Remember when the iPod first came out and a plethora of audio companies released iPod related dj equipment?  Welcome to 2010, which seems to be no different than 2001. the modern dj is most likely to be seen playing music form their ipod or laptop, but this concept by psychic factory ... Continue Reading

It truly doesn't get nerdier than this.  adidas previewed their Tron collaboration last week at San Diego's Comic-Con (which may be the biggest geek haven around.  Secretly, this poplemon has always wanted to go... full video gamer girl'ed out).  What's extra fresh about these kicks lies within the reflective strips ... Continue Reading

Does the world truly need more hip hop video games (anyone remember Fight for NY?)? Enter Def Jam Rap Star, which is expected to be released on October 5th on the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 platforms.  While previous rap centric video games did not have an intense focus on social ... Continue Reading

During the recent E3 convention in Los Angeles (think: Super Bowl for nerds), Black Eyed Peas dj, Rocky Rock faced an interesting challenge - battling a professional gamer by the name of Prod1gy X (he should obviously be a rapper and not a dj based on his fucked up name ... Continue Reading

Geeky?  Yes.  Wonderfully geeky?  Yes, indeed.  About the flash drives: A nearly exact replica of the legendary hip hop sequencers, the E-MU SP1200 & AKAI MPC 2000 XL, in the form of a 2 inch wide, 4GB USB Flash Drive. There's an incredible amount of detail on both ... Continue Reading

A sneak peak at the collab headphones between Roc Nation and Skullcandy was released earlier today (expected release date: June, 2010).  Check them out above - luckily, I skipped the aviator sunglasses trend and can fast forward nicely into a set of ear speakers .  Other features are listed below, ... Continue Reading

I wish I had a dollar for every emcee I've come across that has ditched the traditional pen & pad and ends up writing verses on their smartphone.  Technology meets culture once again, and when you're rappin & rockin all spur of the moment status, there's... well... there's an app ... Continue Reading

Last week, Dj Hero dropped with disappointing sales... Scratch offers controllers designed by Numark, who was well known in the earlier days and quite possibly one of the forefathers of belt-driven turntables (do people still use those?). Scratch aims to offer a more authentic controller than it's video game competitor, ... Continue Reading

In the midst of the technology age, many have begun switching their vinyl collections to a more compact MP3 format, which also won't melt in the back of your car in July or break your posture when moving crates full of records (everyone's helped a dj move housing arrangements, it's ... Continue Reading

You know what the world really needs?  No, not world peace.  No, not an end to child abuse.  If you guessed "another hip hop video game," you may be correct (cue sarcasm).  Rockstar Games & Timaland have teamed up to bring you Beaterator, which is currently out for PSP systems ... Continue Reading

I have friends who are Guitar Hero/Rock Band addicts.  It's to the point where most of them that are good, and I mean staying-up-until-6am-playing-Guitar Hero good have never touched a guitar, more or less any other type of instrument.  These types of games were always interesting to me because they ... Continue Reading