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HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS

World’s tallest building opens with a new name: Burj Khalifa

By Gizmag Team

01:48 January 5, 2010 PST

World’s tallest building opens with a new name: Burj Khalifa

The world’s tallest building opened yesterday, with a number of surprises including a new name. The 828-meter Burj Khalifa after UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed, now holds a raft of world records including the world’s highest occupied floor (160th floor), the world's highest observation deck (124th floor), the world's highest mosque (158th floor), the world's highest swimming pool (76th floor), and the world’s tallest service lift. The tower is so tall it can be seen 95 km away, and breaks the previous record by 63% - quite some feat - check the CTBUH Top 100 Tallest Buildings database and the World’s tallest structures list for all the numbers. Read More

GOOD THINKING

Void player puts a whole new spin on playing your old LPs

By Paul Ridden

16:18 July 2, 2009 PDT

Magnets and the will of God are the only thing keeping that precious vinyl afloat

Korean designer Rhea Jeong says she's been astounded by the amount of interest in her conceptual Void LP record player. One look at the design and you can see why it's made so much noise without even uttering a sound. Close your eyes and imagine a little red globe spinning around on top of a vinyl record emitting sound from speakers inside it. The record itself is suspended in mid-air above a simple black base unit - no strings attached, no wires holding it up and definitely no safety net. The imagery is quite simply jaw-dropping. But can such a thing really work? Read More

MUSIC

Look no PC: Akai USB turntable digitizes vinyl direct to hard drive

By Darren Quick

03:49 May 19, 2009 PDT

Wanted: the Akai ATT023U USB turntable – PCs need not apply

USB turntables provide an easy way to digitize your collection of vinyl. Usually, it requires a PC. However, a new range of USB turntables from Akai includes a model that lets you record from vinyl, directly to a USB hard drive – without the need of a PC. Read More

 
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