| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Control Room Candy: The NBA's new high-tech control center is a hoop fan's dream | | | By Tim Moynihan, Wired | | | This is the brand-new NBA Replay Center, mission control for the NBA's ambitiously revamped video-review system. After more than two years and $15 million in development, it'll make its operational debut when the 2014-2015 NBA season tips off tonight. More» Why This Matters: 94 HD screens, fiber optic network. Etc. Cynthia Wisehart | | | #2 | Science Geek: NASA posts a huge library of its space sounds | | | By Peter Kirn, Create Digital Music | | | SoundCloud is now a place you can find sounds from the US government space agency, NASA. In addition to the requisite vocal clips ("Houston, we've had a problem" and "The Eagle has landed"), you get a lot more. There are rocket sounds, the chirps of satellites and equipment, lightning on Jupiter, interstellar plasma and radio emissions. Let the space remixing begin. More» Why This Matters: The most expensive recordings ever made are now available to peruse and use. I linked to the article above because it's written by a musician who can't wait to use this royalty-free library in his work. But if you just want to go straight to the source, I give you NASA SoundCloud. Enjoy the "Chorus Waves Within the Earth's Atmosphere". Cynthia Wisehart | | | #3 | Deadline Friday: DIGI Awards | | | Via AV Network | | | Digital Signage Magazine is still accepting entries for the 2015 DIGI Awardsbut the deadline to enter is this Friday, Oct 31. More» Why This Matters: From my colleague David Keene, these awards are important because they honor integrators and content creators, as well as products. If you are a Digital Signage integrator or content creator, get some recognition for yourself. Cynthia Wisehart |
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