Apps Gear iOS Motion Tech
Blackmagic and Final Cut camera apps for iOS quietly added HDMI out, more
Using your iPhone (or iPad) as a camera continues to get easier and more flexible. Blackmagic Camera and Apple’s own Final Cut Camera each got significant updates recently. Apple wins here either way, but the Blackmagic app in particular opens up a lot of options, including with an optional dock. Full-quality codecs and live HDMI output are suddenly the norm. Let’s have a look.
Read more
Amiga Lagoon and the enduring power of marine aquarium screen savers
Long before anyone was teetotaling screen time like it was some kind of vice, we once stared into our displays for no reason at all, as long as possible. Friends, I’m here to tell you that that dream is alive, and everything from your latest smartphone to computer to flat panel TV can again come to life as a virtual undersea world. And for aquarium love, no one compares to computer artist Jim Sachs.
Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too
Elastic OSC expands on Émilie Gillet’s 24 original open-source Plaits oscillator models, adding 8-voice polyphony, expression (MPE), a modulation engine, and Elastic effects. And if that sounds like something you wish you had in your computer DAW and not just Android and iOS, now you’re in luck.
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026
Music tech Software Tech
Apple AirPods Max Spatial Audio mixing, “pro” uses, demystified
Peter Kirn - April 30, 2026
Gear Music tech Reviews Software Tech
plugdata, cyclone get major updates — free stuff for patchers and end users
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2026
DIY + Unusual Music tech Software Tech
Jam, color, and geometry — discover Perplex On’s AV synesthesia bliss
Peter Kirn - February 13, 2026
Android Apps Gear iOS Motion Music Music tech Pocket gaming Software Tech
