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Because then I wouldn’t have to get really frustrated at seeing stuff like this and not being able to get my grubby mitts on it - the Korg DS 10 synthesizer for the DS. There’s blatently going to be so many more things like this out over the next year. And I CANT WAIT.

With the iPhone/iPod Touch SDK out and Nintendo showing all the right signs - mobile music is getting even more exciting all the time. New Macbook Pro for me next week - means I can crack open my copy of Logic Studio and get Live and Reason up and running again. I haven’t done any tunes for a couple of years and now the potential to do so is just round the corner . . . I’m really rather excited about the whole prospect.

Via Wired (one of the only magazines I still absolutely have to go and buy in print, which actually gives me an idea - say you were reading Wired whilst clutching a mobile device, then let’s say that the cover had an RFID device in it and your phone could read it, wouldn’t it be cool if your web device served up supporting multimedia content whilst you were reading the mag? Hmmm, back to thinking about making music again.)

As with I suspect most people I’m suffering from a slight bit of green overload. Not that I don’t think it’s important (it is), it’s just everywhere and my brain is doing the natural thing and starting to filter. Amongst all the noise though comes this from Honda/Inferno. A really simple idea that does the job well - a letter containing embedded seeds that you are supposed to plant. I reckon if I received it I might just go plant it. Or at least look at it rather than whack it (ironically) in the recycling bin. If you look at the comments (as I just have done) - looks like it’s not a completely original idea but never the less, it caught my interest.

Oh and while we’re on the subject of the future of the planet, you might want to read this. ‘Climate science maverick’ James Lovelock encouraging us to ‘Enjoy life while you can’ [via PR Blogger]. He basically says that we’ve got 20 years “before it hits the fan”. And he’s the guy that predicted lots of things that have since become true . . . eek.

After being blown away by their first ‘T shirt video’ for D.A.N.C.E. (and then going on to buy the album), just stumbled on this mother of an 80’s logo fest from Justice via Charlie Gower. More here and also here - if you want to check out the guy behind it (yes he’s called So Me!). Like, a lot.

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