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10 Unique And Creative MP3 Players

10 Unique And Creative MP3 Players

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The wires are abuzz with the Zune HD News, and many are wondering what Jobs has in store for the iPod this summer. However, the thread that ties both these MP3 players together is their form. Besides the obvious rectangle shape, very few people like Sony have ventured into a daring cylindrical shape for the MP3. Here’s a look at the adventurous folks who broke away from the mold and gave us Unique And Creative MP3 Players

10) Ladybug MP3 Player For Children by Mark Honschke

Cute little Ladybug! Resembling the pull-along-toy that we get our kids, the reassuring design of this player is apt for tots. Spare wings in colorful designs can be swapped to customize the player for each individual user.

9) Rubik Cube Mp3 Player by Hee Yong

Creative genius? I think not, coz the Rubik Cube design has been abused many a times in the past. Innovative…yes! Coz I think it’s the first time it’s being used for an MP3 player in an intelligent way. The only way to activate the player is by solving the puzzle; by solving each layer has a specific function such as play, pause, forward or back. And of course the only way to turn it off is by completing it. Wicked!

8 ) MP3 Pebble Object by Branko Ludovic

The Pebble was solely developed to explore variations in a single design. Imagine churning out MP3 players with same exact specs but with contours as diverse as pebbles. A manufacturers’ nightmare I guess!

7) Wrist MP3 Player by Nathan Davis

This player is best suited for those who need music while workingout. It slaps onto the wrist and uses a Bluetooth headphone for convenience.

6) Tie Clip MP3 Player by Jin Woo Han

Yeah, ditch your diamond studded tie-clip for this MP3 player. Shy-guys can use it to flash intro messages like “Hello, my name is. . . ”

5) Tok Tak Plug MP3 by Tae-wan Kim

This one is a pretty basic and probably the smallest MP3 player concepts we’ve seen. Resembling a standard audio jack, the player dangles from your earphones when used on the go.

4) Sony Project Red Zik MP3 Player by Harold Terosier

Ok, Sony does not support Project RED, so this is kinda weird. And it’s also weird that this player is fashioned like a tear drop pendant.

3) Zero by Francesco Cugusi & Roberto Strippoli

Adding a twist to the retro era, Zero is actually a CD Player serenading as a LP Player. In its defense for being in the list, it does support MP3, MP4 and WAV files.

2) Music Flow by Min-Kyung Kang, Tae-Seung Kim, & Jeong-Min Og

Of all the things, it’s a TAP! Like the flow of water, this one pours out your music. I really think it’s an innovative approach to design. The set includes earphones, a faucet along with a controlling knob and a remote control. Ironically, “Not water-resistant!”

1) NVDRS Tape by Stefano Pertegato, Massimiliano Rampoldi, Eloisa Tolu, Francesco Schiraldi & Giovanni Mendini

The host of designers did not spoil this broth, coz I think it’s one of the best representation of a blast from the past. You can get more modern and retro in the same breath as this. The tape is an MP3 player that follows the 45/60/90 minutes norm, holding 10/15/20 select songs in digital format.

[via yankodesign ]

This Week In iPhone Apps: Deer Carcasses and Browser Tabs

This Week In iPhone Apps: Deer Carcasses and Browser Tabs

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This week, we revisit some classics from your (and your grandfather’s) childhood, iPhone browsing gets upgraded, and I play what it probably the best 3D multi-animal hunting game available for the iPhone.

Boulder Dash!: Whether you’re just leaving college or having your third kid, there’s a pretty good chance that you played Boulder Dash as a kid. The official 25th anniversary iPhone edition is as faithful as you want it to be: you can choose either classic, spritey graphics or a modern, cartoonish look, and opt for either an overlaid d-pad control scheme or a new swipe-based system. The game looks great and both control system work a treat, so collecting jewels on the iPhone feels about as natural as it did on the Commodore. $4.99.

Deer Hunter 3D: A hunting video game! What kind of bizarre nerd bumpki—oh, wait, this is actually pretty fun. Deer Hunter 3D for iPhone, licensed from the Walmart-famous Deer Hunter PC franchise, takes you on hunting trips to various locations to shoot various animals with various types of guns. It looks great, and the aiming system—the core of the game—is executed well. The walk-aim-shoot routine seems repetitive at first, but the game has enough unlockable content to keep it interesting for a while. $5.99.

Nightglow: This browser brings proper tabs, more gestures and a few other little odds and ends to your iPhone. Its tab switcher is definitely faster than Safari’s, though the app as a whole can be a bit sluggish, and the screen grab feature, which lets you explore the page while still maintaining focus on a text field, is sometimes useful. It kinda reminds me of one of those old Internet Explorer tabbed shells from 2003: it’s mildly attractive for power users, but wouldn’t be necessary at all if Safari was just a little bit better. $0.99.


Pickin’ Stix: A vintage vintage game, this app asks you to do precisely one thing. Doing that one thing is easy, and strangely gratifying. It feels like it ought to be free, but $0.99 isn’t so bad.

HDR Camera: No, you can’t take DSLR-grade, hyper-realistic dynamic range photos with your iPhone. You just can’t. That said, HDR Camera does do a convincing fake. The app coaxes some decent pseudo-HDR imagery out of the iPhone’s sad little camera, albeit with filters and effects you could easily just apply in Photoshop. Its $1.99 pricetag is too high.

UpNext 3D NYC: If your life revolves around NYC, there really isn’t a better way—wait, let me rephrase that: a prettier way—to navigate the city on your iPhone. If it doesn’t, UpNext 3D’s exquisitely detailed view of the city is still great eye candy. It does everything you could want from a mapping app: subway schedules, local listings and basic mapping functions and restaurant reviews. Tapping buildings even tells you what’s inside (but only sometimes). Sorry, Brooklynites, it’s Manhattan only for now. $2.99.

This Week’s App News on Giz:

• Card Master Pro iPhone App Exposes Brian Lam’s Poor Gambling Skills

• 8Bitone Chiptunes Synthesizer App Lets You Mix It Like Mario

• Kindle 1.1 for iPhone Now Available

• New Slacker iPhone App Works Harder to Smack Pandora

• iPrivus Brings Reverse Call Lookup App To The iPhone

This list is in no way definitive. If you’ve spotted a great app that hit the store this week, give us a heads up or, better yet, your firsthand impressions in the comments. And for even more apps: see our previous weekly roundups here, and check out our Favorite iPhone Apps Directory and our original iPhone App Review Marathon. Have a good weekend everybody.

Windows 7: The Complete Guide (Now With RC1!)

Windows 7: The Complete Guide (Now With RC1!)

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We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumor to release candidate, which you can currently download and install for free. Now, it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, easy-to-read guide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

BONUS CHAPTER: All the Release Candidate 1 Details You Can Eat
• Where to get it for free (For general installation instructions, see Chapter 1, below)
• Special assistance for installing RC1 on older netbooks
• The best surprise new features, including over-the-net music sharing, and XP mode
• 10 things you MUST know, including required system specs, known glitches, upgrade options and how to get those trippy wallpapers
• The first benchmarks: Windows RC1 vs Windows Vista

Chapter 1: Installing Windows 7 Beta, and Getting It Ready to Use
Now that the Beta download period has ended, it’s time to put bits to metal, if you haven’t already. And if you are looking for alternative installations—from netbooks to emulators—better read up first.

Chapter 2: How To Use Windows 7, or Why The New UI Is So Great
Windows 7 is Microsoft’s biggest user-interface overhaul since Windows 95. It’s no surprise, then, that even Windows veterans could use a crash course on how to use it.

Chapter 3: Device Stage Hardware Fun, Plus More Productivity Tips
Device Stage, the instant recognition of cameras, printers and other peripherals, is candy for the gadget-addicted, but knowing what works and what doesn’t definitely matters.

Chapter 4: Windows Media Player and Media File Compatibility
Music and movies—not only are they more important than they were when Vista came out, but they also come from more sources in more formats. Windows 7 attempts to master them all.

Chapter 5: Couch Tricks: New Features for Windows Media Center
Our favorite “10-foot” media software shows up in Windows 7 with loads of new features—if you haven’t yet seen why Media Center makes even TiVo look dated, you better pay attention.

Chapter 6: Important Changes to Networking and Security
When it comes to life online, there’s no way to underestimate advances in networking and security. Windows 7 is full of them, and it pays to know what they are and how to use them.

Chapter 7: Natural Interfaces: Pen, Touch and Multitouch
Windows 7 comes of age at a time when the keyboard and mouse are giving way to newer more instinctive controls—luckily, it’s got many of those controls built right in.

Chapter 8: Got Troubles? Here’s How To Shoot ‘Em Down
Even a good operating system can be bad once in a while. During the Beta test, we’ve had our share of issues. Here’s a discussion of many of the problems that can be solved, and a few that can’t.

Is there something missing, a discussion you were hoping to have but aren’t seeing here? We want to be thorough, so let’s have it. Go ahead and hit us up, either in direct emails or to our tips line, with the subject “Windows 7 Guide.”

[from  gizmodo ]

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