Sympathy for the Robots » synth http://www.sympathyfortherobots.com Glitch Me Baby One More Time… Wed, 19 May 2010 13:24:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Link love for June 18th, part 1 http://www.sympathyfortherobots.com/2009/06/18/link-love-for-june-18th-1/ http://www.sympathyfortherobots.com/2009/06/18/link-love-for-june-18th-1/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:53:36 +0000 Jeffrey Melton http://www.sympathyfortherobots.com/?p=220

Modern Fire Extinguishers (above) by Fire Design.

Warp20 box set celebrates 20 years of warped goodness.

Photos of Edwardians, or “Teddy Boys”, by Ben Watts.

Mad libs official website.

OneLessOffice suite of products by Heckler Design.

Architecture of energy, by Lebbeus Woods

As the focus of design shifts from the production of finite goods to a practice of experimentation, ideas take precedence over products.

Humanoid Sound Systems releases Scanned Synth Pro for Mac.

Nokia phone charges by drawing energy out of thin air.

Brian Eno interview from Mojo magazine.

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So, you’re getting a fat tax refund? Lucky you. Blow your hot bits on one (or more) of these tip-top virtual instruments, all priced under $200…

Future Audio Workshop Circle synth (above) $199

Discovery Pro screen

Disco DSP Discovery Pro virtual analog/Nord Lead 2 emulator $199

Predator screen

Rob Papen Predator lead synth $179

RG screen

Rob Papen RG (Rhythm Guitar) $179

Twin2 screen

FabFilter Twin2 synth $169

Octopus screen

LinPlug Octopus dual matrix synth $129

SubBoomBass screen

Rob Papen SubBoomBass $119

Aspect screen

Loomer Aspect semi-modular synth £65.00

EVE screen

Wusik EVE 2 (Electronic Vintage Ensemble) synth $99.95

Toxic Biohazard screen

Image Line Toxic Biohazard hybrid synth $99

Modelonia screen

NuSofting Modelonia physical modeling synth $75

Combo sister transistor organ screen

NUSofting Combosister transistor organ $55.95

Microrock pro screen

NUSofting Microrock Pro physical modeling synth $55.95

Vibra2000 screen

Koblo Vibra2000 poly synth $29.95

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DIY camera kit (above) for the crafty geek in all of us.

Herman Miller Replaces the Sample Catalogue With a Smart Web Site; someday we’ll be able to afford such brilliance.

He Charted the Moon Before Galileo, But You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him.

Jenny Holzer’s Protect Protect Show.

The Unreleased Recordings by Hank Williams.

Wrong Tomorrow is a database of provable predictions.

Novation announces SL Mk II; sweetness.

Fantastic design work followed by fantastic increases in newspaper circulation, by Polish newspaper designer Jacek Utko. His advice: “Give power to designers.” Right on!

Get Satisfaction as a Protection Racket.

A 10-month investigation by a team of researchers at the University of Toronto uncovered a broad Chinese espionage scheme that reached into foreign embassies, news services and even the office of the Dalai Lama.

The Top 5 Greenest Laptops.

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