Many times the first people to utilize a new technology are in the entertainment industry. Companies figure that if their products are seen being used in public by performance figures, consumers will then flock to their stores.

In many cases this might be true, especially with the technology of touch screens. The ATTIGO TT touch screen turntable is one awesome looking piece of gear. And while the number of professional DJs might not be enough to make us go totally crazy for the ATTIGO, it certainly is damn cool.

Created by Scott Hobbs, a student at Dundee University studying innovative product design, the ATTIGO TT lets DJ’s loop, sample and scratch the actual wave forms of the music using two touch screen displays.

The ATTIGO is about the same size as a traditional turntable, which makes physical interaction a pretty easy transition for the working DJ. The display removes the computer screen and allows you to interact directly with the music.

Currently the ATTIGO is only a working prototype, but Hobbs is working on getting the device into the public market.

via coolest-gadgets 

Sanyo just introduced two brand new in-dash GPS navigation systems with solid state drives instead of the usual DVD based or hard drive based systems. The advantage with SSD will mainly be in terms of speed since reading the maps without having to spin things is a lot faster. The other advantage with SSD is the resistant to vibration, heat, and other environmental factors.

The two new models are NVA-MS1280DT and NVA-MS1180DT. The former comes with a 4GB SD card plus a 4GB solid state drive while MS1180DT only features a 4GB SSD. The other difference is that NVA-MS1280DT has a DVD player and can also record audio onto the SD card.

Other features on these new devices in addition to GPS navigation is the ability to play multiple media formats, FM receiver for traffic information, and support for iPod and iPod video.

Both devices will be out in June and will cost $1750 and $1500

via navigadget 

We've seen CF-SATA converters before, but what if you were to create a SATA shaped, sized, and interfaced enclosure and allow users to throw Compact Flash cards in there to make their own SSDs for more standard installs? Sans Digital's CS1T is a single-card Compact Flash CF to 2.5" SATA enclosure and the CR2T is a dual-card enclosure that uses RAID to support up to 64GB. Both utilize IDE and, when closed, look and act just like 2.5-inch HDDs for your various installation needs.

via engadget 

I'm amazed it's taken somebody this long to come up with the idea of an all-inclusive plastic surgery package, unless I'm just out of the loop? Either way, if you're into cosmetic surgery and have both a long "wish list" of procedures and a pretty much bottomless wallet it might be a fun deal to go rent a house in the Hamptons for the summer and spend your days getting fixed up in surgery and your nights recovering in luxury. Dr. Stephen Greenburg of Park Avenue is now offering this service in the form of a $500,000 package deal that includes a Hamptons luxury home rental on the beach from Memorial Day to Labor Day, unlimited plastic surgery procedures ("within reason"), a full-time nurse, a chauffeur, a mix of exclusive invites to VIP and celebrity parties, and even a shopping allowance so you can get a new wardrobe to go with your new body.

Wanna do it? What procedures would you get?

Via luxist