Apple has announced the iPad, its long-awaited Multi-Touch "tablet" computer.

Designed to define a new market between laptops and smartphones, the iPad works like an oversized iPod touch and seems to be the ideal solution for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more.

Will this new product find a place into our audio world ? Only history will tell...

Yamaha introduced two new convenient, reliable and unique portable recording devices, the Pocketrak C24 and Pocketrak W24, at Winter NAMM 2010.

The C24 is unique in many ways. It is the only portable recorder to include an omnidirectional microphone, which is the best choice for most applications in schools, houses of worship and all-in-one recording needs. The C24, the smallest 24 bit/96KHz recorder on the market, includes a mounting adaptor and is the only portable recorder that is light enough to attach to a mic or music stand. It is also the only portable recorder that plugs directly into a USB port, eliminating the need for an extra cable. These features make the C24 the most convenient professional quality stereo digital recorder available.

The W24 comes with a wireless remote ...

Trinity Audio Group presents Indamixx USB Version, a Linux audio install for real time audio called Transmission on a USB stick.

Features :

• 3 powerful DAW's (Digital Audio Workstations).
• Low latency recording.
• VST Host – Take your virtual instruments with you.
• High performance 32 bit / 192 Khz full duplex audio engine.
• Digital DJ software included.
• Mobile Streambox – Go live! with your audio.
• Over 260 Plug-ins/effects.
• Mastering and effects processing 'suite'.
• All-in-one sampler, synthesizer, and drum machine


Available now at a price of $149.

Waves Audio continues its Waves Artists Collaborations with the release of two new bundles plus two new plug-ins: The Chris Lord-Alge Artist Signature Collection and The Jack Joseph Puig Artist Signature Collection, both part of the Waves Signature Series, and Eddie Kramer HLS Channel and Eddie Kramer PIE Compressor, from the Waves Modeling line.

The Waves Signature Series features customized multi-effects plug-ins (with compression, EQ, reverb and more) based on the personal processing chains and settings of top producers and engineers. The Waves Modeling line consists of software plug-ins based on vintage and rare hardware, such as SSL, API, and Neve mixing console components. .

Focusrite announces the availability of the Saffire 6 USB audio interface.

Features :

• two Focusrite pre-amps
• two balanced TRS outputs
• four RCA phono outputs
• a high-level headphone output
• an A/B source switch for monitoring either of two stereo output pairs
• ideal for digital DJs
• Xcite+ Software Bundle
• Focusrite VST/AU Plug-in Suite

Available now at a price of $199.99.