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Numark’s iDJ Live – Top Toy for DJs with iPads

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iDJ Live

iDJ Live

Fancy yourself a DJ? You don’t have to be a world renowned DJ to be able to play with music and create your own mixes. Even better, with all the gadgets that you can get your hands on these days, you can play at being a DJ whenever you want to. Before you know it, you might even become famous.

If you already have an iPad, an iPhone, or an iPod Touch, here is a nifty little gadget that you would love to get your hands on – the iDJ Live from Numark. The iDJ Live is an iOS DJ controller that will delight people in all the DJ-ing stages. I mean the DJ wannabe who does not know a thing about DJ-ing, the newbie DJ, the amateur DJ who plays music at his friends’ parties, and even the pro DJ.

How does the Numark iDJ Live work? You simply hook it up to you Apple device, and then spin however, whatever you want! One really important thing, though, is the software. The iDJ Live was designed to work with existing software from Algoriddim, Djay for iPad.

Djay for iPad

Djay for iPad


The app is a little pricey at $19.99 (if you compare it to the $0.99/$5.00 apps), but this software is one mean DJ-ing tool. Not only has the app satisfied users because of its function, but it has also received the Apple Design Award.

If you don’t particularly like Djay or you don’t want to buy it, you can also use other similar software – as long as it’s Core MIDI-enabled – with the iDJ Live. Key features of the iDJ Live:

  • Scratch wheels are large enough to make the experience more natural
  • There is a crossfader that allows mixing between songs
  • The package includes a headphone/speaker split cable that allows for separating cue and play performance audio
  • Bass and treble controls
  • You also get an iPad stand

For sure, the $100 that you will have to shell out for the iDJ Live will be paid back in full – even double – once you enjoy spinning for your friends. Find out more about the iDJ Live from the official web site.

Wacom Bamboo Stylus for the iPad

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One of the amazing things about the iPad is how we can get to interact with the device using only our fingers. No need for a stylus that always gets lost. Every motion is intuitive and natural.

Then again, there are people who may prefer to use a stylus for certain applications. Off the top of my head, I really can’t think of a reason I would want a stylus for the iPad; but if you are one of those who have been wishing for a pen-like tool to use with the iPad, then Wacom has some good news for you. Earlier this week, the company announced the Wacom Bamboo Stylus for the Ipad.

If you have tried to use a pen, a stylus, or any similar item to write, tap, or draw on your iPad, then you know that it simply won’t work. With Wacom’s stylus, your iPad is essentially being tricked into thinking that the stylus is your finger. Forget magical – with the right technology, it can be fooled!

This new stylus is not the first in the market that can be used with the iPad, actually. The edge that Wacom has is the 6-mm tip. That means one thing: finer and tighter control over movements. Artists, for example, can create better works of art with this nifty stylus. It is also 25 percent thinner than other similar products that are already available.

The Bamboo Stylus has not hit the shelves yet, but it should by May. If the news about pricing is right, then one should cost about GBP25 (about USD 40). That’s cheap enough to get one, but pricey enough to make sure you don’t lose it!

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