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Native Instruments to integrate Sounds.com into production workflows

Jan24
by on January 24, 2019 at 8:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Music, Plugged


Native Instruments today announced several updates to its lineup of DJ/production gear and software. From quality of life upgrades to a new DAW integration that could revolutionize the way producers work, it’s going to be an exciting year for everyone in the company’s music ecosystem. First up, the aforementioned revolutionary DAW integration. Native Instruments is updating its Maschine and Komplete Kontrol software with full Sounds.com support. Sounds.com integration It means you’ll be able to seamlessly load any sample or loop from Sounds.com into your workflow the exact same way you access pre-loaded sounds. If you’re unfamiliar with Sounds.com, it’s an…

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Meizu’s ‘holeless’ device isn’t the future of phones – it’s the future of phone advertising

Jan24
by on January 24, 2019 at 3:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Did you hear about the Meizu Zero? Chillingly described as “holeless,” the device has made headlines for, uh, having no holes. This means no headphone jack, no speaker grills, and no slot for a SIM card. If you’re interested in details about the phone in general, we covered it here, but this piece has a different aim. We want answers. Specifically, we want answers to these two questions : is the Meizu Zero feasible and is it the future of phones? The quick answers? Yes and sort of. So, is the Meizu Zero possible? Honestly? I was dubious. On the…

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Dutch hacker puts his kid’s LEGO train on the blockchain

Jan24
by on January 24, 2019 at 3:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Blockchains are everywhere, we get it. But did you know blockchain is now powering a little toy train? Dutch hacker/dad Roeland P Lanparty has turned his son’s LEGO Duplo toy into a literal STEEM train. It’s been modified to be driven by mining the STEEM cryptocurrency. Even cooler, the number of transactions in each block has an effect on its speed. The bigger the size of the blocks, the faster it goes. If less people are using the blockchain, it will go slower. But wait, it gets better. Lanparty is an active STEEM miner, and he’s hacked the STEEM train to make…

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Video: My Tamagotchi taught me these 6 valuable life lessons

Jan24
by on January 24, 2019 at 2:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


The Tamagotchi is the ultimate ’90s toy and, at the time, it felt revolutionary. Here was a pocket-sized gadget that contained an entire life form. And, you know what? It’s back. As about twenty years have passed between now and then, it seemed wrong to do a normal review. In that time I’ve grown, so I wanted to do something deeper, something more important. What could keeping a virtual creature alive teach me about existence? To find out, we made a video about it. But what if you don’t want to watch moving pictures? Don’t worry, dear reader – there’s an article below…

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Video: My Tamagotchi taught me these 6 valuable life lessons

Jan24
by on January 24, 2019 at 2:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


The Tamagotchi is the ultimate ’90s toy and, at the time, it felt revolutionary. Here was a pocket-sized gadget that contained an entire life form. And, you know what? It’s back. As about twenty years have passed between now and then, it seemed wrong to do a normal review. In that time I’ve grown, so I wanted to do something deeper, something more important. What could keeping a virtual creature alive teach me about existence? To find out, we made a video about it. But what if you don’t want to watch moving pictures? Don’t worry, dear reader – there’s an article below…

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