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Lundi, 1. Février 2010 - 11:51 h
Power of Microsoft Surface
SURFACE Microsoft...
Qui est le meilleur?
Dimanche, 31. Janvier 2010 - 23:30 h
Vendredi, 22. Janvier 2010 - 09:52 h
DUNE SPICE OPERA by EXXOS 1990
Beaucoup d'émotion en revoyant ces images, j'ai vu défiler les visages de mes anciens compagnons de route: Rémi et Danielle Herbulot, Didier bouchon, Johan Robson, Patrick Dublanchet, Michel Rho, Jean Jacques Chaubin, Sohor Ty, Stephane Picq et tout les autres.
Faudrait se faire une bouffe un de ces 4... J'ai quelques épices dans le placard de la cuisine....
Mercredi, 20. Janvier 2010 - 12:43 h
CRYO
En écoutant ce titre : YOU DONT DREAM IN CRYO.
Relation entre Cryo, les Avatars et la musique de James Horner.
Stéphane PICQ aurait pu composer la BO d'Avatar. Nous avions fait la BO de Dune "Spice Opera" (aujourd'hui épuisée) chez Virgin Venture le label de Phil Glass.
Lost Eden...
Mais ou es tu Stéphane???
Répond!
Vendredi, 15. Janvier 2010 - 11:19 h
Pensées et solidarité pour Haïti
Sans commentaire, on ne peut rester sans rien faire...
Mercredi, 13. Janvier 2010 - 18:35 h
Xbox 360 Project NATAL au CES 2011
Though Steve Ballmer's Microsoft keynote conference was a little on the dull side, he did reveal a bit of info sure to please gamers the world over. It's official; Project Natal will be hitting your Xbox 360console by Christmas 2010.
Microsoft hope the motion control add-on will entice new gamers to its popular console, going head-to-head not only with the established Nintendo Wii motion based console but also the soon-to-be-released Sony "magic wand" offering.)
Lundi, 11. Janvier 2010 - 09:02 h
">PARROT DRONE : BRAVO HENRI!
Promener son drone en laisse a son Iphone, c'est le top!
Bravo PARROT, je me souviens toujours avec émoi de mon premier parrot, je vais descendre a la cave et l'exhumer des cartons, je vais le mettre sur la cheminée a coté de mon ZX 80...
Mardi, 5. Janvier 2010 - 10:47 h
Le micro de Britney...
Sans commentaires...
Pour faire le DVD Henri Salvador "Performance", nous avons enregistré le concert avec un studio semi-remorque ambulant en 128 pistes, puis il a fallu un mois de studio pour tout remettre en ordre et produire le spectacle parfait.
Le live c'est pas évident même pour les plus grands...
Dimanche, 3. Janvier 2010 - 19:01 h
beat it
TROP FUN...
Dimanche, 3. Janvier 2010 - 18:08 h
UN MUSIGAME:
Nouveau concept entre la musique et le jeux vidéo.
Mercredi, 30. Décembre 2009 - 12:34 h
BONNE ANNEE 2010
Ce n'est pas de la science fiction, c'est bien le 2010 de nos bouquins de science fiction favoris.
Bien que tout les warnings soient au rouge, je souhaite une écomomie qui ajoute une fonction "HUMANIZE" a ses tableurs, car l'onde de choc de la crise va toucher cette année les plus démunis, ceux qui sont au bas de la pyramide.
Quoi de plus dérisoire et génial qu'un Mxp4 de Pet Shop Boys pour cadencer les articulations de nos avatars dans ce bal qui donne le vertige.
C'est décidé cette année je reprend ma guitare et la route...
(euh! mon Viao X de 600 grammes aussi...)
Vendredi, 18. Décembre 2009 - 11:52 h
Melodyne:
L'heure est a la séparation des tracks, possible ???
Melodyne est le leader de cette techno.
Mardi, 8. Décembre 2009 - 18:56 h
Excellent MAX IT de DATA
MXP4 c'est de la balle.
Jeudi, 3. Décembre 2009 - 14:26 h
Appel au Ministre de la Culture,
Pour un Musée du JEU VIDEO,
On va le faire.
Vendredi, 27. Novembre 2009 - 17:44 h
ProFORMA: Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition
It works by generating a 3D point cloud from the image coming through the camera and then uses some clever math to both ignore the occasional occlusion of the model by a hand and to work out where the surfaces are. Then things go over my head, involving a process called Delaunay tetrahedralisation to turn the 2D surfaces into a 3D model.
Like I said: clever math. But imagine, for a second, the uses. Forget Nintendo’s Mii avatars, for instance. Instead you could make a 3D version of yourself, or add your favorite household items into a game of Mario Kart. You could quite possibly hook this rig up to a 3D printer and make fast facsimiles of almost anything. And remember, this is all done using a single camera, just like the one that’s probably staring from the top of your laptop screen as you read this. I want to play with this right now.
Vendredi, 27. Novembre 2009 - 16:53 h
Retro Musical Droid Arrives... from the Future
If HAL 9000 mated with R2-D2 and their electronic offspring was tutored by Kraftwerk it would probably end up something like the Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer.
At once a minimalist musical plaything and a hardcore old-skool synthesizer, the Bliptronic defies categorization as it belts out 8-Bit style style tunes from its grid of glowing buttons.
You'll notice sound similar to a retro Casiotone with an interface not unlike a simplified Yamaha TENORI-ON... if that makes any sense. Either way, once you start touching the keys of the Bliptronic you'll be hooked by it's simple pattern-based approach to music.Product Features
Unusual retro synthesizer is played with a grid of glowing buttons
Create looping patterns and change them dynamically while playing
Chain multiple units together and create more complex melodies
One octave range. 8 notes can be played simultaneously
8 different old-skool synth sounding instruments to choose from
Sounds created using FM waveform synthesis
Set the BPM (beats per minute) from 60 to 180 in 20 BPM increments
Built in speaker with headphone jack and line-out jack
Front panel is constructed from brushed aluminum
Includes, manual and 2 link cables for connecting additional Bliptronic units
Requires 4 x AA batteries (not included)
A TOY FOR CHRISMAS MAMA!!!!
Jeudi, 12. Novembre 2009 - 15:18 h
Emotiv mind-control device shipping December 21 for $299
Wait, you guys are still playing video games with your hands? What, are they baby games? For babies? We've been using Emotiv's EPOC human-computer interface for months now, allowing our cerebellums to play our games for us, completely cutting our appendageal middle men out of the equation. You'll have the same opportunity on December 21, when Emotiv ships limited quantities of the device to customers who decide to pony up for the $299 price tag.
Of course, it doesn't work with all your games. Actually, from what we've seen, it's only capable of making boxes spin around and disappear. What it's really great at, however, is creating super awkward press conferences.
Lundi, 9. Novembre 2009 - 23:42 h
Petit message de soutien a Pierre Sarkosy
Coup de gueule:
A l'heure ou les labels crévent de la crise, le rôle d'un producteur de musique est de défendre son label, ses artistes et les oeuvres qu'il produit et, croyez le, c'est trés compliqué.
Aujourd'hui la toile dégueule sur Pierre Sarkosy et je ne peux m'empécher d'écrire ce billet. Car Pierre est un vrai producteur qui se bat dans l'ombre, au quotidien pour ses artistes. Il fait cela par passion avec les moyens qui sont ceux d'un petit label, rien a voir avec les majors et les paillettes, mais plutot avec les angoisses d'un entrepreneur qui doit fixer des lignes marketing, gérer sa société et trouver une statégie, dans la tourmente que subit l'industrie musicale. Pour avoir échangé, travallié, discuté avec lui, je me dois de lui apporter mon soutien car j'admire sa discrétion et son courage.
Tout les labels courrent aprés les aides, font du lobbing pour survivre. Et il ne s'agit que de sommes trés modestes que tout label se doit d'avoir s'il veut avoir une chance de survivre, on est loin des scandales de la république.
Non je ne deviens pas sarkosyste, mais c'est parce que je veux rester rebelle que je défendrais des amis respectables lorsqu'ils sont injustement trainés dans la boue, "fils de César ou fils de rien" comme disait Brel...
Samedi, 31. Octobre 2009 - 01:37 h
Bien que cette cette video ait fait le tour du web, elle mérite sa place ici.
Elle m'inspire une remarque: aucune analyse sur la crise économique ne mentionne l'impact qu'a la technologie sur cette crise. L'hyper développement de l'économie virtuelle, l'instantanéité des transmissions, les feuilles de calcul qui permettent les projections les plus sophistiquées, l'abolition de l'espace et du temps ont sûrement une part de responsabilité non négligeable sur la déconfiture économique. C'est un peu comme si un chauffeur novice conduisait a fond de train une super Ferrari.
C'est Einstein qui a dit que la technologie avait définitivement dépassé l'humain, c'etait il y a 50 ans...
Jeudi, 22. Octobre 2009 - 16:33 h
3D
Si vous regardez cette vidéo en louchant, avec un peu d'exercice on y arrive, vous la verrez en relief dans sa premiére partie...
Je me souviens dans les années 90 avoir joué a mes propres jeu en 3D relief avec des lunettes a cristaux liquides. Nous avons abandonné cette technique car les enfants vomissaient en jouant a Quake...
Lundi, 19. Octobre 2009 - 16:30 h
Progeria:
Si la découverte d'un géne mutant qui stoppe le vieillissement (voir l'article précedent) est prouvée, un incroyable espoir apparaît.
Car la progéria, cette maladie génétique rarissime, qui fait vieillir prématurément des enfants, agit dans le sens contraire.
De là a penser que nous avons dans nos génes une bombe du vieillissement qui peut être réglée sur des temps de vie plus long, il n'y a qu'un pas.
Tout ce passerrait alors comme si l'homme, en atteignant un niveau de connaissance supérieur, avait la possibilité de modifier son temps de vie, tout simplement parce que cela serait devenu necessaire. Car la mort est souvent un gachi épouvantable de connaissance et d'intelligence, c'est au moment où l'homme atteint la sagesse qu'il meurt.
Comme dans un jeu video, la Nature a mis des bonus et des points de vie sur le chemin de l'homme, a lui de savoir les attraper...
Lundi, 19. Octobre 2009 - 11:09 h
Paris Match révèle cette semaine, l'histoire extraordinaire de Brooke Greenberg, une adolescente de 16 ans qui a l'apparence d'un bébé de 12 mois. Si l'apparence de Brooke ne change plus depuis plusieurs années, ses organes, eux évoluent à des rythmes différents. Un cas unique au monde que les médecins ne parviennent pas à expliquer. Ils avancent toutefois l'hypothèse d'un gène mutant qui stopperait le vieillissement.
Pour sa mère, qui s'est confiée à Paris Match, Brooke est une adolescente comme les autres. C'était un bébé adorable. Désormais, son tempérament est celui d'une jeune fille de 16 ans. Elle a ses bons et ses mauvais jours, ses crises de colère et ses moments de sérénité." La vie de la jeune fille est toutefois très difficile. Hormis sa petite taille, Brooke est lourdement handicapée : elle ne parle pas, marche à quatre pattes, les jambes repliées sous son corps, et elle est alimentée par une sonde.
Dimanche, 18. Octobre 2009 - 15:14 h
MARS : l'homme s'appréte a faire le grand saut.
Croitre et multiplier telle est la Loi.
L'homme pour ensemencer l'univers devra trouver les secrets de la vie, car il lui faudra augmenter considérablement sa longévité pour quitter le systéme solaire.
Pour cela, il peut compter sur la Machine. Car celle ci est faite pour voyager, des milliers d'années s'il le faut, sans émotions ni état d'âme.
Il est une question qui n'a pas encore de réponse: Dans le processus de l'Evolution, des dinausaures à l'humain, l'humain est il le dernier maillon de la chaîne ?
Quand je vois la matrice numérique dévorer l'esprit humain, le modifier, le dominer, je réserve ma réponse.
Vendredi, 16. Octobre 2009 - 18:48 h
Pourquoi les ordinateurs sont-ils de si bons musiciens?
Pourquoi la technologie s'acharne-t-elle a détruire l'économie des oeuvres de l'esprit humain?
Vendredi, 16. Octobre 2009 - 18:34 h
Et si la musique avait un rapport avec la physique quantique? Celle qui rend fou!
L'ubiquité des oeuvres numérisées, leur insensibilité a l'érosion du temps, si elles ouvrent les portes d'un paradis numérique pour les auditeurs, plongent les artistes dans la précarité.
Comme c'est étrange...
Je ne connais pas l'humain qui a décidé ou inventé cela?
Quelles sont les lois qui dessinent les contours de notre futur culturel? Et surtout qui les promulgues?
johnny chung
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