From PC World: Those of you who can remember a time before giant CRT televisions became “retro” might have fond memories of Creative Labs. The company made the Sound Blaster series of add-in sound cards, hardware that’s now mostly unnecessary for regular users. But it seems the Sound Blaster brand has been resurrected for a new hardware control panel, even if it’s only in Kickstarter form right now.
The Sound Blaster Re:Imagine is billed as a “modular audio hub,” combining several tactile controls with a small touchscreen in a fetching package. It’s sort of an elongated take on gadgets like the Stream Deck+, offering physical buttons for essential audio and settings controls. (Those button pads can be popped off and rearranged to your liking.) It also has some built-in ports and a lot of extra functionality for recording pros and audiophiles. We’re talking a 32-bit DAC, separate headphone and microphone ports, optical and dedicated USB-C for audio.
But this thingy is more than a series of buttons and ports. While it’s probably most useful plugged into a PC, it actually has enough internal computing power to run a self-contained version of Linux, along with an internal microSD card slot and Wi-Fi. I’m not sure exactly what you’d do with that on a tiny 3-inch screen, but hey, Linux people are creative. The campaign suggests DOS game emulation and (long, exasperated sigh) an “AI DJ” that generates music for you.
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