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A 3D printable turntable? Yep.

A company called Frame Theory 3D has released their first kit. They call it the SongBird Turntable. They say that

If you haven’t already, check out the Oscar-nominated movie, Sound of Metal, the story of an alt-rock drummer who suddenly

I’ve learned to chill out a bit, but I’m still one of those audiophiles who obsess over the quality of

As I write this, the Roomba on the main floor is going about its thrice-weekly task of picking up English

With so many of us working from home, Zoom/Teams/Hangout meetings have been a fact of life. A webcam is an

Back in 2019, Spotify starting making news about a piece of hardware they called “Car Thing.” The device mounts somewhere

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] People of a certain vintage couldn’t help feel a twinge of sad

Live albums used to be a super big deal for the music industry with concert records regularly going platinum. Today,

Back in the 1950s, you could order a Chrysler/Dodge/DeSoto vehicle with the Highway Hi-Fi, which was an honest-to-God under dash

It can be really tough to be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t share your taste in music. How

Sure you could spend hours going through YouTube looking for videos and performances of your famous artists, but who’s got

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver