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Even with all of the convenience and other sonic qualities of digital music files, some people simply prefer the sonic fidelity of good ‘ol fashioned vinyl records. Amongst the supporters, hardcore audiophiles tend to pop up as the natural, slightly warm analog sound is something that many claim digital audio just can’t reproduce faithfully. Nevertheless, regardless of where you stand, it’s easy to see that making backups of your precious records aren’t quite as easy as hitting “copy”/”paste”. But in reality, it isn’t too far off.
The great thing with records is that they’re pretty resilient. Not to mention, all of those pits and grooves on the record themselves are real pits and grooves. See where this is going?
Dousing your records in some silicone and plastic is a relatively quick and surefire way to get honest 1:1 backups/copies of your vinyl music on the cheap. This point is further hit home by the fact that multiple copies can be made out of a copy itself — a sort of old school P2P music sharing deal if you ask me.
I’m not into vinyl records, but can definitely appreciate the spirit of self preservation and taking care of your property. Do any vinyl junkies out there employ such methods of backup? Be sure to check out the how-to vid inside…
Clocks that use hands, numbers, or even binary dots are old news. Who wants to blend in these days? If you really want to stand out as a trend setter while simultaneously giving your noodle a bit of a workout each time you check…the time, you need one of these: Time Talks Flip Clock.
Pretty simple concept. The time is shown off in phrases/words instead of simple numerical characters. Being hip never comes cheap though. Expect to drop £299 ($450 USD) for the trend setter image.
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- February 25, 2010 4:00 pm
The big draw to HDTV or even digital TV in general is the eye candy over standard antenna based TV. While it is now all digital in the US (and many other countries around the world), it’s design and basic technologies used cause vast amounts of interference and less than stellar picture quality. To some, they’ll take a bit of noise and sparse channel selection for a much lighter deduction in monthly bills. Besides, with the internet being as amazing as it is these days, who watches TV on an actual TV anymore anyway?
For you, oh normal cable/satellite hating antenna loving TV watcher, I bring you the Hidden Antenna Picture Frame. This is at the very basic level of picture frames — no digital junk here. Just plain ‘ol film paper support. Even better however is the hidden TV antenna that’s tucked behind. From now on, wow your friends and clean up your living space by concealing the stuff that no one ever really cares to see.
As far as antennas go, it’s pretty feature packed with support for DVB-T, ATSC, and DAB, and — Gasps! — even analog! Though good luck finding one of those those channels anywhere around these parts.
If you hate visible cables and antenna’s that much and still cling to the classic way of TV life, is $40 really too much to ask? Oh yeah, don’t forget your can display (1) whole picture too. Now how about it?
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Techies and card players can finally come together in old analog harmony. While card players and iPhone users can get all kinds of digital card games on the device itself, sometimes you just want to sit down with some friends, eat some mini-sausages, and enjoy a few brewskies. Some clever souls at Meninos have brought the two loves of many and transformed them into a more physical toy that will surely please many: iPhone Playing Cards. As the name implies, the playing cards have the typical number and face cards, however they also have the added addition of an iPhone border surrounding each number/face. At $25/pack they’re on the pricey side for a deck of cards. Though if you truly love/lust after something, you’ll find a way to get the cash right?
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Whew! What a mouthful. If you love all things analog and digital, the TapeWriter is your gadget. Even though tapes are cool and hold a nostalgiac value to them, mp3 files are much easier to carry around, not to mention exponentially smaller. Thankfully, the TapeWrite makes your life easier and simpler by allowing easy “burning” of your old cassette tapes to mp3 files. The ease of use is made even easier by the fact that no drivers or extra software is needed. Backup your legally purchased content without fear of prosecution. While copyright holders and RIAA like companies may cry foul, simply turn your back, walk away, and continue your backup process. When they start paying taxes on your purchases, maybe then they can have a word. Until then, eat it! If you’ve got quite the collection of old plastic laying around, why not spend the $199.99 needed and turn it into ever lasting memories. *awww*
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Humans it seems, have a need to collect stuff. Whether it be gadgets or some other less entertaining thing, transporting all of this junk is a chore. Why look dumb and out of style when you can be cool and retro? If you have a love for all things analog and have a nice pile of junk that needs toting, the Cassette Tape Tote Bag is here to lend a helping hand pouch. Go ahead and splurge a little. The Cassette Tape Tote Bag will be the center of conversation when it makes the more mature remember their younger years when mp3 players and netbooks were but a science fiction novelty. $11.99 is the price of admission.
Source: Think Geek
If you grew up in the pre-CD era, chances are you have at least a couple of old cassettes laying around your humble abode collecting dust. Back in the day they were the leading in technology – such a small format held so much…again back in the day. The world has since progressed from these meager times to a much more versatile digital format. While physical mediums, even the digital CD, are starting to travel down the path of dying tech, digital is merely progressing to a more “true” form. A form in which it is virtually unbound by physical means. What better way to take you old confined analog tunes and open them up, giving them a bit more freedom. A Japanese company, Novac, has released a “Cassette to Digital” device that will do just that.
Apparently, 2 years isn’t enough time for the technologically handicaped government and the U.S. citizens to get their digital ducks in a row as the DTV transition has officially been pushed back until June 12th! Great job guys, you did a real bang up job. The reason for the delay? People are still confused and the Big G didn’t allocate enough money for set top boxes. Right, changing an event as big as this that has had the date broadcasted for only the last two years won’t confuse people at all. Ridiculous. Just when I think this country is starting to make a turn around and head out of the digital dark age, they manage to surprise me. Besides normal citizens like me who are disappointed the government dropped the ball again, Cellular Providers are equally disgusted. Because of the delay, carriers must now wait to work on rolling out next generation 4G technology on the currently used 700MHz spectrum. What are you thoughts, justified or inexcusable?
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The U.S. Government has never been very technologically literate, so it comes as no surprise that the government is now looking to postpone the DTV roll out. I see this as a downright stupid thing to do with less than a month to go for a number of reasons. 1. Many companies had to pay pretty big sums of money to transition to DTV. Things such as removing old equipment and setting up new is just one thing that they must pay for. 2. The majority of Americans don’t care about technology or tech politics. They just want their TV to work when they push a button, not carrying about how the signal go there. For the last two years there has been advertisements singing of the coming transition. People young and old have been battered with ways to make sure they are ready. Now postponing will only confuse them. 3. There are several ways to meet budget shortfalls to make sure the transition goes on as planned.
Obama is pushing to have it postponed and has already tarnished his image in my eyes. The DTV transition is a monumental change for out country that really should have come several years ago. Finally we are getting into more of a modern age and now the government and a few rediculous “rights” groups wants to stall it. You people have had plenty of time to prepare, if your tv goes dark on the transition date it’s your own fault! Now, Verizon has changed sides and is in support of the delay. How long of a delay. Try June 12th! The date is quoted as being the furthest date into the future doesn’t also hurt the economy. Anything past February 12th will hurt the economy. Millions upon millions of dollars will have now been wasted on a false date that will only confuse customers more. Again our government shows their complete lack of knowledge when it comes to anything that deals with technology. Lets hope the vote that is being held this week strikes down the ridiculous idea of delaying the transition.
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