Hands-on: Cong Burn’s Stacks Plug-in and iOS App Synths, Loops and Layers – CDM Create Digital Music

From the creator of Strokes, Stacks is a unique 4-voice wavetable morphing polysynth combined with a 4-track granular looper. But that description doesn’t really do it justice: modeling and digital grunge combine to create a raunchy instrument that behaves like an experimental studio. I’ve been playing around with a test version of Stacks on desktop. … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch7 hands-on – GSMArena.com news

July 11, 2024 Samsung’s July Unpacked event devoted nearly as much time to smart wearables, with the company’s Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 foldable being the focus. Granted, the Galaxy Ring got a lot of that attention, but it’s still clear that Samsung is making a strong push into fitness and health trackers. … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch7 hands-on

Samsung’s July Unpacked event devoted nearly as much time to smart wearables, with the company’s Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 foldable being the focus. Granted, the Galaxy Ring got a lot of that attention, but it’s still clear that Samsung is making a strong push into fitness and health trackers. But despite the … Read more

Concord First Hands-On: Lots of Balance to Go, and Not Much Time – IGN

Concord was originally teased last year with a simple video showing a ship through space. I think there was a hamburger involved. Anyway, after seeing that short teaser I was honestly expecting to see a story-driven FPS – this is a first-party Sony game, after all – but maybe it would be something like an … Read more

Hands-on with Vision Pro, ahead of its UK launch (and will I buy it?)

I’ve tried a cheaper headset, and I’ve tried a more expensive headset, but the US-only launch of Vision Pro meant I had to wait impatiently for my chance to go hands-on with the spatial computer here from Apple in the United Kingdom. I wouldn’t have to wait much longer as the walk-in demos will likely … Read more

Astro Bot Hands-On: This is PlayStation’s serious Mario competitor

Screenshot of Astro with his backpack

Astro Bot will finally get its own full game this fall. So far, the character has been relegated to two small demo games designed to show off PlayStation’s unique hardware, namely the first PlayStation VR headset and the PS5’s DualSense controller. The new full game, simply titled Astro Bot, will have a lot more content … Read more