If you’ve always dreamed of testing your DJ skills, but always lacked the turntable to do it, the UO DJ Mixer is just the gadget you’ve been waiting for.

Instead of two vinyl disks, the UO DJ Mixer lets you mix the music from two iPhones, two iPods, 2 mp3 players, or even one of each. The full list of supported players is iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Nano 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations, iPod Classic, 4th and 5th generations and iPod Mini. And the best thing is this thing actually charges your Apple gadgets, while you’re playing DJ.

The UO DJ Mixer comes complete with headphones and microphone, so you can spit some mean rhymes, while you’re doing your DJ-ing thing. It has 2 effects programs with reverb, flange and filter and cross-fade slider, and a recording option.

This is you’re chance to go from Apple fanboy to amateur DJ, so head over to Urban Outfitters and start mixing.

Invented using a hacksawed “harmonium” kit, the Drawdio is one of those wonderful gadgets that no one really needs, but everybody loves. Basically, using this ingenious device, you can turn anything and anyone into an 8-bit musical instrument.

While Drawdio works with anything, its inventor thinks it best suits a graphite pencil. This combo allows anyone to draw a line, a circle, or even a musical instrument, and then play it using their fingers. The best thing about Drawdio is that it’s for sale, at just $17.55. Now this is worth at least that, for the chance to literally play someone like a fiddle.

The new BeoLab 11 subwoofer, by bang & Olufsen, follows in the tradition of the company, to produce quality audio machinery, and features an awesome design.

Bang & Olufsen have never been famous for their low prices, but no one ever complained, because they always backed up their products with high quality. The BeoLab 11 is no exception, This piece of design genius is relatively expensive, but as you hand out the cash, you realize you’ve bought yourself a high-fidelity subwoofer, and a gorgeous piece of furniture.

The BeoLab 11 can be placed, discretely, in the corner, or mounted on the wall, either way it will make a nice addition to your home. The chassis features two identical louspeakers and a set of interchangeable aluminum bubbles.

Bang & Olufsen’s new BeoLab 11 subwoofer will hit American retailers, in mid-may of 2010, in aluminum and white, with other colors to follow, shortly after. The price will vary between $1997 and $2574.

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If you’re one of those people who quicly gets sick of the same pair of headphones, Sleek Audio’s SA7 aluminum and carbonfibre headphones are not for you.

Sleek Audio has announced it will be launching a special line of headphones, made with military grade aluminum and carbon fibre. The two drives are protected by shock-absorbant silicone that should protect them from just about anyrhing. According to the manufacturer, the SA7  can withstand up to 14,000 Gs.

Apart from the fact that you’ll probably never need another pair of headphones, ever again, thanks to the use of aluminum, Sleek Audio SA7 offer an extra octave of sound. But owning a pair of indestructable headphones doesn’t come cheap. The SA7 aren’t on sale, yet, but they’ll soon hit the market, with a pricetag of between $350-$400. And you’ll have to fork out an extra Benjamin for the wireless version.

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I bet you all have at least an MP3 or an MP4 player in your pocket that you use in many of your everyday activities, and I’m also sure that you’ll have your eyes wide open when you’ll here about the first tactile MP5 player.

Energy System has announced the first tactile MP5 player, the Energy Series 42, which is available in two colors, Blue and Pink, for the 4 GB and also Black, only for the 8GB version. The device features a 2.4-inch TFT tactile screen which was designed to work both with your fingers or with the stylus pen and offers quick and precise response to your commands.

Read more about the Energy Series 42 in the Press Release after the jump

Easter is just around the corner and time is running out, if you’re looking for a seasonal geek gift. Thankfully, this cool cross-shaped MP3 player is just what you need.

Smaller than most players out there, the MP3 cross packs quite a lot of features and is a lot cheaper. Sadly it only packs 2 Gb of memory, but the built-in MIC, 2 color display, FM radio, USB 2.0, telephone book and 7 modes equalizer make it well wort it.

If you’re willing to go “Church-style” this Easter, the cross-shaped MP3 player can be purchased from ChinaGrabber, for just $19.89. Check out more cool photos, after the jump.

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Cowon has announced its latest MP3 Player which is ready to hit the Korean market, the J3 AMOLED PMP.

The device has a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×272 pixels and it measures just 0.99cm in thickness. The player features Bluetooth connectivity, a built-in speaker, a dictionary, DMB, a voice recorder, a TV-Out and a microSD card slot for additional storage capacity.

The built-in battery provides 64 hours of audio playback or 11 hours of video playback on one charge. The J3 MP3 Player it is available in 4, 8 and 16 GB of internal memory.

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Coby has launched a new MP3 player, if we can call it a player, because it rather looks more like a computer mouse than a MP3 player.

The Coby Micro MP3 Player has an unique design and offers you 2GB for your MP3 and WMA files, a 3.5mm jack, and a USB 2.0 connection. As you can see in the picture above, it comes with no buttons, so until we get our hands on it we cannot tell you how you’ll play music on it.

The Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery will give you 5 hours of music playback on one charge. For the moment, there are no details about its release date or about pricing.

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What are you thinking when you hear about the Hercule DJ controller? Some enormous DJ tool with infinite buttons used by the best DJs in the world? Probably yes, but you’ll be surprised to know that, actually, it is a 2-deck DJ controller for the amateur DJ in each of you, but it can also be used by mobile DJs.

Known as the Mk4, it features 2 stereo outputs, one for mixing and the other for previewing tracks, and 2 stereo audio inputs for analog audio sources such as MP3 players, vinyl turntables and more. The controller has a compact design and it can be connected to a PC or Mac via a USB cable.

The Hercule DJ Mk4 also has two jog wheels, one cross fader, two volume faders, two pitch encoder knobs, 6 EQ knobs and 36 buttons that are making it not a professional tool, but ideal for mobile DJing. It comes with a shoulder strap for easy carrying and  a protective cover and it will start shipping in June for only $199.99.

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Aqua Soundz is an ingenious waterproof speaker that will float in your pool or bathtub and play your favorite tunes,while you soak up.

You know those movies where some dumbass character gets electrocuted by a radio placed right on the side of the bathtub? Well, thanks to Aqua Soundz, you don’t have to risk death by electrocution, anymore. This cool speaker will float right beside you and wirelessly connect to your music player, and broadcast your favorite music.

The transmitter that connects with your player needs 3 AAA batteries and can transmit to the wireless speaker, up to 50 meters away. Aqua Soundz may float but can’t be submerged, so don’t get carried away.

Aqua Soundz is available here, for 59.99 euros.

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