Moog’s LEV-96 sensoriactuator prototype wields touch control of 96 simultaneous harmonics, we go eyes-on (video)
By Billy Steele posted Oct 25th 2012 3:40PM Late last week, Moog outed its LEV-96 sensoriactuator prototype and offered a glimpse at its latest R&D unit. Even though it’s still in the early phases of beta-testing, we were able to stop by the Moog Music factory for a closer look and a brief glimpse of the gear in action ahead of its appearance at Moogfest. While the unit is installed on acoustic guitars for the time being,...
Going to Extremes with Aperture
After running Palouse Falls, a 189-foot waterfall in southeast Washington State, 24-year-old extreme kayaker Rafa Ortiz of Mexico described experiencing part of the descent in what felt like slow motion. But for photographer Lucas Gilman, who covered the attempt, the drop was very much in real time. “Rafa was actually visible for only three frames of the 4-second free fall, because after he got over the tongue, he was engulfed in...
Amazon Q3 2012 earnings: $13.18 billion revenue, net loss of $274 million
By Donald Melanson posted Oct 25th 2012 4:07PM Amazon has just released its earnings for the third quarter of the year and it looks like it’s slightly off analysts’ expectations. The company reported $13.18 billion in revenue (a growth of 27 percent) and an operating loss of $28 million, with net income standing at a loss of $274 million. As Amazon notes, though, a chunk of that, some $169 million, comes from losses...
Sprint hits delays in LTE rollout
Sprint Nextel’s deployment of its ambitious Network Vision infrastructure, which includes the gradual rollout of 4G LTE technology, is about three months behind schedule due to several factors, the company said during its financial results call on Thursday. Read the original here: Sprint hits delays in LTE rolloutempower network blog
Visualized: A sea of Surfaces
By Joe Pollicino posted Oct 25th 2012 4:11PM A wall of 100 of iPads at WWDC 2012? How about a sea of hundreds of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablets and accessory keyboard covers standing under the hot lights? Go here to read the rest: Visualized: A sea of Surfacespure green coffee extract
