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A new member of the Thing Network Im delighted to discover 3D Thing, the fourth member of the (not actually real) Thing Network, along with the excellent Video Thing and my better looking, more successful younger brother Retro Thing. Chris is covering all kinds of 3D, from the latest 3D projectors to ghetto 3D scanners to super-ghetto DIY renderfarms built from Ikea furniture. Proud to have you along, unlike the black sheep of the family. BONUS: Get extra Music Thing updates at: http://twitter.com/MusicThing or in the sidebar at http://musicthing.blogspot.com download file now

A Music Thing Muxtape In case you havent seen it yet, Muxtape is a wonderful, ultra-simple, fairly illegal mixtape-sharing site. Upload 12 mp3s, arrange them, pick a header colour and thyre there for the world to stream. Theres no easier way to share you music (or anyone elses.) My spring is here, haul the barbecue up from the cellar mix is at musicthing.muxtape.com. Wheres yours? BONUS: Get extra Music Thing updates at: http://twitter.com/MusicThing or in the sidebar at http://musicthing.blogspot.com download file now

25 Awesome things Ive failed to post on Music Thing over the last couple of months My new favourite Wikipedia page is Unusual types of gramophone records. (Thanks, Steve) Bleep Labs BitBlob is the only thing to buy this Christmas. A patchable synth encased in a pyrex glass jar complete with glowing monsters. $216, limited edition of 30... Another xmas essential is Benges Twenty Systems album - a lovely booklet/CD package with twenty tracks recorded on twenty different systems, from Moog Modular to NED Synclavier. (More pics here at Hardformat) New synth #1: Dave Smith Mopho, tiny yellow all-analog synth for $399 (from Analog Haven). Like the button marked push it, dont like the lack of knobs. The Trons are a robot band from New Zealand (MySpace) (Thanks, Louis) Totally Wired is an interesting-looking obsessive documentary about the Berlin synth store Schneiders Buero. Trailer. (Thanks, Luka) Wonderful podcast #1: Welcome to Mars, the series about sci-fi and the cold war is now a...