Bound by the Sound

After special cell phones for music lovers, now it’s the turn of computers to go special.

SoundGate is a computer that has been specially designed for music crazy people and musicians.

The user experience and the interface have been designed by keeping the needs of a musician in mind.

The system facilitates the creative process by recording playing sessions, recognizing and transcribing music.

The system also promotes sheet music and lyrics and displays onscreen timing and metronome.

Via: Yankodesign

Music has the power to tame the giants, and this wonderful piano from Segatoys delivers the same enchanting effect of music, despite its miniature size.

Segatoys Grand Pianist is a fully functional piano with a full keyboard consisting of 88 keys and over 100 preloaded tunes. Each key is just 4 mm wide and moves according to the music.

It is also possible to play tunes directly by pressing the keys. Now, it is up to you how you manage to press those miniature keys one at a time.

Whichever option you choose, the output is excellent natural sound that comes through the attached speaker.

The Grand Pianist is availabe at a modest price tag of $549.00.

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Ford which has earned a great name when it comes to muscle cars and sports cars, is now trying to produce some guitars.

The company has partnered with Fender Guitars to produce limited edition Ford Shelby GT Standard Stratocaster guitars.

Only 200 guitars will be produced and the first one will be made and signed by Carroll Shelby himself. This one will be donated to the GuitarMania fundraiser that benefits the Cleveland United Way and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame education fund.

Ford will also sponsor two giant sized guitars. These guitars will be an awesome 9-foot long.

There is no word on the price but you can also get your hands on these guitars from March 1st through the Ford Collection.

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Akustica recently rolled out the first HD Microphone, which is claimed to allow HD voice excellence in laptop PCs and other broadband mobile devices. The AKU2103 is a digital-output microphone including a reliable wideband frequency response. It is the first digital microphone to promise compliance with the TIA-920 audio performance need for wideband transmission in apps like Voiceover-Internet Protocol (VoIP).

A significant advantage of Akustica digital microphones is their imperviousness to RF (radio frequency) and EM (electromagnetic) hindrance, which enables placement in optimal acoustic locations despite proximity to displays, WiFi antenna or other sources of interference, which would mortify or disqualify utilization of usual microphones.

The surface-mountable Akustica AKU2103 HD Microphone is the 1st under mount digital microphone to make available a L/R-user select function that lets a sole device to be configured as either a left or a right microphone. This industry standard stereo output is given support by manifold HD Audio and universal serial bus USB) Audio CODECs.

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Just few hours back I had talked about Parrot’s PMK5800 plug and play car kit, but today France’s Parrot, recently announced the launch of the “Party”, a light and digital tablets compact mobile wireless speaker with what looks to be a little striking audio technology built- in. With the help of Parrot Party Bluetooth speaker system, users can transmit their favorite tracks from any Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) music.

With nothing but a pair of 3W speakers, your “party” will most possibly be a bit limited, though it at least does brags of providing support for A2DP to opt stereo audio from any well-suited Bluetooth source. The device, which is only 9 inches long and 22 ounces, is also handier than the twelve-pound Boombox, and it claims to draw off the tunes for a complete 4 hours on its integrated rechargeable battery. The Parrot Party Bluetooth speaker system is to be rolled out July with the price tag of 119€ or almost $160.

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LaCie FireWalker speakers are designed to thrill you with outstanding audio quality and superior FireWalker connection. Just attach it to your computer and it fills the room with excellent quality digital audio.

Apart from the award-winning design by Neil Poulton, the speakers are rich in features. The speakers come with an internal FireWalker cable storage system which eliminates the need for any external adapter. Just plug the speakers to your laptop or computer and enjoy the powerful and vibrant audio treat.

The speakers are compatible with Mac OS X and PCs running on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It is possible to connect these speakers to your non-FireWalker music devices with external adaptor.

The speakers come in a set of right and left speakers with a frequency response of 90Hz-20KHz.

More details here.

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It is for sure that one day our future home will be equipped with wireless network for all the products. Now, Per Brickstad has designed some unique Plug and Play wireless speaker system that sports all music, whether it is played from your cell phones, PCs or MP3 players.

These translucent speakers offer excellent sound quality and unifies with almost all interiors of your house whereas audio files are transmitted from one device to PLAY via small PLUG elements that attaches into many different mp3 players, computers, cell phones etc via Bluetooth. The system of speakers acts as a Bluetooth receiver and plugs functions as a Bluetooth sender.

The plugs also docks into the side of the speaker to re-fill juice in it whereas the speaker has a transparent LCD-display in the glass to display information about song title, equalizer, etc.

But no info about price and availability.

Via: Yankodesign

The world’s smallest piano has just been made public by the good old SEGA Toys. They released this ’smallest piano ever’ in the Japanese market.

They have christened it the ‘grand piano’, no wonder why as this marvel is proficient enough to play more than 100 preloaded songs. The price tag it carries would rather be a bit heavy on your pocket - $549. I am off to the markets, what about you?

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Soon you will have suitable headphones for your multimedia phones. A division of Plantronics Inc, Altec Lansing has launched premium fit headphones to use with MP3 players, multimedia phones, including the iPhone.

The company has unveiled three new Upgrader Series headphones, the UHS 302, UHS 306 and UHS 307 for multimedia phones and MP3. The new Upgrader series headphones are featured with specialized convertible adapter to connect with iPhone as well as mobile phones. The Upgrader Series headphones are not only featured with UHS but also with UHP line. The features of Upgrader Series headphones are given below:

1) These headphones are designed on SnugFit, which provides noise-isolation and high-fidelity, including phenomenal bass. The Upgrader series headphones have in-ear designs with silicon tips or pads, which offers you all day comfort. The UHS 306 is featured with an inline volume control and microphone for switching between phones calls and music.
2) The new Upgrader series headphones comes with AirFit designs, which provides you great stability as well as good sound quality. It allows users to monitor external noises, like traffic and workout partners. While the UHP 303 has a moisture-resistant design, breathable ear pads and a flexible titanium neck band for a great fit. The UHP 302 has also moisture resistant design but it comes with spring steel ear hanger for a snug fit. The UHS 307 is featured with a spring steel ear hanger design along with washable silicon ear tips and an inline volume control and microphone with mute switch.
3) The UHP 302 and UHP 303 have breathable micro fiber ear pads with moisture resistant design. While the UHP 302 has an ear clip fit. The UHP 304 has an over-the-head fit ear pad with dual titanium headband for ultra style and flexibility. The UHS 302 has an inline volume control and microphone with mute switch.
4) You can use UHP headphones with MP3 and CD players, portable DVDs and TVs, game consoles, desktop and laptop PCs, home and professional audio, airplane audio, and home studio equipment.
5) The UHS headphones come with a gold plated 3.5mm, four-band connector, which fits with the iPhone’s unique audio jack.

Robert Heiblim, senior vice president of Marketing for Altec Lansing, said,

Altec Lansing’s new Upgrader Series provides just that. By selecting a fit that matches their personal lifestyle, consumers achieve optimal comfort and superb audio for listening and conversations.

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Via: PR News Wire

The highly-regarded Ferguson Hill FH007 mini speaker system will get a designer companion very soon. The much awaited FH008 subwoofer from Ferguson Hill is on the way.

The FH008 is a worthy compliment to the subwoofer-less mini system. Though not much is known about the specifications of the new subwoofer, as per reports it sports a front-firing design.

In 2003 Ferguson Hill gave us the groundbreaking FHOO1, the world’s first ever front loaded horn dipole loudspeaker. Since then they have been creating bass systems and their newest project is the FH007 Mini Speaker System.
The subwoofer is packaged in a very cute container and we should expect the bass machine to be equally tantalising as the package.

The price is still not disclosed but an early April shipment is expected.

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