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Sony Xross Fade Dual iPod DJ Dock Is Wiggity Wack

The $500 Xross Fade DJ system is Sony's hard-to-pronounce dual iPod dock kit for mixing songs. It may have some rad-looking bass reflex speakers and dual subwoofers, but it's unfortunately gimped as far as DJ features go—you can cue and crossfade between songs, a technology straight outta 2005 and something you could do on a PC with moderate iTunes skills. There are also some presumably lame-ass drum beats you can lay top of your tracks to spice them up, but not much more. Seriously Sony, what gives? DJing is just no fun without some "wikki wikki." Press release down below. [Sony] More »

10:30 PM on Thu Aug 21 2008
By Benny Goldman
2,456 views, 19 comments

Latest by x23: @Diskoboy: no. actual real DJs aren't limited and pigeon-holed into one specific piece of equipment. if the skill is innate more »

art lebedev

Art Lebedev's "Plastinkus" Lets You Jam With Wallet-Sized Scratch Sessions

There are a number of products out there that allow aspiring DJs to engage in mobile scratch sessions (like the recently released Mixmeister application for the iPhone), but Art Lebedev's new Plastinkus scratch pad claims to deliver a sound that is close to the real thing on a disk that you can fit comfortably in your wallet. Yeah, its a pretty frivolous thing to waste your money on—but at least it won't break the bank at around $4 a pop. [Art Lebedev via Pocket-Lint]

6:40 PM on Tue Jul 29 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,353 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: @Bhp9mm: Are you saying "stinkus" is better? Sounds like some kind of high tech plastic replacement anus. Bet the surgery more »

usb

Brando USB DJ Plasma Tube Light Dances To Your Tunes, Won't Slay Sith

Brando's latest USB gizmo is an 8.5-inch high plasma tube that's an adjustable-brightness desk lamp. But flick a switch, and it pulses mesmerically in time to the sound of your music... or to the sound of you making "Vwummmm. Vwummm.... Cssshhsh!" noises as you sit there wishing it was four feet longer and had real cutting power. Sadly it doesn't, but this piece of desktop lighting fun is available now for $15, in blue, green or red. [Brando]

12:00 PM on Mon May 26 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,415 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: @hnkelley: The point is that a glowing audio/visual transducer isn't a new idea - whether it be LED, plasma etc. more »

digital dj

ATTIGO Touchscreen Turntable Waves Bye Bye to Grooves, Scratching

Live DJ-ing takes a step further into the 21st Century with this invention which lets DJ's view, cut, grab, loop and mix tracks by doing live waveform editing on a twin touchscreen "turntable." Invented by UK student Scott Hobbs as part of his innovative product design course, ATTIGO is about the same size as a conventional deck set-up, but has all the flexibility of digital track storage: choosing new tracks without all that swapping of vinyl. Check out the video to see it in action. More »

9:15 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
14,097 views 40 comments

Latest by johnnyabnormal: This guy's skills aren't needed to sell the product. Anyone can observe the responsiveness of what he's done. more »

itp 2008

Rope and Pulley DJ Machine: Move the Beat To Your Body

Today at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Show, I discovered my next workout machine: Michael Chladil's Rope and Pulley. Seriously, gone are the elliptical and the rowing machine—I'm going to install this and do the silly dance you see above every day, until I'm at least as fit as any Wii could make me. More »

12:30 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Wilson Rothman
6,812 views, 8 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: The overweight problem in music producers are like a big issue, I see... more »

synthesizers

Revolution Synthesizer R2 Looks Like Death Star Control Panel, Not R2

Future Retro's Revolution Synthesizer R2 looks amazing; we completely have no use for a synthesizer, but we totally want one. With a complete aluminum construction, perfectly contrasting gun gray and white colors, as well as a smattering of blue LEDs all over, this synthesizer makes us moist in the most clichéd way possible. If that was not enough to get you interested, perhaps the circular sequencer interface, which allows single handed control; the ability to play patterns forwards, backwards, upside down and sideways, as well as remote pattern selection using MIDI program change messages will have you reaching for your anorexic wallet? More »

11:38 AM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Haroon Malik
3,569 views, 9 comments

Latest by patrickhowell: It doesn't look like R2D2, but it does kind of look like Dejarik. more »

gadgets

Pacemaker Pocket DJ Mixer Reviewed (Verdict: Amateur Fun)

DJing on the bus, at work, in the supermarket and in line at the DMV may sound like a pipe dream, but this pocketable Tonium Pacemaker DJ system lets you do just that. We got hands-on of this at CES, but Kat from TechDigest takes it for a "spin" (worst. pun. ever.) and finds that it's actually quite good if you ever need to liven up a party with your sub-par DJing skills. Check out the review over at TD. [Tech Digest and Pacemaker]

5:00 PM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Jason Chen
6,725 views, 19 comments

Latest by Subterfuge: Regardless, the DJ that plays that track that "blows your mind" is still just playing a song that someone else more »

music

Smart Party Wireless DJ System Will Get Playlist Votes From Your Trousered MP3 Player

A new system devised by a pair of UCLA students could well bring democracy to music selection at parties. The two scientists have created a software-and-antennae combo that currently works on laptops, scanning people's music collections, grabbing the most popular tunes from guests' MP3 players and adding them to the night's playlist. The next step will be to see if Smart Party can be made to work on MP3 players (currently it works on laptops), polling partygoers' music devices as they arrive at the party. More info below. More »

7:42 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,051 views, 9 comments

Latest by manyou07: Instead of copying songs, they should just use the tag data to match against songs the house has in their more »

djing

Pacemaker Pocket DJ System Video Demo


A few months ago we showed you Pacemaker's pocket-sized DJ system, which at first glance seemed like a interestingly entertaining product. After a video demonstration by company DJ Ola Sars, the Pacemaker appears to be even more fun than we originally imagined. Even-though it has been over six months since we showed you the party in your pants DJ system, it still has the same specs; 120GB hard drive, USB 2.0 support, a touchpad, and various other DJ-ing functions (including loop-in, loop-out, re-loop, cue point search, and other things we have no idea about). [Tonium]

11:56 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Christopher Mascari
5,235 views, 7 comments

Latest by diggabyte: Pleeease Tonium... no more Optimus-Maximus-esque delays and price increases! @ TANGOUNIFORM - there are plenty of detailed videos showing this bad-boy more »

svm-1000

DJ Mixes Audio and Video to Awesome Effect On New Pioneer SVM-1000

This is DJ Roonie G demonstrating Pioneer's new SVM-1000 mixer at the launch event last night, which brought out big names in electronic music like BT and Tommy Lee. The SVM-1000 adds a new layer to traditional DJing by letting the artist mix both audio and video on as many as four channels. Hit the jump for more info and a gallery. More »

11:46 AM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By Benny Goldman
16,248 views, 57 comments

Latest by n/a: Eclectic Method is about 5 years ahead of all others in the live AV-DJ; they been cutting and mixing AV more »

two ipods?

iSpin 'eTurntable' Lets you DJ With iPods

The iSpin is a mixer that uses two docked iPods as inputs, and provides a range of effects like reverb, flange, hi/low pass filter and scratching sounds. While this would be fine for some DJs, it won't suit everyone because you can't beat-match with it. More »

5:22 AM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By msparkes
3,240 views, 14 comments

Latest by lafond66: The fact that 1 is mainly left channel while the other is mainly right channel, as well as the lack more »

fashion sense

Skullcandy G.I. Headphones Kick Ass, Take Names

Rock out in style with Skullcandy's slick DJ style G.I. headphones. They come in a variety of styles from Desert Camo to Rasta, including a couple of military-inspired designs with bullets on the leather band. The speakers on these bad boys are also made of soft leather and swivel a full 90 degrees. $69.95 may sound like a bit much for fashion-focused headphones, but Skullcandy tosses in an extra pair of earpads and a travel bag for the price. [Skullcandy G.I. via Lussorian]

10:19 PM on Tue Jul 31 2007
By kthompson
13,714 views, 24 comments

Latest by GundamSLR: i take it back my headphones i had were defective i got another pair and they sound like heaven more »

Microsoft gets a second class action suit on Xbox 360 disc scratching, this time from California. [kotaku]

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hey dj

DJ Mix 2000 USB Console Will Turn Your Cubicle Into a Groovicle

The DJ Mix 2000 Audio Console from NTI Comodo is a neat little gadget for anyone who fancies themselves as a record changer DJ. Aimed at anyone with more than a passing interest in internet broadcasting, audio dubbing—even Karaoke Queens (yes, loverboy, I mean YOU)—can just plug it in to a computer via USB and go-go-go-go-go (you can even add a bit of echo to your voice.) More »

8:03 AM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By AddyDugdale
4,214 views, 3 comments

Latest by Keebler: Phew. I didn't read the title and for a second thought this was a high-tech sybian controller :P more »

transform into dj

Transformers Beatmix Bumblebee Remixes Your Music, Dances Too

Plug Beatmix Bumblebee into your MP3 player and he'll dance to his own mix of your music library, adding beats and sound clips from the movie, for as long as his four AA batteries last. Since he plugs into portables, you'll be able to take him everywhere. Transformers get-togethers. Work. Put an upside down hat next to him on street corners. As a Transformer, though, it looks like poor BM Bumblebee is forever locked in robot mode. More »

6:20 PM on Fri Jul 6 2007
By kevinhall2
7,869 views, 12 comments

Latest by Worf: @tinyhands: Blame the Volkswagen company for the fact that Bumblebee isn't a bug anymore - turns out they weren't too more »

knob throttling

DJ4: Two-Source Mixer Has Two Big Knobs, Doesn't Go Up to 11

For some reason, that headline sounds just wrong, but whatever. Here's the Bird Electoron DJ-4, "the passive type micro mixer of power source unnecessary." In other words: Yes, it's from Japan and yes, it's a very simple passive mixer with two mini-stereo inputs and one output. The seller for me is the two big analog knobs: VOLUME and VOLUME. For just $70 you will be able to connect your two MP3 players and touch your own two big knobs until your audience's ears bleed. Or they throw you into the river inside a sack full of rocks after you play the same Black Eyed Peas track for the 28th time. – Jesus Diaz More »

7:36 AM on Fri May 25 2007
By Addy Dugdale
1,471 views, 12 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: I expect to see this popping up at a lot of IDM and experimental music shows. more »

djing

Pacemaker's Pocket-Sized DJ Brings Mixing In Your Pants

Really into DJ-ing? Pacemaker's pocket-sized DJ lets you practice your song mixing skills on the wheels of molded plastic, all from the comfort of your own pants. The Pacemaker has a 120GB hard drive, USB 2.0 support, a touchpad, and various other DJ-ing functions (including loop-in, loop-out, re-loop, cue point search, and other things we have no idea about). More »

4:45 PM on Fri May 4 2007
By Jason Chen
7,985 views, 12 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: I'm definitely intrigued, but I think I will wait for the full specs first. More often than not something more »

dj while you cook

Hercules Wireless MP3 Mixer will Rock the BBQ


Yo Yo Yo! DJ Chicken Wings here, and this is my buddy MC Spare Ribs (although we also answer to Marvin and Ernesto). Bringing you the sounds of the BBQ, flickin' the switch while we flip the burgers. Yes Ma'am, be with you RIGHT IN AN INSTANT. Ernesto! Go serve the lady while I talk about this new wireless mixing controller from Hercules. It's got two channels so you can mix Pussycat Dolls with Linkin Park (Chicken Wings is Fi-eerrce, comprenday?) and even do some basic scratching with the two jog wheels. More »

8:01 AM on Thu May 3 2007
By Addy Dugdale
4,325 views, 15 comments

Latest by DJRome: It's actually not that bad for someone who's looking to just mess around. I wouldn't exactly haul out my more »

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