Guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, famous for his contributions to the iconic rock band The Who, has taken the wraps off The Lifehouse Method, a new Internet-based software program which enables users to “sit” for musical portraits created in response to their interactions with the Method software. The software, developed by composer/mathematician Lawrence Ball and programmer Dave Snowden takes rhythms and audio sample input by the user (or selected from an existing library), then mashes and fabricates the material into audio portraits unique to each user. The software requires Java, JavaScript, and Adobe’s Flash player, and users should ideally have a microphone connected to their computer so they can input their own sounds and rhythms.
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iGroove Back in (High Gloss) Black
Klipsch Audio Technologies is revamping its curvy iGroove bookshelf speaker system for iPods and other MP3 players as the iGroove HG, where “HG” stands for “high gloss” black. Expected to be available in July, the iGroove HG features dual 2.5-inch woofers and dual MicroTractrix horn-loaded tweeters (separated by a 2.9 KHz crossover), with low-end response aided by a low-turbulence cabinet design, and a Class D amp with a maximum output of about 98 db at 1 m
Apple Sued over iPod Hearing Loss Claims
A lawsuit filed this week in San Jose federal court (PDF) on behalf of John Kiel Patterson of Louisiana alleges Apple’s now-ubiquitous iPod music players are “inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss.” The suit does not say whether Patterson personally suffered hearing loss from an iPod, but he is pursuing certification of his lawsuit as a class action, and sees unspecified damages and changes to the iPod’s design to make them easier on users’ hearing.
