The Reactable is a virtual modular synthesizer that allows you to create music by interacting with a touch-based tangible tabletop. You basically touch this surface and place block on it to create music. The instrument has been used by many musicians at many conferences and festival, and especially by Icelandic musician Björk, who used one during the 2007 Volta tour. You should really go check out some videos of the Reactable in action. Read more
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Reactable Brings Interactive Multitouch Music Making to iOS
Found Footage: iPad Street Musician
Of all the things one could ever do with an iPad, this girl thought being an Apple-powered street musician could turn out to be a good idea. So she went out there, turn her iPad on and started playing the hell out of a sitar in Seline HD.
No need to tell you that this is just great and you have to check out the video below. Read more
How To Remove Ping’s Dropdown Menu in iTunes 10.0.1
If you have just updated to iTunes 10.0.1, you might have noticed that Ping now comes with a sidebar and a dropdown menu to let you like and posts directly from your music library. While I appreciate this feature, some of you may be annoyed by the presence of that dropdown menu in the library, so jump after the break to find out how to remove that menu from iTunes 10.0.1. Read more
iTunes 10.0.1 Goes Live with Ping Sidebar
Apple released a minor update to iTunes last night, which reaches version 10.0.1 and introduces a new feature for Ping users: the Ping sidebar. The Ping sidebar allows you to always have the updates from the people you follow under control: the “Recent Activity” is a smaller version of the Ping dashboard you’re used to and it displays new purchases, preorders and likes. You can like, comment, preorder and buy from the sidebar itself. Read more
Awareness Lets You Listen to Music And Hear Outside Noises
My parents used to hate my iPod: every time they were around I had my earbuds on, and I couldn’t hear them. They talked, talked and talked and I was happily enjoying some Oasis on my beloved Classic. Eventually my mom got that iPod Classic, but that’s a different story. I wish I had Awareness for iPhone back then. Read more
Lily Allen Is Suing Apple Over A Hacked MacBook
According to The Sun, British singer Lily Allen is suing Apple as her laptop got hacked and the folks down at Cupertino provided no assistance in tracking down the hacker. Lily Allen thinks the only way to obtain more information is by taking legal action, so she’s suing. Read more
Apple Posts “iPod + iTunes Timeline” Page
Not so many people noticed this on September 1st (Alex Brooks did), but Apple posted a cool webpage called “iPod + iTunes Timeline” right after the music event. You can check out the page here. As the name suggests, it’s a timeline of iTunes and iPod history starting from January 2001 all the way down to September 2010 and it comes with useful info about product release dates and announcements.
You can also download “image packs” (upon confirming an agreement) which contain .tif files of Apple products. At the bottom of the page, some pictures of celebrities enjoying their iPods.
Nostalgia. Read more
Ping: The Woz Approves
I don’t like Ping, but who am I to go against what the Woz says? After Wednesday’s Apple Music Event (where Steve Jobs surprisingly mentioned Wozniak by calling him his “partner in crime”) some journalists met the Woz and asked him a few questions about the stuff Jobs announced on stage. Namely, Apple TV and Apple’s first attempt at social networking - Ping.
Apple Music Event Now Available for Streaming
In case you missed today’s live streaming of Steve Jobs’ keynote at Apple’s annual music event, you can watch it again over at Apple’s website.
Head over this link (the same Apple used for the live streaming) with a compatible browser, and enjoy the presentation of new iPods, iOS 4.2, iTunes 10 and Apple TV. It’s a great keynote.