ThinkGeek always offers the most unique products. One of their latest items is an Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt that has a real musical “guitar” built right into it. It doesn’t play pre-recorded tunes, it will actually let you play your OWN tunes by pressing buttons on the fretboard that correspond with chords. The shirt even [...]
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Blue Microphone has extended their USB microphone line to include the Yeti. The Yeti is a retro-looking microphone that has the flexibility to use four different recording patterns to adjust to your recording needs. These include: Stereo Cardiod Omni Bidirectional
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LOOPZ from Mattel looks like a cross between a Simon game for the 21st century and a fun new musical instrument similar to one that I saw at the International Toy Fair this past February. First of all it’s a memory game that challenges you to repeat patterns of light and music by waving your [...]
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I don’t play my guitars much these days, but the SpiderCapo from Creative Tunings makes me want to. Even if you aren’t a guitar player, you probably already know what a capo is and does. It presses across the strings on a guitar fretboard to change the pitch of the strings. The SpiderCapo is the [...]
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I covered the Eigenharp late year in a short news item. At the time I thought it looked like the coolest electronic instrument that I’d ever seen. Way way too spendy for my blood though at over $6,000… So I put it out of my mind till I received an email the other day from [...]
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For the past couple of years I’ve been doodling around on a ukulele, but lately I have a new obsession – the dulcimer. While surfing around for dulcimer info, I happened upon the Pointless Pick. It’s a round pectrum with a handy raised grip ring in the center. Wow, why wasn’t this invented long ago? [...]
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Much like the movies or music they’re meant for, earbuds are a highly subjective gadget. Something so mundane can literally run the gamut of options–heavy bass, no bass, in ear, on ear, plastic, metal, etc and spark heated debate as to superiority. I am in no way an audiophile, but I can hear and appreciate [...]
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Saw this on SlipperyBrick; the FretLight system is a learning system for guitar. The specialized hardware connects to your PC via USB and has built-in lights which illuminate the frets to guide you through the fingering. This looks like something we need to review! Sorry, doesn’t come in ukulele size tho Julie. Roughly $300 and [...]
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Microsoft Research says “everyone has a song inside”, and their Songsmith program helps you create it. Songsmith will create backing music for a singer’s voice – just choose a style and a tempo. You can also play an instrument instead of singing. You’ll need a PC running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7, and a microphone. After [...]
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For those of you with electric guitars, this is kind of cool — a portable mini amplifier. Runs on a 9V battery, no A/C required. So now you have no excuse not to drag your bass to parties. This one (the Ampu Plug-n-Play, $30) also has a headphone output and an extra input for, say, [...]
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Cakewalk’s V-Studio 20 is an all-in-one recording device for guitarists and singer-songwriters who want a simple way to make music with incredible tones. It’s one of the first music production products for Netbooks, the V-Studio 20 offers a user interface optimized for the Netbook screen (1024 x 600 display) and runs seamlessly with lower CPU [...]
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Sony has recently revealed a brand new style of Walkman music player. Worn like a neckband, it’s been specially designed for the fitness fans amongst us, so that when you’re working out, there are no cables for you to get wrapped up in! The player, which looks like a Bluetooth headset, is worn around the neck [...]
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I saw these cool looking guitar Picks when I was flipping through an Acoustic Guitar magazine yesterday and thought all my gadget loving guitar playing friends would love to hear about them. V-Picks are picks made of a special acrylic material that when warmed by your fingers, will stick to them. The pick isn’t sticky, [...]
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The Piano and Violin Learning Pen from Uxsight is a AAA powered handheld pen shaped device that can read sheet music. Tap the pen over a section of music to hear the music play through the pen. The music can be played at variable speeds and with a metronome to help you learn the sections. [...]
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