Korg offers an on-the-go solution for digital musicians

Korg is introducing a new pair of wireless music controllers for mobile digital musicians to tinker around with. The nanoKEY Studio and nanoKONTROL Studio connect to both iOS devices and laptops. Both support Bluetooth and USB, Korg’s own Gadget soft-synth program, as well as popular apps like Garageband and other Bluetooth MIDI compatible software.

The nanoKEY Studio features a 25-key board with velocity sensitivity, eight trigger pads (also with velocity sensitivity), and eight knobs. It has an X-Y controller and different dedicated keys for things like octave control.  The nanoKONTROL Studio, which is used to control your DAW, also has eight knobs, eight sliders, and 32 buttons with Mute/Solo/Rec/Select for each individual slider. It also has transport buttons, markers, scene controls, etc. Both units will drop in April for around £130 each (around $270).

Source: SlashGear

Microsoft optimizes OneDrive for iPad Pro & Apple Pencil

Microsoft is helping you make the most out of your iPad Pro with the latest update of its OneDrive app on iOS. The version 6.8 of the app brings with it iPad Pro optimization. This means PDF annotations are now pressure sensitive. When you write or draw harder, the resulting image will be darker. If your touch is lighter, the writing or drawing will be lighter. The Apple Pencil and 3D Touch displays both have better optimization as well. Microsoft also quashed some of the usual bugs and added stability improvements to the app.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

MasterCard’s MasterPass simplifies online shopping

It’s been a banner year for online shopping in Canada as the industry experienced 20% growth in online sales in 2015. The combined online share sales in November and December of last year totaled 9.84%, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse. Both months bested last year’s 8.6% record as online sales in November reached 9.7%, the highest in Canadian e-commerce history; that is until December came in a retail sales climbed up to 9.9%.

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Budweiser's “Tackle Impossible” is a hackathon that champions designated driving

Budweiser launched the  Tackle Impossible Road Safety Challenge and is calling on young adults to join together to create smart innovations that help stop preventable drinking and driving related crashes. The initiative will ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of young adults to tackle global road safety and help find solutions that champion designated driving. The initiative is part of Budweiser’s global commitment to make roads safer around the world.

Young adults of legal drinking age can visit TackleImpossible.com to learn more about Tackle Impossible and find out how to get involved.

“Budweiser believes in a world where everyone is free to follow the life of their dreams,” says Andrew Oosterhuis, Director of Marketing, Budweiser Canada. “Whether it’s in a car, on a bicycle, or on foot - every road we choose should be open and safe. 

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