ATTIGO a company founded by Scott Hobbs has just released information on their new touchscreen turntables (aka TT). The user interface is brilliant as it allows the DJ to have the same control aspects as a regular vinyl set-up. With the touchscreen turntables the setting of cue points on the tracks will be easy as slicing bread. Since there will be a visual representation of the audio. Versus the old school way of just knowing where on the record the sample you want is located.

At his ATTIGO site, he goes through the complete design process and prototype phases. He even shows how the user interface for the device works. Scott Hobbs appears to be one smart cat since his product covers multiple technology disciplines and he built the TT prototypes within a few months.

I think Scott Hobbs should work on building a touchscreen mixer to match his touchscreen turntables. The set-up would look so hot. A touchscreen mixer would allow users to set-up the mixer interface how they wished or the interface modules could be developed that mirror popular mixers. This would help DJs transitioning to touchscreen equipment.

So you want to try and sample some of this visual touchscreen DJ goodness? Do you have a Nintendo DS? If so, then you can install ProtienDS on your DS and let the fun begin. Maybe get two Nintendo DSes and have your own mini DJ set-up.

I will update this post with new info as it becomes available. For now watch the video below and be prepared to be blown away.

Final Product // ATTIGO TT from Scott Hobbs on Vimeo.

Well Asus just released its 2nd Generation EEE laptop to the FCC. Engadget just broke an article about it and included some pics.

Some of the new features/upgrades for the 2nd generation are:

9″ inch screen

Finger gesturing touchpad

CPU upgrade

8gig or 16 gig Solid State Drive

Now if I can slap on OS X on it I will be smitten as a kitten.

So a fellow worker from my day job Dakim, got an iPhone and immediately figured out to jail break it. He found ziphone which is a piece of software that makes jail breaking as easy as 1,2, and 3. First you download the latest ziphone software for your version of the iPhone. I am currently on 1.1.3 so it was easy to get the right ziphone software. Next, you extract and run the software. After, you just hook up your iPhone to your computer and click the “install” button in the ziphone software. Moments later your iPhone is now open to a whole new world of applications.

After running through the process you will see a new icon on your iPhone. It is called “Installer”. It works best while you are connected to a wifi spot. Run it and you will notice an “install” icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap it with your finger and you will be dropped into a list of various categories of software. Be sure to install the BSD system files first and then you are home free to install just about anything else you can find on there. I have the following software installed:

Apollo : It is a AIM client. No more SMS message charges for me when I go over 200 messages.

CameraPro : A image capturing software that increases the features of the default camera on iPhone.

SNES : A Super Nintendo emulator. Games for the iPhone finally. Gosh.

NES : Similar to above but of the 16-bit variety.

Labyrinth : A game where you roll the marble around in a maze by tilting your iPhone in various directions.

Pushr : A app that pushes up all my pics on the iPhone to my Flickr account.

TTR : Tap Tap Revolution. Think guitar hero meets the iPhone.

TouchPad : VNC software that allows me to connect to various servers.

SummerBoard : Provides controls on the appearance of the desktop and icons. As well as being able to import complete themes. Works and looks very nice.

I got various games and other software installed my iPhone, but find the ones listed above to be the most outstanding.

If you have jail broke your iPhone please share below on what software do you have on your iPhone or what software you find to be necessary to enjoy the iPhone.

The Iphone is a wonderful marvel of technology. The bad thing is the slow response of Apple to release new functions and applications. Or maybe it was Apple’s master plan to have the community increase the functionality of the Iphone. Well based on this article from Gizmodo hacking and installing new applications on the Iphone is as easy as 1, 2, 3. All that is needed is a mac so sorry PC users. The steps laid out in the article are very detailed and straightforward. Take a crack at and share what you installed.