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Electronic Piano Construction Kit (Epick): An Optical Sensor Bar for Pianos

August 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Epick is an optical sensor bar for pianos, Rhodes, Wurlizer and Hammond organs, that allows the user to midify his piano or vintage instrument for a retail price way below 1000$.

Mr. ‘Sebastian Steppeler’ has talked to us about his Germany-based start-up project “Epick“; which the project name stands for Electronic Piano Construction Kit.

According to Mr. ‘Steppeler’; he is currently developing an optical sensor bar for pianos, Rhodes, Wurlizer and Hammond organs, that allows the user to midify his piano or vintage instrument for a retail price way below 1000$.

It is new compared to other products in the sense that it actually involves physical modeling of a (grand)piano action, where all physical parameters like material constants and measurements of the action can be set by the user for each key individually.

It also focuses on the midifying solely, so the end user can save the money for a built-in inflexible synthesizer/sampler and thus choose which synthesizer(s) he wants to control over MIDI or USB-MIDI. [Read more...]

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Social-Medicine.org: A Health Based Social Networking Site that Helps People Suffering from Health Conditions to Connect

June 18, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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Social-medicine.org, a health based social networking site, helps people suffering from a variety of health conditions, to globally connect, help and share information with others in similar situations.

We had an interview with Mr. “Michael Dornan“; Founder of the Australia (Melbourne)-based start-up “http://www.Social-Medicine.org” regarding his Company.

Social-Medicine.org is a health based social networking site, helps people suffering from health conditions, to globally connect and share information such as experiences and treatments with others in similar situations.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. Dornan regarding his start-up “Social-Medicine.org”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “Social-Medicine.org” is all about?

Social-medicine.org, a health based social networking site, helps people suffering from a variety of health conditions, to globally connect, help and share information with others in similar situations, by focusing on bridging the gap of patient-to-patient communication, and patient-to-practitioner, with all the social networking features and functionality expected in today’s society.

Social-medicine.org fosters community support; real people in similar situations come together, to circumvent negative feelings like disconnection and loneliness, and focus on improving self-esteem, understanding, communication, relationships, and peer support.

2. When has “Social-Medicine.org” been founded? And what stage is “Social-Medicine.org” currently at?

Social-medicine.org is a new world that promotes exchange of knowledge, ideas and information, making user experience an energizing and a rewarding one. Launched in July 2011, it is predicted that Social-medicine.org will draw thousands of people into active participation and discussion.

IppinKa.com: An Online Crowdbuying Store and Blog for Products that have Great Functional Design and are Well-Made

June 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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IppinKa cares about function and quality – that’s why it is starting a movement for well-made and functional products.

Mr. “Jerry Chang”; Founder of the Canada (Toronto)-based start-up “http://www.ippinka.com”, was very helpful and kind in explaining to us a bit more about his Company.

As per Mr. Chang; IppinKa cares about function and quality – that’s why it is starting a movement for well-made and functional products.

At IppinKa, we believe great products must be functional (easy to use, unobtrusive, performs the intended job very well) and made with the quality to last a long time and withstand a lot of usage. We took Dieter Ram’s famous Ten Principles of Good Design (which is our gold standard), interpreted in our own way and said we can really reduce that down to 2 principles. [Read more...]