FAD GADGETS

Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.

TEENAGE ENGINEERING EP-133 KO II SAMPLER COMPOSER Swedish firm Teenage Engineering has carved out a very particular niche: retro-style products – usually with an orange flash – that have advanced music-making functionality. This sampler crossed with a groovebox crossed with a sequencer is a delightful toy; it looks for all the world like a 1980s calculator, but its buttons contain a wealth of possibility, from chopping and layering samples to building song shapes and adding effects and all running off a few AAA batteries. I don’t know why the box features a picture of Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston, but who are we to argue? www.teenage.engineering RUARK R810 What with our enthusiasm for fluorescent Bluetooth blobs that stick to the wall of the shower or discreet wall speakers that…

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