How to build a home studio
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in the olden days, the idea of having a recording studio in your home was complicated and tremendously expensive.
Browsing the "Gadgets" Category
Introducing Lapee, a festival-friendly female urinal
July 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Women have it rough at big outdoor events like festivals when it some to using bathroom facilities. The lines outside
An invention virtually no one needs: a Bluetooth cassette player.
July 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There’s a reason we left cassettes behind: They’re a hateful, unreliable, bad-sounding music storage format. The only people nostalgic for
40 years ago today, the Sony Walkman appeared and turned is all into headphone-wearing zombies
July 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka enjoyed listening to music while travelling on
Twenty-five years ago, Aerosmith changed the history of digital music but no one remembers it.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In 1994, the Internet was still a weirdly wild place, something inhabited by scientists and computer nerds. That would begin
Weekly Survey: What are the best songs for testing out headphones before you buy?
June 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
We all buy headphones, which is why this is a multi-billion-dollar business. And given that some ‘phones can cost a
These headphones shine light into your ears because…well, that’s where it gets weird.
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Anyone who has ever suffered jet lag knows that it’s a real serious condition that can’t be overcome with a
Looking to ease yourself into the work week? Try this channel featuring AI-generated piano music.
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ugh. Monday. All anyone in this country cares about is killing time until the Raptors-Warriors game starts tonight. Maybe this
MOST READ 2: iTunes as we knew it is dead. Good.
June 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
At its World Wide Developers Conference today (June 3), Apple killed iTunes. Sort of. Since its introduction in 2001, iTunes
Say goodbye (and good riddance) to iTunes
June 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it was first introduced in 2001, iTunes was just music management software for makes. But Apple kept asking more
Remember when the iPod was Apple’s most important product? Not any more. Not by a long shot.
May 30th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Apple introduced a new line of iPod Touches the other day. Basically, they’re iPhones with out the phone bits. The
Redoing the bathroom? How about this retro rock toilet paper holder?
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In an age of wireless speakers, there was a time–summer 1969, to be exact–when something like this was the height
Vagina speakers. It’s exactly how it sounds.
April 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There is a school of thought the maintains playing music for a human fetus helps in its development. You’ve probably
How about a mini turntable for Record Store Day?
April 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Just two more sleeps until the eleventh annual Record Store Day. In addition to hundreds of special releases, there’s also
Here’s how Mark Foster of Foster the People writes a song
April 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Technology can be a songwriter’s friend. This video shows Mark Foster of Foster the People working with a new portable
Retro fun: a 1976 computer that could improvise with music
April 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Here’s a clip from a 1976 episode of the BBC program Tomorrow’s World, which sought to bring viewers the cutting
Apple might be ready to break up iTunes. About time, too.
April 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Many iTunes users have a love/hate relationship with the program. While it’s convenient to have so many media management functions
Imagine taking this baby to a music festival.
April 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The issues I have with weekend music festivals are the camping bits. I don’t like sleeping in a tent on
Tired of tangled earbud wires? Try this method.
March 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Earbud wires have a mind of their own, an uncanny ability to tangle themselves into a Gordian knot with no
Could this be the most metal guitar EVER? It has TWENTY strings!
March 21st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back at the annual NAMM event in January, we heard of a new guitar that had 18 strings. Phht. For
As rumoured, Apple announces updates to AirPods
March 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
AirPods, Apple’s wireless earbuds, have been wildly successful for the company since their introduction a few years back. I have
UPDATE: Are Apple’s AirPods giving you cancer? Yes, it’s one of those stories. (Or is it?)
March 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
NOTE: Yesterday a story starting bouncing about the Internet about how we were all gonna die of brain cancer because
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