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Alicia Gibb’s expression, while doing strange things with electricity, is one of the highlights of this awesome Flickr set about wireless sound objects.

 

AT&T hotspots are now offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users.
Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and presumably all of AT&T’s 71,000 hotspots are now offering iPhone users a custom portal to access free Wi-Fi. A special iPhone formatted page asks for your mobile phone number. Once entered, you can access the Wi-Fi access for free.
MacRumors has [...]

 

DJ Tech Tools takes a look at the ground breaking MBRP-101 from Fisher Price. They call it the best all in one music playback solution for mobile and club djs that need affordable and reliable performance.

 

Software manufacturers continue adding support for the AlphaTrack DAW controller from Frontier Design Group. Now you can use AlphaTrack with Mackie’s Tracktion 3 and with Cakewalk’s Guitar Tracks Pro 3.
With AlphaTrack’s touch-sensitive jog/shuttle strip, LCD display, three touch-sensitive encoder knobs, standard transport buttons, user-definable buttons, and 100mm touch-sensitive fader, you have everything you need right [...]

 

NAMM Update: CME has announced that it’s now shipping its new line of master keyboards. The UF 50/60/70/80 range from 49 to 88 keys with semi-weighted and hammer action weighted keys and feature a wireless MIDI system and optional multifunctional expansion board.
Based on a quick view, the new line looks to be built like a [...]

 

Playing the Star Trek Theme with your WII remote is sort of stupidtastic. It’s also a cool demo, though, of how a cheap game controller can be repurposed to control the Osc Frequency of a Moog:

 

Frontier Design Group has added Adobe’s Audition 2.0 to the list of applications that support its AlphaTrack controller, including Digidesign’s ProTools, Cakewalk’s SONAR, Steinberg’s Cubase SX/SL and Nuendo and Cubase 4 (including Studio 4), Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro, Propellerhead’s Reason, and MOTU’s Digital Performer.
AlphaTrack is a compact controller for DAW mixing and [...]

 

Source Audio is now shipping the Hot Hand Wireless Motion-Controlled Guitar Effects System.
Compatible with all Hot Hand systems, the Hot Hand Wireless Adapter can be used as a alternative to the wired sensor and consists of a wireless motion sensor ring unit and a small receiver that plugs directly into the back of the Hot [...]

 

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Hot Hand, the first motion-sensing system to control guitar effects, is now available with a wireless sensor that can be worn on the hand or body. Guitarists can now use motions to create different sounds for their music on stage and in the studio.
We had an opportunity to talk [...]

 

Logitech has introduced the Wireless Music System for iPod, which lets users wirelessly connect their iPod or MP3 player to a stereo or speaker system, share their digital music and control the music using their player as a remote control.
“The goal with this product is to make it easy for portable music player owners to [...]

 

Griffin Technology has announced that they are now shipping the AirClickUSB Remote, a unique wireless remote control for Mac and PC computers.
The AirClickUSB Remote uses RF technology that allows users to control their computers from up to 60 ft. away. Users do not have to be in line of sight, making AirClick ideal for controlling [...]

 

Griffin Technology has announced that they are now shipping the AirClick Remote, a unique wireless remote control for the iPod and the iPod mini.
The AirClick Remote uses RF technology that allows users to control their iPod from up to 60 ft. away. Users will not have to be in the line of sight for it [...]

 

Classic Organ Works has announced the availability of its second wireless MIDI product, MIDIjet Pro, first previewed at NAMM 2005.
MIDIjet Pro features an external antenna and a more powerful transmitter than its predecessor, permitting wireless connections up to 500 ft apart. Up to 31 wireless MIDI connections can be made in the same environment.
Using MIDIjet, [...]

 

Peavey introduced a 100-channel, true diversity Pro Comm PCX U1002 wireless systems for live voice and guitar reproduction at the 2005 NAMM show. PCX U1002 systems are available with handheld or hands-free microphones and feature automatic channel scanning and control for user-friendly operation.
The Pro Comm PCX U1002 employs AutoScan technology, which allows it to automatically [...]

 

Lectrosonics introduced the IS400 Digital Hybrid Wireless Instrument System at the 2005 Winter NAMM Show.
The Lectrosonics IS400, designed for use with both electric and acoustic instruments in demanding live performance environments, uses a proprietary digital algorithm to encode the audio signal into an analog format for transmission along an FM wireless carrier. The IS400’s receiver [...]