First, There Was Highway Hi-Fi

by on July 31, 2012

Did you know that in the 1950s, you could buy cars with special record players installed? Dr. Peter Goldmark invented the Highway Hi-Fi in 1955, and Chrysler agreed to install them in their cars. In order to allow for longer playing time, and therefore less time changing the record, Goldmark slowed the rotations to 16 [...]

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Dancing Oobleck: Cornstarch and Water

by on July 25, 2012

It might not be the safest thing to do with your prized subwoofer. But it’s so much fun! If you’ve never heard of oobleck, you’re in for a treat. Oobleck is a Non-Newtonian mixture that consists solely of cornstarch and water. When agitated, oobleck acts as a solid. When calm, it acts as a liquid. [...]

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Waterproof MP3 Players

by on July 23, 2012

We’ve been taught this since we were children: electronics and water don’t mix. And so we’ve held to this belief, until recently. It’s almost an oxymoron, waterproof mp3 player. I mean, really? Imagine listening to music as you swim. That sounds impossible. But so very, very cool. There are many different types of waterproof mp3 [...]

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Homemade Record Player

by on July 19, 2012

Some people have an amazing surplus of imagination and ingenuity concerning science, technology and gadgets. These people often become engineers or inventors, like our very own CEO and Founder David Hall. But sometimes their passion lies in some other field, and that techie ingenuity is suppressed. At some point, it comes bursting up to the [...]

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You Need A Subwoofer for This Music!

by on July 18, 2012

There are some songs that just aren’t the same without the bass. When you’re listening to these songs without a subwoofer, you can hear the muted bass, and know that there’s something more to the song. You listen with a pained expression on your face, and you long for Velodyne’s Optimum 12-inch subwoofer to hear [...]

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Music ADHD: Hail to the CD

by on July 17, 2012

Remember those days when you popped in a CD and listened to it from start to finish? You didn’t play one song, then put in a new CD, play another song, and so forth. But that’s become practical with the advent of mp3 players. Now, if you play more than two songs by the same [...]

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10 Inspirational Songs

by on July 13, 2012

Have you ever felt a little bit down and needed a mood lifter? Here are 10 songs that are sure to provide you with inspiration. 10) Cyndi Lauper – True Colors Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” calls on everyone to cast aside their fear and show the world who they truly are. These true colors are [...]

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Shampoo or MP3 Player?

by on July 11, 2012

  It’s hard to tell that this nondescript bottle of shampoo is actually a cleverly disguised MP3 player. If you didn’t already know that it was an MP3 player, then you probably wouldn’t suspect anything. It’s called the iMusic Shower Gel MP3 Player. Because it’s water resistant, music lovers and those who sing in the [...]

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B.o.B. – “Both of Us” featuring Taylor Swift

by on July 9, 2012

What with the vast majority of pop songs being what they are, about glamour and other trivial things, B.o.B. and Taylor Swift’s “Both of Us” is a breath of fresh air. It deals with the effects of the economic recession that is plaguing our country. The music video, released June 27, 2012, was shot in [...]

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