I was really taken with this degree show project by Gergwerk. It’s an interesting and well developed interface that uses touch screen technology to emulate the traditional dj turntables. What’s great is the way the interface is so visual and very tactile (despite being a flat screen!). I can see a new era of djs who create new and interesting mixes with devices such as this in the future.
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UK’s internet industry worth £100bn -report
The Guardian reports today that net businesses are worth almost as much as financial sector to UK GDP. The internet is worth £100bn to the UK economy, more than 7% of national income, according to the report.
“The findings come in a report for Google, the internet’s most successful company. The study, by Boston Consulting Group, US consultants, places a value on the UK internet market for the first time.
BCG partner Paul Zwillenberg, one of the report’s authors, said the internet is giving UK companies access to international markets and allowing them to generate “astounding” growth.
“The report finds that British consumers’ willingness to shop online was powering the internet’s expansion. “A lot of it is driven by e-commerce”, Zwillenberg said. “As a proportion of retail sales, [online transactions] are high. The UK is punching above its weight.”
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