Archive: Gaming
Archive: Gaming
A Fight For The Music-Loving Gamer: XBox One v. PS4
By Carolyn Heneghan Still debating between buying the PS4 or the Xbox One? Why not consider each one’s music playing capabilities? The latest generation of consoles has shifted toward not just being superior game systems but to also act as fully integrated media centers. This includes offering music lovers something extra to go along with
Facebook Moves Toward Mobile Commerce and Musicians Stand to Benefit
By Carolyn Heneghan Facebook, the demigod of social networks and class-favorite of online marketers, is taking one step closer to—gasp!—mobile shopping and e-commerce. Even better? They’re doing it via your shopping history and credit card information. Last week, AllThingsD broke the story that Facebook would indeed be testing out its own mobile shopping platform, and
Catch OK Go’s Damian Kulash Today on Google+ for a Lesson on DIY Instruments
By Dana Sedgwick Always wondered how to turn bananas into piano keys? Apparently OK Go’s Damian Kulash once did and now wants to show you. He is teaching as a part of Maker Camp, a free virtual summer camp in partnership with Google+ that’s joining the DIY movement with a blend of science, tech, and experimental
Infographic: Music Tech in 2007
via Allthingsd Trying to survive as a music tech startup can be brutal. At this past May’s FlashFWD Award Ceremony, hosts Jeff and Eric Rosenthal even took a moment to reflect on some of the companies that we “lost” this past year including AOL Music and the “old” Myspace. So it’s unsurprising that when we caught
Yellofier: Find the Music in Every Sound
By Carolyn Heneghan Music is all around and can be created using just about any noise imaginable. Harness the power of found sound with Yellofier, an app that makes anything into music, and create new and unique songs within minutes. Boris Blank, head of the Swiss avant-garde electro duo Yello, invented the app along with
E3 2013 Demos the Next Generation of Interactive Music Games
By Carolyn Heneghan It’s widely accepted that with each generation of video games comes better, more realistic graphics and gameplay, and music games are no exception. While the Guitar Hero and Rock Band plastic guitar series may initially come to mind, much earlier games like Simon (1978), Break Dance (1984), Otocky (1987) and PaRappa the