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A Hot New iPod Speaker Dock

Nov 16

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in electronics, gadgets, music | 1 Comment

Here’s something that would make a spectacular gift for the music lover in your circle: the Yamaha PDX-60. Wow! It’s gorgeous. But then again, just about everything that Yamaha produces is gorgeous.

The Yamaha PDX-60 is an iPod speaker dock, at its most basic. But there’s a lot more to it. For one, it will play your games, movies, AND music from either your iPod or iPhone. The Yamaha PDX-60 is specially made for beautiful clarity and depth of sound. The functional side of the Yamaha PDX-60 is that it will also charge your iPod or iPhone, which is very nice! The Yamaha PDX-60 comes with a small, separate charging dock as well as a charger within the Yamaha PDX-60 itself. That would clinch the deal for me– the integrated charger as well as beautiful sounds proves that Yamaha pays attention to detail and is sensitive to customers’ needs. I just hate having all these chargers around the house!

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The Yamaha PDX-60 is equipped with special Yamaha technology, called yAired. It’s a clear, wireless connection, with no annoying sound delays or diminished audio clarity. Yamaha promises an exceptional sound experience– the Yamaha PDX-60 features uncompressed wireless audio transmission, a remote control for easy operation, simple operation (no Bluetooth hassles), and no sound delays. It’s a very, very classy little piece of technology. I think it would be perfect for the music aficionado, just in time for the holidays! Checkout the Yamaha PDX-60 product page for more information, features, photos of the device, and retailers to get it.

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Free Public Domain Music

Jun 10

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in free stuff, music | Comments off

Heads up, I found another website offering free music. It’s Musopen.com. I like it. I wish they had more of a selection. The music is public domain, so it’s free to download, and free to listen. I love the music player interface– it does not open up a new media player. I can’t tell you how much I hate using Windows Media Player! Grr! This is just a little button you push and the music begins! I like it. The music is all classical, and they have a large selection of composers, but i think they need to widen their selection of pieces. Maybe they will.

The kids and I listen to classical music as we work on school lessons, so it’s great to have variety (and it’s free!).

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Fender Mind-Benders

Dec 9

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in gadgets, music, technology | Comments off

Isn’t it cool to interface musical instruments and technology? My husband is a musician (and guitar freak). He says that versatility is “in,” and so are “alternate tunings.” He flipped when he saw someone combining the two.

He’s rather excited about this new development from Fender guitars with their VG Stratocaster.

It’s an interesting concept– with the turn of a knob, you can have instant, alternate tunings. I’m impressed that you can even get 12-string guitars sounds from this model.

Before, and with “regular” guitars, you have had to manually turn the keys at the headstock to tune the instrument as you wanted. This is why at concerts you sometimes have seen a squadron of guitars behind the singers, and why the guitarists are always changing guitars. Different tunings for different tunes.

I prefer the sound of nylon strings and classical piece anyday, but my husband is what I call a Guitarzan and is up on all the latest guitar news. Outside of the invention of the electric guitar in 1936, it seems guitar makers have been slow to introduce high technology into their instruments. Looks like, the times they are a-changin’!

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