It’s a sad life being an outdated media format like the vinyl record. Once you were hi-tech and new with amazing sound… now everyone shuns you in favor of soulless shiny metallic discs. Is that the treatment a true audio pioneer deserves?

Don’t let your vinyl die a slow and lonely death moldering in your basement for years. Liberate it digitally with the Ion USB Turntable. Simply plug this high-quality turntable into the USB port on your PC (Windows or Mac) and use the included Audacity software to rip your vinyl directly to MP3 (or WAV format) for playback on all your newfangled devices like the iPod. You can even use the Audacity software to give your vinyl a digital facelift by removing unsightly clicks and pops.

I must say that this gadgets has a great price of $99 at ThinkGeek, I used to work with software like Traktor DJ studio and i always wanted to have a turntable connected to my computer to be able to add some nice effects and scratches but most available TurnTable controllers were over $300.

Ion USB Turntable: [ThinkGeek]