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Gadgets & Stuff

Reviews of MIMS-approved gear & stuff to nerd-out about.

 
Gadgets & Stuff
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Nixon RPM Headphones

Designed for DJs, the Nixon RPM Headphones ($200) blend hefty electronics with simple, oversized-looking aesthetics that wouldn’t look out of place in a cartoon — and we mean that in a good way. Highlights include custo...
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MPC-Inspired Watch from FLUD!

Ohhh my lord. My nerdy senses are tingling! I just saw this brand new line of watches from FLUD. The BPM line which is out this summer features an MPC inspired design (the classic drum machine used by pretty much everyone for t...
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New Record Digging App for IPhones

Just got a message from the founder of a new company and service called iCrates and I have to say it’s a pretty interesting tool, which does raise certain ethical questions for the seasoned record digger. As you can see f...
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Sneaker Speakers! Nike Air Force 1

Soooo slick! Recall science lessons learned during elementary school, that the vibration of air create sound? UK’s Intercity (publisher of Art & Sole) and customizer Alex Nash, popularly known as Nash Money, materializ...
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Stylophone Pocket Electronic Organ

After being out of production for over 32 years, the Stylophone is back! This iconic instrument was used by everyone from David Bowie to Kraftwerk and now is available once again for the musically minded. The new Stylophone clo...
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New Music Gizmos from NAMM 2011

Here are a few of the highlights from this years' NAMM conference. The biggest conference for North American music companies and retailers.
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SP-1200 USB Drive

Ok there are hundreds of cool USB keys shaped into ridiculously awesome things. I have the USB humping dog. Essential. But I just might have to cop this one. I mean for any self-respecting music nerd this is an absolute must! F...
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Crosley Portable Record Turntable Player

One of the coolest portable turntables you’ll ever find – based on a sweet 70s design, but nicely updated for the 21st Century! The unique unit features kind of a sandwich design – grabbing the record on the spindle, ...
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2010 Gift Guide for Music Nerds

If money was no object here are 10 things that I would be giving myself as a me to me gift. AIAIAI Heaphones – approx 200$ Amazing headphones from German company AIAIAI. I talked about them on here a little while ago, I s...
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Record Frames on Walls

Pretty genius record framing solution and a much cheaper alternative than the record frames you’ll find at Urban Outfitters and other places. Yeah those are slightly nicer but as soon as you buy a few you can easily spend...
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Fatlip (from Pharcyde) on dating a transvestite

This is like the hip-hop equivalent of “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories”… Pretty much the most hilarious hip-hop related annecdote we’ve ever heard. If only rap music still had more dudes ...
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Converse UNDFTD Poorman Weapon Sneakers

Hmmm. Ok yes I have about 12 pairs of hi-tops but I don’t have these! I haven’t bought any Converse kicks in a long long while but if I saw those it would be hard to resist. Buy em’ here (approx. 140$)
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