Watch this short documentary from the NY Times about a boot camp treatment facility for internet addicted youth in China where since 2008, internet addiction has been declared a clinical disorder and a top health threat to teenagers.
China’s Web Junkies: An Internet Addiction Documentary
Telecommuting 3.0: Introducing The Beam Remote Presence System
Ever wish you could ‘beam yourself’ somewhere? Well, now you kinda can. Suitable Technologies, a company out of Palo Alto, California is introducing what they call the Beam Remote Presence System [RPS]. Beam enables individuals to travel instantly to remote locations using videoconferencing on a mobile platform that provides a real physical sense of presence, while eliminating travel costs.
Virtual Choir Combines Over 2000 Voices From Around The Globe Into A Performance
In September 2010, modern composer and conductor Eric Whitacre invited fans to record their individual performances of his piece and upload them to YouTube.
Almost two years later Eric has finished editing and mixing all the performance submissions into a piece which is now the world’s largest online choir. Virtual Choir 2.0 Features 2052 vocal performances from 58 countries.
This Week’s #freesamplefriday Roundup
It’s that time of week again, #freesamplefriday …another round free links to audio samples, loops, plugins & wares for music makers. Add these to your collection and let us know if you used them!
Synth String samples from Dan303
DEISK-O Virtual Classic Analogue Mono Synth
Foo-YC20: Emulation of the 60′s Yamaha YC-20 organ
Frame: looping sampler w/ crossfading, envelope controls, built-in saturation, loop point selection
Four Free ‘Colorful’ VSTs For Windows
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