Korg Launches nanoSeries 2 USB Controller

Korg has today announced it is adding three new compact USB-MIDI controllers to its range packed with ‘serious’ features for the computer-based musician.

Korg have designed the new nanoSeries controllers to either work together or individually. First up is the nanoKey2, equipped with 25 velocity-sensing keys and an advanced design for reliable recording which can be used with the Korg Kontrol Editor software, available as free download on the Korg website.

Next the nanoPad2 designed for entering drum parts which is equipped with 16 responsive pads and an X-Y touchpad.

Finally the nanoKontrol2 provides you with knobs, switches, and faders designed for controlling any DAW computer based DAW or any other music production software.

All three models are available in either black or white More information about all three new Korg nanoSeries controllers can be found on the Korg website.

Via Slashgear.com

Shure adds SE215 buds, cans for DJs and studios alike

The NAMM trade show -- also known as the musician's candy store -- is kicking off today out in Anaheim, which means that audio-focused press releases are starting to pour in. Headset and mic manufacturer Shure is beefing up its line with the introduction of three new models

a set of buds plus two cans. On the bud side, the SE 215 slots in predictably beneath the SE315, offering a budget-friendly single driver in your choice of black or fancy translucent casing; it comes in at a retail price of $99, some $100 less than the SE315. Moving to cans, the SRH550DJ (pictured center) is -- as the name implies -- targeted at DJs with a "super-aural design" for full isolation and a 90-degree swiveling headband for flexible wearing positions; this one will set you back $99 on the store shelf. On the upscale side, the SRH940 is billed as a reference set with a premium padded headband, and you'll pay for it: it's $299 at retail. All three models will be available this spring; follow the break for the press releases.

White BlackBerry Torch headed to UK as Vodafone exclusive

Vodafone UK has announced that it will be exclusively offering the white BlackBerry Torch 9800 in the UK. Listed as “coming soon” on Vodafone’s site, the handset will have the same functionality as the original black version – a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard – but come in a new, white casing.

There’s also a 5-megapixel camera, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth, along with GPS. RIM has also used the latest version of their homegrown OS, BlackBerry 6, which cleans up the UI nicely; you also get access to the BlackBerry App World download store.

Victorinox Slim, Slim Duo and Secure SSD USB Drives

 Victorinox Slim

Victorinox Swiss Army presented at CES 2011 its new line of flash memory device, inclduing slim, Slim Duo and SSD secure. The duo combine both subtle and elegant USB key function as a standard pocket knife Victorinox knives, nail files and scissors and flight environment. The Slim 64 GB of capacity, while the duo Slim 128 GB.

Victorinox Secure SSD

The Secure SSD, on the other hand, is the world’s smallest 256GB solid-state drive. It includes a Swiss Army Knife and offers secure data encryption and comes with an integrated 96×48 Bistable LCD/e-Paper display.

Victorinox Slim Duo

via: prnewswire.com

BlackBerry Curve 'Apollo' leak provides image, details, no relationship status

"Lower-mid end of the lineup... decent specs... aggressively priced." Not exactly the descriptors which dreams are made of, but that's the wording BGR is using to describe its other leaked BlackBerry device today (Dakota being the other). A 480 x 360 resolution screen of unknown size, 800MGhz Tavor MG-1 CPU, 512MB RAM, a 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording, 1050 mAh battery, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, NFC, GPS, and BlackBerry OS 6.1 to put everything in check. It all serves quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE and tri-band UMTS / HSPA 7.2Mbps. The keyboard, we'd assume, is pretty darn snappy. The price and release date, should this apparent leak come to fruition, is still unknown.

via :BGR.com

Liquid Image unveils new Impact Series HD camera goggles

Liquid Image has been making goggles for scuba drivers for a long time now that have an integrated video camera in them to film the underwater wonders divers see for us land locked folks to enjoy. The company has announced a new line of goggles aimed at the off roader that wants to record their riding or skiing prowess.

The goggles are in the Impact series and come in black or red offerings. A small 1080p resolution video camera sits in the middle of the goggles right above the bridge of the nose. The camera has a 136-degree field of view and the thing can take still shots at 12MP resolution as well.

The video recording in 1080p resolution is at 30 fps and if you cut back to 720p resolution, the camera can record at 60 fps for slow motion playback. Video is stored to a microSD card up to 32GB and it includes a microSD card with 4GB of storage.

Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari is a celebration of extreme self-indulgence

International jet-set elite, your new phone is here! That's right, Vertu and Ferrari have teamed up yet again to produce the phone that serves two important purposes: showing the world that you own a Ferrari, and showing the world that you don't need a phone that does much besides receiving calls from your accountant. Essentially the recently announced Ascent refresh, this bad boy features a 2-inch QVGA sapphire crystal display and quadband 3G. The case itself is constructed from forged titanium with a matte black PVD finish and the same hand stitched leather as the interior of the car it's inspired by. But you better be fast! Only 2,011 will be made. (Get it?) Hit the source link to order three or four for yourself.

via :Vertu.com

KFA2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 WHDI graphics card is first to go wireless

What you're looking at is the world's first wireless graphics card affectionately dubbed the KFA2 (aka, Galaxy) GeForce GTX460 WHDI 1024MB PCIe 2.0. The card uses five aerials to stream uncompressed 1080p video from your PC to your WHDI enabled television (or any display courtesy of the bundled 5GHz WHDI receiver) at a range of about 100 feet. Otherwise, it's the same mid-range GTX 460 card we've seen universally lauded with 1024MB of onboard RAM helping to make the most of its 336 CUDA cores. Insane, yes, but we'd accept nothing less from our beloved graphics cards manufacturers.

The Black Diamond iPod Dock

There must be thousands of iPod docks on the market now, and with so many options it is becoming increasingly rare to find one that really stands out. However the YanTouch Black Diamond does just this, transforming tunes into ambient light. I love the unconventional design proving that not all docks need to be some variation of a square or rectangle.

The dock which starts off as Epcot-esque black sphere charges by USB, and can be paired with a number of apps which allow it to glow in a number of different colors that signify changes in weather or to ID different callers.

The Black Diamond, will be available soon for roughly $80 (no UK price yet).

iriver U100 PMP gets official reveal, P100 and D2000 leave something to the imagination

The teases over at iriver are ready to show you what they've got: the neon-colored U100. We reported on the PMP, along with the P100 and the D2000 last month, but it looks like iriver is going to leave us guessing on the last two. The U100 sports a 3.1-inch (320 x 480) touchscreen, up to 16GB of internal memory, WiFi, microSDHC, and an FM tuner for those who still listens to the radio. It plays 720p video and touts 50 hours of battery life for audio playback and 11 hours for video. iriver isn't ready to give us all the details quite yet -- an official release date and pricing are still under wraps -- but they have provided another video to keep us interested. Hit up the source link to see for yourself.