Corporation is proud to announce its first desktop 3D scanner. Derived from 3D image capture…
Read MoreART USB Phono Plus – connect your analogues to your digitals
ART USB Phono Plus. Phono preamp and USB interface gives you the perfect way to connect old stuff like turntables or cassette decks to the computer to digitise your attic chattels. Powered from an external AC adapter or from the USB port, and look, it’s got a lovely friendly knob on it. For twiddling and stuff. Be still my audiophiliac heart. $99.00. The USBPhonoPlus v2 from ART is the perfect solution for connecting a turntable to a computer, to archive vinyl…
Read MoreMusic Center with Horn – retro speaker option panders to our deepest old maid mode
Music Center with Horn. So here’s the thing. You can either switch on the working retro horn speaker option and bathe yourself in some real old fashioned scratch and growl, or admit defeat and activate the bass boost stereo speakers for that full on modern listening experience. There’s an old and painful joke about nostalgia not being what it used to be in there somewhere, but we’re not biting, OK? $199.98. It’s fully loaded – there’s a three-speed turntable,…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. ClickFree Backup – the no-install data backup system for dummies – The new ClickFree Backup system is… ShareMiner – the search engine for files only – ShareMiner. So this is… MIT professor Daniel Nocera discovers more efficient way to store solar energy for use at night – MIT professor Daniel Nocera and… Crosley Traveler Turntable CD – retro portable music player gets a modern…
Read MoreIon LP2CD – burn MP3s or a CD directly from your vinyl
The Ion LP2CD Converter lets you transfer all your old Grateful Dead bootlegs directly onto CD without the need for any nasty computer type equipment getting in the way. Just you, your memories, and a pitcher full of tepid Sangria. Just drop the dusty scratched and clinically warped plastic on the deck and hit the play and record buttons. Job done. Of course you may need to tweak up the wow and flutter a little afterwards with some editing software, which…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. 104 driving techniques to help you conserve fuel – easy with that right foot, partner – 104 Driving Techniques to Help… LaptopLock – freeware security program protects your laptop if it is stolen – LaptopLock. Windows freeware (at… PicLens – 3D browser plugin delivers cool image viewing interface – PicLens is a web browser plugin… Turntable Ring – real vinyl and a moving…
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Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Free iPhone Unlock released – saucy hack puts Apple in a stew… – Well it took a few months, but… Phonevite – quick and easy voice broadcasts via your phone – Phonevite. ‘Broadcast your… YouTube to MP3 Converter – grab those sounds and rock – YouTube to MP3 Converter. Use… Your DNA on a stick – getting up close and personal with your body…
Read MoreThe Bling Vinyl Killer – trash your tracks in style
The Swarosvki Vinyl Killer is one of those fun looking self-running record players. Just pop it on to your record and it will whizz round and round at 33 RPM playing the track with it’s on-board amplifier and needle. This new model features a bling-bling set of Swarosvki crystals to impress as it gouges, so for a mere $487.00 or thereabouts you can really trash your vinyl in style. It’s not the record that spins. The world’s smallest self running…
Read MoreVinyl lives
The new Terratec PhonePreAmp iVinyl has a somewhat weird name. OK, it may be descriptive but it’s still a bit strange. But we’re not namophobes so we’ll move swiftly along and advise you to plug it into your computer’s USB port and record audio from a vinyl record player or cassette player to your hard disk. Without a sound card in sight. Comes with editing software too, so no excuses Mr Hiss Crackle-Pop. £99.99. The PhonoPreAmp is equipped with an input for your turntable (with moving magnet cartridge) and with a port for tape decks…
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Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. GeoTagger – GPS tags for digicams – The GeoTagger is a small box which… DataGuard USB Thumbdrive Lock. – The DataGuard USB Thumbdrive Lock…. Secret Windows icon designer – Apparently Windows XP has a tiny… Bless this cable – The Bless Cable Bangle…. Splice – music mashups – Well if colour was money, Splice… The $1 lightbox – The $1 Lightbox. This cheapo…
Read MoreRetro Wooden Music Center.
Leetac Nostalgic Wooden Music Center. Are we missing the point here, or is $49.99 something of a pretty hot bargain price for a retro music center with all the trimmings? Stereo draw loading CD player, 3 speed turntable for all your Supertramp vinyl classics and an AM/FM tuner. Man you must be paying $15.00 for that fancy brass lookin’ dial alone, no? Your portal to the past! This nostalgic wooden music center features a CD player, function-select turntable and AM/FM tuner, so…
Read MoreUSB Mixing Kit.
The USB Mixing Kit. Microphone, headphones, mixing desk and software to let you act like a real real DJ in your bedroom. Without the drugs. Or sleazy hotels. Or hangovers (maybe). Priced at £99.99, with an optional talent pack. Nah just kidding, you’re on your own with this one. This brilliant box of tricks has a two channel mixer and you can connect your turntable, stereo or headphones directly into it. Simply load the software onto your PC from the…
Read MoreTurn tables.
The Marantz TT-15S1 turntable. The first platter from the company in 20 years. Does this mean that we’re about to see a massive return to vinyl? Or a seismic shift back to 8 track players? Answers on a $2000.00 bill please to… Marantz explains that the TT-15S1’s asynchronous motor never makes contact with the chassis, ensuring “faultless signal input, with no transmission of vibration.” The acryl chassis has large aluminum feet for stability and damping. It also includes a 3…
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