bravehound – glory afternoon.mp3
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- Featuring -

Robyn / Frankmusik / La Roux / Röyksopp / M.I.A. / Sophie Ellis Bextor / Santogold / Basement Jaxx / Black Eyed Peas / Imogen Heap / Lykke Li / The Killers / U2

The last mix was a ‘beach party at night’… this one is definitely for under the hot Summer sun.  It’s PACKED with some of my favorite artists - across a few genres - remixed.  For your pleasure.

The beat gets going with some current favorites, including the hot Sophie Ellis Bextor anthem and yet ANOTHER awesome Robyn track (with Röyksopp) that was a no-brainer to help kick things off.  It moves into electro-ghetto-funky, and starts getting a little nutty, jumping around before you get too comfy, giving you a little electro-mixshow… and I had to include new favorites Frankmusik and La Roux.  Before long, settles into a fun, sweet Summer groove becomes just all about celebration and sunshine.  Things end with a track I’m really loving right now… be sure not to miss it.

I wanted to produce a mix that was fun a festive enough to rock the Pride season right, and loaded the table with all the chips I had.

Hope you like!  Tips much appreciated.

PS. OH HAI GIANT ANDY FACE

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For those of you that loved Frankmusik… check La Roux.

Hotness.

Love this song, and the video is 80’s eyegasmic.  I love it.  Kylie/Robyn/Tetris attack!

Needless to say… she’s going in the mix.

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As most of you may know, the one thing that kills me about being a big fan of my iPhone, is the weak camera… especially for what I demand in a camera phone.  After all, taking snaps with my camera phone, is what got me so interested in mobiles in the first place.  And with today’s announcement of the iPhone 3GS at the WWDC,  Apple has given my me my much lusted-for camera upgrade.

Almost.

The new iPhone 3GS camera:

- 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus
- Auto exposure, auto white balance, low light and macro mode
- 640×480 @ 30 frames/sec… with auto focus, auto white balance, auto exposure
- On-phone basic video editing, with direct sharing features via MMS, email, YouTube and MobileMe

The bitter part?  They didn’t include a dang photo light or flash.

Sure… the improved camera module is told to be better in low-light conditions.  But come on now.  Seriously.

BUT.  I’m hooked on this damn phone.  So I’ll take what I can get. 

Auto-focus on the cam is lovely. And VGA video @ 30fps with focus is as good as I could expect for video - and a DANG nice good start to adding video to the iPhone.  If only they matched that leap from zero to hero, with the still cam…

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Amazing.

One thing I’ve always loved about Microsoft, is their willingness to spend time and money (they have it…) in developing new technologies, and putting them out there for companies to make what they will. Microsoft’s multi-touch Surface platform is a great example.  Did they put it out there as a monopolizing product platform?  No.  It’s as if they created it, to help push software developers to think outside of conventional software interfaces and hardware form factors.  And while Windows as an OS can never just up and be rewritten – since a world of business relies on backwards compatibility - they at least have some channels where they can really do some nutty-fantastic innovation.

And wow… their Natal Project is something else.

It takes the motion-controlled gaming phenomenon that Nintendo pioneered, to a whole new level.  And while there is no release date yet for games and programs using the technology seen above, it’s well along in development.  Minority Report in 2010, please! :)

And yeah, while this is great for a whole new universe of gaming possibilities, my first thought took me to how this could change interfaces outside of xbox… DVRs and TVs, personal computers, and technology in public spaces.  Software that can be controlled from within the room, using recognized gestures.  It’s like we’re finally treading into the era of UI prioritization that makes technology seem comfortable, familiar, and simple (iPhone?)… rather than complicated and daunting.  In terms of potential, it’s pretty fantastic.

Many will be waiting with baited breath to hear more and see how accurate functional this technology truly turns out to be.  I certainly will be.

PS. – I make work on a star ship after all! :)

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