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A peek at legendary architect John Storyk’s design process

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 9:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Music


John Storyk, the founder of WSDG, an acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm, is a legend in the music world. He’s a world-class architect and acoustic designer whose built recording studios for everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Jay-Z. As someone whose built more than 4,000 audio/video studios, he knows a thing or two about getting a project started, getting over the wall, and seeing a vision come to life. Storyk’s one of those enigmatic and wonderful people with one foot planted firmly in the world of engineering and craftsmanship, and the other kicking dandelions in a world of art and passion.…

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GOG relaunches Galaxy as a universal PC gaming hub

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 9:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Good Old Games (GOG) has long been Steam’s quirky alternative in the world PC stores, and is now putting itself in the unlikely position of peacemaker with the launch of GOG Galaxy 2.0. With this updated platform, GOG intends to combine all your disparate gaming libraries in on place, inadvertently providing a solution to a current problem for PC gamers. You might have heard some scuttlebutt over the last few months that the PC gaming community is a little divided over platforms — I’ve written one or two articles on the topic. The gist of it is that a factor…

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CHEAP: Get 33% off this gorgeous Fluance Fi20 omnidirectional bluetooth speaker

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 6:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


One of the hidden gems of the audio world is Fluance, a Canadian manufacturer of premium speakers, which boasts a 20-year pedigree. As you’d expect from any aspirational brand, its kit isn’t exactly cheap. But you won’t have to empty your wallet to pick up the Fluance Fi20, which is now available for $100, rather than the usual $150. With a 360-degree omnidirectional system, the Fluance Fi20 is capable of drenching a room with sound, ensuring your favorite tunes can be heard by all. Its 20-hour battery promises to last even the most demanding of events, while its AUX port…

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If you lose a body part, other bits get a sensory boost – thank you, brain

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 3:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


When you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying the bins outside, once again. Indeed, it is common wisdom that when you lose one sense, the remaining senses heighten. Research with people experiencing long-term sensory deprivation, such as blindness or deafness, appears to support this notion. People born without sight can indeed feel and hear things significantly beyond the range of the sighted. Brain data initially seemed to explain these sensory superpowers.…

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Playdate is a cute lil’ console with a… crank (?) – and I fucking want one

May23
by on May 23, 2019 at 3:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


I love it when a bit of gear surprises me. And today? That surprise is the weirdly brilliant games console the Playdate. This little handheld device (it measures 74mm × 76mm × 9mm) looks like a cross between the Pikachu GameBoy Color and GameBoy Advance, but with one major difference: it has a crank. Yes, a literal arm that you turn as though you’re operating an old school music box. Have a look: The Playdate’s screen is black-and-white (with no blacklight unfortunately) and it also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB-C, and a headphone jack. Design-wise, Panic, the company behind the Playdate, built it from the ground…

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