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Yamaha LED Music Drawing Tool

Robert Birming — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:21:33 +0000

This futuristic LED panel from Yamaha is called TENORI-ON and is designed by Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai. The company describes it as a “16×16 LED button matrix performance instrument with a stunning visual display”. The idea is that you shall be able to use the touch screen to “draw” your own music, using samples [...]

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 [...]

Yamaha BODiBEAT – Music Based on Heart Rate

Robert Birming — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:05:09 +0000

The Yamaha BODiBEAT ($299) digital audio player monitors your pulse with a wired ear-clip and your rate of speed with an accelerometer. This information is then being used to dynamically match the music to your pace. jkOnTheRun has some more information about the device. (Via Prylfeber)