40 Apps. to Freedom – Go Try It On

A review of my favorite iPhone apps. What it is: Go try it on What is it? Load a pic of the outfit you are wearing and strangers offer suggestions to wear it or not. Bells and whistles: Choose between multiple outfits, Ask questions, Offer feedback, Face blur, Twitter/ facebook integration, Push alerts, Email notification, [...]

Photography is dead

Walking into Yankee Stadium, you are filled with excitement to see the 15-time defending World Champions on their home turf. Then, looking at your tickets, your excitement begins to fade as you realize that your seats are in section Z152, all the way in the upper deck. As you take your seats, beer in hand, [...]

Jay-Z + Bing :: Decoded

In anticipation of his autobiography on November 16, Jay-Z has teamed with search engine Bing to create a super geeky version of hide and seek.  The book will be released one page at a time at a physical unknown location daily in cities around the world that correspond to the text on the page that [...]

More Than Your Average Beat Machine

If you ask Mike Winkelmann what he thinks of his art, he will probably tell you that “It kind of blows ass.” However, if you take a look for yourself, you will probably have a different opinion. Using Cinema 4D animation, he created an instrumental machine complete with various sounds, from snares to laser guns, [...]

iPad dj station (concept)

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 aims to bring dj-ing [...]

Spotted @ Comic-Con :: adidas + Tron

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 that give off an appearance [...]

Def Jam :: Def Jam Rap Star (video game)

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 interaction, Def Jam Rap [...]

Dj Rocky Rock vs. Prod1gy X: battle of real turntables vs. DJ Hero

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 spelling alone)… Only Dj Rocky [...]

E-MU SP1200 & AKAI MPC 2000 XL 4GB flash drives

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 of these pieces, down to the colors [...]

Skullcandy :: Roc Nation aviator headphones

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, but I can safely say [...]

Tanya Morgan + Che Grand :: Freestyle App

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 for that.  Love to Tanya [...]

Scratch :: The Ultimate Dj preview

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, but also lacks the superstar [...]