Das Programm was incepted to allow audiophiles and furniture seekers access to the industrial designs of Dieter Ram. The audio department covers the range of Braun audio designs from the mid-1950s and 1960s, while the furniture collection includes his work for Vitsce spanning shelves, armchairs, sofas, and desks. Rams’ work is known for its simple [...]

Besides the health benefits of staying active, individuals can now harness their movements (walking, dancing, biking, etc) to generate energy that is stored in an internal battery. The nPower PEG allows just that, converting your movement into stored energy that can be used as stored electricity through a USB 2.0 port for your devices (Apple [...]

From Ultimate Ears (purchase by Logitech in 2008), comes a pair of speaker offerings. The ‘light’ version, Mobile Boombox ($100), is obviously made for mobility and offers sufficient sound quality for recreational purposes. It features a 3.5mm audio output and a 10-hour micro USB rechargeable battery. The premium offering is the UE Boombox ($250), which [...]

The holiday season is fast approaching so we have compiled a list of items that would make perfect gifts and stocking stuffers for your favorite bedroom DJ. We have trolled the interweb to find the most obscure and EDM inspired artifacts for you to bestow upon the dance enthusiast in your life. Now get our [...]

The Apogee Quartet is a professional USB audio interface and control center for the Mac (priced at $1,295). It allows for a connection of up to 4 microphones, instruments, keyboards, or line inputs; your MIDI controller; up to 8 digital inputs; and up to 4 sets of speakers. It also comes with the firm’s AD/DA [...]

When it comes to watches, the amount of brands available at any given store is tremendous. It takes a lot nowadays to catch our attention and then most importantly for that brand, the resulting purchase of the product. odm Watches recently sent me five separate but very unique watches to test out. I have never [...]

Headphones are increasingly becoming a fashion statement with a variety of styles and figures available for music fans. Pioneer, seeking to spice up its HDJ-500 series, has introduced vibrant green and brilliant violet (vibrant violet might have been a better choice for the alliteration) colors to the existing (beaming?) black, (wondrous?) white, and (radiant?) red [...]

Belkin’s TuneStudio adds to the various gadgets out there providing flexibility to the user on how to record music. TuneStudio is a 4-channel audio mixer that creates recordings directly onto your iPod, allowing input for up to four different audio sources. Among other features, it arrives with 3-band EQ equipped channels and a built-in USB [...]

Etsy is an e-commerce website for all things handmade or vintage (at least 20 years old for the latter), ranging from art to jewelry, even food. Retailer Audiowood has created the hand assembled Chipmunk Turntable, which is constructed of solid Ash round. Features include Music Hall Audio belt-drive parts, tone arm, metal platter, felt platter [...]

Native Instruments’ TRAKTOR Remix Sets, compatible with TRAKTOR software with Remix Deck Technology, provide complete tracks by artists for enhancing sets and live remixing. The series kicks off with M.A.N.D.Y’s ‘Twisted Sister’ track, which provides 64 loops and one-shot samples identified by groups, pages, and color (e.g. drums – red; bass – pink; synthesizer lead [...]