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Electronic Drum Machine Shirt

James Kelly — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:37:40 +0000

GeekAlerts has shown you electronic shirts before (Drum Shirt and Guitar Shirt), but nothing is quite like the new Electronic Drum Machine Shirt. With 9 different drum kits and 7 professional sounds, this electronic shirt allows you to create your own DJ loops and layers to make a personalized beat. The Electronic Drum Shirt also [...]

The LOL Santa – USB Drumming Santa with Classic Christmas Songs

Marty Shaw — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:18:41 +0000

On Christmas Eve, Santa hitches up the sleigh and flies around the world to deliver toys to good boys and girls, but what does he do the remaining 364 days of the year? He grabs the drums and jams like there’s no tomorrow, and the USB Drumming Santa lets you enjoy the jolly elf’s mad [...]

Desktop Drum Set

Hazel Chua — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:22:10 +0000

There’s just something about miniature stuff that gets to me. I mean, who doesn’t want to own one of these Desktop Drum Sets that looks just like the actual thing, only many, many times smaller than the real drum sets? The thing is, the Desktop Drum Set isn’t just pleasing for your eyes. They can [...]

Korg Wavedrum Mini

James Kelly — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:21 +0000

Many of you probably know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but did you also know it was National Drum Month? So with all due respect to breast cancer patients, survivors, supporters, and friends, I am going to talk about Drum Month and what Korg is doing for this lesser known October celebration. [...]

Roll Up Drum Kit

Patra Beaulieu — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:15:59 +0000

How many times have you kicked yourself for not pursuing a rock star career? Instead you’re at the computer tapping away at the keyboard everyday, when really you just want to bust out a pair of drum sticks and pull a Keith Moon. Now you can be a rock star in the workplace when you hook up the [...]

Electronic Drum Kit T-Shirt

James Kelly — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:36:47 +0000

GeekAlerts has shown you some pretty cool shirts and everyone enjoys t-shirts. They are easy to just throw on and they usually make a personal statement. Well if you like music and you love impromptu gatherings, then the Electronic Drum Kit T-Shirt may be just what you need. Just tap your chest and create your [...]

USB Mini Drumset

Robert Birming — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:39:01 +0000

You might remember the Electronic Finger Drums that was all over the blogs a couple of years ago. A new version is out now, using USB instead of batteries. Play the drums by tapping on them and create your own beats, then record them and play them back. Simply strike the drum and each will [...]

Portable Rock Band Drum Kit for Xbox 360

Robert Birming — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:31:45 +0000

This officially licensed portable Rock Band drum kit for Xbox 360 is designed to withstand over 1 million strikes and it is playable on virtually any solid surface. Featuring an ultra-thin navigation panel for easy in-game setup, a pair of soft-tip two-piece replacement drumsticks and a remote kick drum pedal, everything you need to play [...]

Drum Your Way Through Donkey Kong

Robert Birming — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:39:01 +0000

This Taru-Konga drum controller lets you pound your way through the classic Donkey Kong platform game from Nintendo – smack left drum: Donkey Kong moves left, smack right drum: Donkey Kong steps right, smack both drums: DK jumps, clap: DK claps to create a sonic boom. Since every ape needs a snappy skill, Nintendo has [...]

Drum Table

Robert Birming — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:48:20 +0000

This is great (and quite annoying for some), now you can do your breakfast table paradiddles and get the right kind of sound to go with it. Design your own personal drum table with durable, interchangeable and rearrangeable percussion inserts. Here’s a video clip of the drum table in action: Choose from four different sized [...]

iPhone Band – Smoky Bubbles (Video)

Robert Birming — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:38:21 +0000

A great performance of the song “Smoky Bubbles” by Denki Groove, a Japanese techno-pop group, using a jailbroken iPod Touch 1.1.2 with third-party applications such as Pocket Guitar and BeatPhone: Here’s a list of the applications used in the performance: PocketGuitar (Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitar) iPhone Synth (Synthesizer) BeatPhone (Drums) Pianist (Piano) Link to [...]

V-Beat AirDrums

Robert Birming — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:26:02 +0000

The Silverlit company has come up with a clever solution for anyone who wants to lay down some rhythms, but has no room for a drum kit. With different sound styles and pre-programmed rhythms as well as an instructive guided learning feature, these slick sticks are an awesome way to make some noise. Motion sensors [...]

New PC Case for Drummers

Robert Birming — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:20:09 +0000

Do you remember the PC Cases for Drummers? The same company, Spotswood Custom Computers, Inc., today introduced the L-24, an enthusiast-oriented PC case. The twenty four-inch diameter by eighteen-inch deep case is large enough to hold three triple-fan water-cooling radiators, extra long graphics cards, a 1600W (or larger) power supply, two 5.25-inch CD/DVD drives and [...]

Drum Machine Ring

Robert Birming — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:28:07 +0000

We’ve seen examples of turntable and speaker rings in the Ultimate Hi-Fi Bling Bling post – but a drum machine ring, that’s a new and welcome addition. The sterling silver model featured above, created by Bill McMullen, was limited to 50 copies and is sold out. But the 14k Vermeil (gold-plated sterling-silver) version below is [...]

Drum Machine Pants

Robert Birming — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:41:59 +0000

The sound of people doing drum rolls on their knees all of a sudden got even more annoying. Tyler Freeman, aka odbol, is the creator of DrumPants – a pair of pants that enable the wearer to produce drum sounds by hitting various parts of the pants with his hands. In order to make a [...]

PC Cases for Drummers

Robert Birming — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:26:50 +0000

Finally, a computer for all of us computer geek drummers. Spotswood Custom Computers offers a line of gorgeous handcrafted wooden drum PC cases. Prices starts at $495.95. Now, all we need is a cajon monitor to go with that. Spotswood Custom Computers is proud to introduce its new line of round, wood, PC cases. Our [...]

Blue LED Drumsticks

Robert Birming — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:59:01 +0000

Blue LED Drumsticks ($32) – because drummers also wants to jump on the LED bandwagon. Requires 6 AAA batteries (included) and measures 15-1/2″ in length. (Via Popgadget)

The Week in Geek – One Week of GeekAlerts

Robert Birming — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:14:14 +0000

The GeekAlerts blog has officially been up for one week now. Here are some of the most popular posts during this period: R’BOT – You Never Talk Alone Electronic Finger Drums Hello Kitty MP3 Player Transformers Jewelry Weird CD Shapes V/a.g.r.a. Lamp Do you have a favorite one? Maybe there’s something you would like to [...]

Miniature Drum Set Alarm Clock

Robert Birming — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:30:08 +0000

Here’s a little something that will go hand in hand with the Electronic Finger Drums that we had up here a couple of days ago. The Miniature Drum Set Alarm Clock ($40) features an analog clock at the front head of the bass drum. You can choose between music or sound for the wake-up call. [...]

Electronic Finger Drums

Robert Birming — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:50:23 +0000

Now you can be a little creative when things don’t go your way. Instead of hitting your monitor, grab the Finger Drums ($20) and do a little paradiddle. Turn the Finger Drums on and start tapping your finger. Every time you hit a drum head it lights up and plays the beat. Mix and match [...]