Aleks Kolkowski’s exhibit at the Futuresonic 2008 festival in Manchester is turning heads. He owns an original vinyl cutting device intended for making 45rpm records that is now being used to draw grooves in CDs.
During the festival, spectators were invited to bring in their old, unwanted CDs and have them etched with a song so they can be played on a turntable. Talk about regression!
Whatever happened to the good old days of the traveling DJ. The days when turntabilism was a sought out art form for any rockin’ party. DJ’s are starting to get lazy, that’s what. Tired of lugging the same old equipment back and forth from gig to gig.
The DJGO concept understands that what the modern DJ wants, isn’t to make 20 trips back and forth for all of his gear. Packing in a pair of CD/ MP3 turntables and a mixer, which when not in use can be folded in half and carried around like a purse. It’s pretty much a Pacemaker Portable DJ System for the pro. — Andrew Dobrow
CES is sure to unveil some pretty cool gadgets. The Pacemaker from Tonium is a portable DJ system which allows you to have a mini-turntable fit inside of your pants pocket. The complete DJ system is a DAP which is compatible with almost any audio format under the sun, including FLAC.
While you might not be able to DJ a professional party with this bad-boy, it will surely provide hours of fun for those interested in screwing with music and making that cool *wikkiwikki* noise. Available February 2008. — Andrew Dobrow
Just because you’re not a DJ or “MC” doesn’t mean vinyl isn’t your musical preference. The Turntable Ring offers a choice of real vinyl or silver for the mini-record, plus a moving stylus needle and base decked out in silver.
Each Turntable Ring is handmade so pretty much custom crafted to your pleasure. Each ring will cost you around $300, so it’s probably a little too expensive for a stocking stuffer for next Christmas. — Andrew Dobrow
Just insane. That is a perfect description of this gorgeous PC case mod. This project totally integrates a working PC into a turntable. The LCD screen displays the current time, song playing, or weather. The volume knob now controls the system volume and the power button still retains its functionality.
The hardware used in this mod is pretty impressive too. Inside the record player resides a AthlonXP 2500+, Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe, 2x 250GB Hard drives, 1GB RAM, DVD Burner, Hauppauge Dual TV Tuner with hardware encoding, BenQ 15″ LCD, and Zalman cooling. I would have pumped up the RAM a bit. You must look at more pics after the jump. It’s madatory. 
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So…You wanna be a DJ? Check out these Kuka robotic DJs. The two robots are encased in a circle of LPs. Both robots working independently, grab a LP and place it on the turntable, where it proceeds to consume you in scratching and mixing madness.
The DJ’s are actually two Kuka industrial robots which have been modded to be master turntable masters. They actually sound pretty neat! Turntableism is sadly becoming a dead art form. Can the Kuka Juke save the day? Check out videos and more pics after the jump.
