The Dyskograf is an interactive sound installation that allows users to create music by making marks with a felt pen onto paper, and relies on the camera positioned above to transform them into audio sounds, rather than the needle.

The team of creators behind the unique Dyskograf music installation have created a custom designed software which in conjunction with the camera detects marks written on the paper records, with each mark creating an individual sound within the loop. Check it out in the video below.

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At the moment there are two versions of Apple’s iPad available, the iPad 2, which was last years model and the new iPad 3 which launched earlier in the year, Apple is also expected to announce a new iPad Mini at their press event tomorrow.

This would mean that Apple would offer three versions of the iPad, with three different price points, but according to a recent report when Apple releases the new iPad mini they will phase out the iPad 2.

This would make sense for Apple to offer the iPad Mini and the new iPad alongside each other, of course this has yet to be confirmed by Apple, we should have more details at tomorrow when the new iPad Mini is announced.

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The next version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 4.2 Key Lime Pie is expected to be introduced later this month at a special Google event which will take place on the 29th of October.

Earlier today we heard of a few features that will be available in Android 4.2 Key Lime Pie, and now it would appear that another feature that we have heard about previously will be available in Android 4.2.

We previously heard that Google would be introducing multiple users accounts in a future version of Android, and now the guys over at Phandroid have found references to it in a system dump of Android 4.2.

Of course this do not mean that the multiple user account feature will be available in Android 4.2, we should have some more details at Google’s special event on the 29th of October.

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Apple will announced their new iPad Mini at a special press event tomorrow, and along with the new iPad Mini we are also expecting Apple to launch a new Mac Mini and also a Retina display 13 inch MacBook Pro.

It looks like Apple may also be refreshing their existing third generation iPad, most of the specifications will stay the same, although the device is rumored to get Apple’s new Lightning dock connector.

It is possible that the iPad 3 may also get some other small enhancements, we should have full details on the iPad 3 and the new iPad Mini tomorrow, as well as the new Retina Display MacBook Pro and also the new Mac Mini.

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We all know that film is dead and dying. People are taking taking more photos than ever, just not with old-fashioned film. However, Lomography is doing their best to keep film alive for those who love it.

There are good reasons to use film still. Medium format cameras produce photos with more detail than almost any DSLR can match, after all. And so Lomography has introduced a new 6×12 medium format film camera that even comes with a retro bellows.

You can choose from three versions of the Belair X 6-12: the Globetrotter, the Belair, and the City Slicker. All three models include two lenses: a 90mm lens and a 58mm lens that is wide-angle. The City Slicker is the cheapest, starting at €174.30 and coming in a black colorway. The other two models have the same functions, but are different cosmetically. They all have an aperture-priority auto-exposure system as well.

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Apple’s logo of an Apple with a bite taken out of it is one of the most easily recognized logos in the world. Most of us see it and just think about technology, but it might surprise you to learn that Orthodox Christians in Russia see the symbol and think about ‘sin’.
 

The bitten Apple logo is a bit too close to the story of Adam and Eve for their taste. A translation of a news report in Russia suggests that some have even covered up the Apple trademark with a cross whenever they see it in the country.

Apples point of view is that it represents the apple that allegedly fell and hit Sir Isaac Newton on the head and lead to the discovery of gravity. The Soviet Church doesn’t care. They may even be thinking about passing anti-Blasphemy laws which could force Apple to change its logo in the cou ... Read more »

If you have been saving your money and were looking forward to paying $10,000 for a 55″ OLED TV from Samsung or LG, we have some bad news.

Both companies will most likely not ship their televisions in 2012. According to market researchers, it is hard to mass-produce those panels with acceptable yields (meaning the ratio vs. good and defective units). TV manufacturers are usually able to work the issues out, and the high price of the 55″ OLED TV sets takes this into account for the most part.

Basically, both LG and Samsung have to reach yields that they are comfortable with. It won’t happen in 2012 and it’s not clear when it would happen in 2013. We will have to wait and see.

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With the arrival of Windows 8, the PC industry is using the excuse to flood the market with tons of new options. Take Acer’s new lineup of low-end desktops for the casual user. They are a bit unusual.

These ME micro towers have an Intel Core i5 or I7, 2TB HDDs and up to 16GB of RAM. The chassis comes with a recess desk on top with a USB port for easy charging of your smartphone.

You can also pick up an XC desktop, which is a space-saving unit that features an Intel Core i3, a 1TB HDD and up to 6GB of RAM.

Sound good? Prices for the ME begin at $700, while the cheaper XCs will set you back just $400. Not the most powerful options we’ve seen, but hey, Windows 8 made this happen.

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Lytro manufactures of the very unique Lytro light-field future focus camera, has this week announced that they will be rolling out new features to the camera including 3D display support and a 3D parallax effect feature.

The new parrallax-based effect update will be rolling out the Lytro camera by the end of the year, watch the video after the jump to see the Lytro 3D parrallax-based effect in action.

Even though the effects are still in the early stages of development the 3D effects are still impressive, and will be rolled out via a software update, to Lytro camera owners.

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Patriot Memory has announced a new addition to their range of external hard drives this week, with the unveiling of their new Gauntlet 320 portable wireless hard disk drive.

The new Gauntlet 320  hard drive from Patriot Memory is equipped with an internal lithium ion battery, that allows it to provide access for up to 5.5 hours of continuous media streaming, from its 320GB storage.

Other features of the external hard drive include secured wireless connectivity via WEP / WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK protocols, together with Internet passthrough that will allow up to 8 other devices to connect to the new Gauntlet 320 hard drive, simultaneously.

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