Mental Media

Oct 13, 2008

Mental Media: Retro Korg DS-10 synth for Nintendo DS

Posted by Mike Evans in Mental Media No comments

In the world of music making, software synths have dominated in recent years, with all manner of old and new synths being emulated on PCs and Macs. Now, though, a new platform might jsut be about to emerge that could potentially change the entire field of music.
That platform is the Nintendo DS, which is [...]




Oct 2, 2008

Mind reading music player

Posted by Daniel in Gadgets, Mental Media, News No comments

I have always wondered what it would be like to have a sound track to my life, like they do in movies. When I am happy and it is sunny I can stroll down the street to something cheerful where as when I am in a mood I would hear something equally glum. Musinaunt, a [...]




Sep 26, 2008

Mental chargers: iPod and iPhone chargers with a difference

Posted by Daniel in Mental Media, Portable Gadgets, Technology No comments
iYo YOYO iPod charger

iYo YOYO
We saw the iYo YOYO (pictured above) and memories of our childhood came rushing back, yoyos are versatile toys; you can walk the dog, go around the world and now you can even charge you iPod or iPhone with one. The Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has taken your average yoyo added a little Apple [...]




Aug 21, 2008

Mental Media - the Ten best Audio Gadgets you never knew they made part 2

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Gadgets, Mental Media No comments

5). Alesis Transactive Mobile - the world’s largest iPhone dock?

What is it?
Regular iPhone speakers are for wimps! What you need is the Alesis Transactive Mobile (although calling it “mobile” is a bit of a stretch!), a huge industrial strength amp and speaker designed for outdoor events that belts out tunes to over 150 feet.
Obviously [...]




Aug 21, 2008

Mental Media: the Ten best Audio Gadgets you never knew they made

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio, Featured, Gadgets, Mental Media No comments

Traditional music devices like HiFis, are so last century. Now all our videos and tunes have gone digital, there are thousands of gadgets that let you do all sorts of things to them, most of which you never knew you wanted to.
In the first of a regular series of Mental Media gadgets, here’s a [...]