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Even in the absence of any real musical ability, sometimes it's fun to bash away on a drum kit. Most of the various application catalogues for smartphones have little virtual drum kits so you can drum away whenever the urge to jam comes on. The HP App Catalog for WebOS (that's the Palm Pre series, the Pixi and the Veer) has a
I am on the look out for new music and I want to hear it before I buy it. At this point of time I have iTunes and Pandora. I like them both, but they both have their weaknesses. iTunes is great way to store music you already own, but it's not very good at finding new music. The iTunes
Todd and Tom tune into Patrick and Dean from PureSound Technology, Inc, who talk about their patented PureSound processor that will shortly be launched within their ClarityOne earbuds. Because of the processor, the earbuds can use 8 ohm impedance rather than the more usual 16 or 32 ohms, giving greater clarity and less distortion. The range will be extended later in
Andy sounds out French auto audiophiles Oxygen Audio and their award-winning O Car integrated head unit for the iPhone. It's totally awesome - the iPhone mounts into the head unit of the car stereo and then acts as the controller for all the audio functions, including playing from iTunes. There's even an RDS tuner built into the unit for the
Tom interviews Ross from iGo, which will probably be familiar to anyone who's traveled on business. These are the guys who provide all the portable power equipment to keep your gadgets charged up - I've even got a few bits'n'pieces from them - and at CES, they were showing off a few of the their latest toys. First up was
The Griffin Stompbox is a rig that produces virtual guitar effects using a pedal controller. It mimic classic guitar effects including the wa-wa sound, delay, distortion and more. The Stompbox bundle will come with the 3 pedal box, a heavy-duty dock connector, and a guitar connection cable. It should be available in early Q2 and run around $100.00. It will
Would-be Pop Idol and X-Factor competitors rejoice. IK Multimedia has announced the first handheld condenser microphone for iOS devices, the iRig Mic. Working with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, the iRig is perfect for the singer or songwriter on the move but can also be used to record speeches, performances or any other audio source. The iRig Mic features