Musician John Mayer has released a new augmented reality video called Battle Studies that places viewers right in the action.

Utilizing freestyle footballers, a hacking experiment features wall-mounted Guitar Hero controls placed in front of a three-story screen. Soccer balls kicked at the life-size panels provide the physical interface for the game within the game.

Japanese pop act, the Helicopter Boyz highlighted the projection feature of the new Nikon COOLPIX in a recent performance.

In a move to add a physical connection to the artists we listen to, Matt Brown has created a prototype design for a interchangeable RFID radio system.

The Kia Soul Collective’s New York City stop culminates with a Girl Talk show on Sunday, October 25. The only way to get tickets is to test-drive a new 2010 Kia Soul.

DoCoMo’s prototype headphones use eye movements to activate different device functions such as play, pause, volume up/down and track forwarding.

By processing the “Mo Money Mo Problems” music video, Nick Hardeman has generated a series of images which display the color and action of the video in a highly abstract form.

A new executive team at MySpace is trying to reignite the brand by focusing on entertainment – music, videos and games – as users leave for “cooler” destinations.

DIY music community newspaper SHOWPAPER is collaborating with Urban Green Initiative on “Scene & Captured” an art show that “explores waste solutions for the music scene”.

6a Architects has created a multi-use space where library stacks are used to display K-Swiss products.

For one of their latest advertisements, Sony and Fallon/London have partnered to transform the Icelandic town, Seydisfjordur, into a giant soundspeaker system.

Using the remains of old cassette tapes, Brian Dettmer has crafted a series of skulls and skeletons, both animal and human.

The Thumping Guide to NYC was part of the recent Conflux 2009 festival in New York City. With the subtitle “Banging on the city’s most resonant protrusions”, the project aims to gather recordings of all the different sounds of the urban environment.

We recently caught up with designer entrepreneur Jeff Staple (of Staple Design) to find out more about his latest creation: the Rain Chamo for Kia.

Musician Daniel Romero has programmed a phenomenal sound environment where the natural motion of Mexican jumping beans trigger sounds on a computer.