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Roll your own playable ice records fresh from the freezer

Adario Strange
Friday, December 28, 2012 - 1:57pm
 
The record industry has suffered its fair share of setbacks, most notably the disruption of the business due to digital music files. But many audiophiles and music purists continue to cherish their vinyl collections. For those old school souls, a new promotion offers a cool bit of innovation that allows you to create your own, playable records at home, out of ice.

Rumor: Apple working on streaming radio service

Adario Strange
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 9:30am
 
Apple's recent decision to erase the DVD/CD drive from its laptops is perhaps the clearest signal that the era of music CDs is largely over. But USB sticks and iTunes downloads have proven to be unwieldy and hard to manage, so it's no surprise that a new rumor claims Apple is working on a streaming music radio service.

Synthesizer taps your inner arcade music boss

Eileen Marable
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 9:35am
 
With jangly repetitive tunes, inexplicable noises and "Good Games!", arcade sounds were so hypnotic you wondered how walked out of the arcade with no lunch money but a huge smile on your face at the end of a day. It's time to tap that feeling again with a chiptune synthesizer designed to make you the arcade music wizard this time.

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