News tagged with electric guitar


COIL Electric Guitars Leave No Tone Unturned

COIL Electric Guitars Leave No Tone Unturned

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maryland electrical and computer engineering professor Bruce Jacob pried open his new electric guitar and wondered why he couldn't get more sounds out of it.


'Chameleon Guitar' blends old-world and high-tech

'Chameleon Guitar' blends old-world and high-tech

Technology / Hi Tech

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Natural wood, with its unique grain patterns, is what gives traditional acoustic instruments warm and distinctive sounds, while the power of modern electronic processing provides an unlimited ...





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Lost sounds of the past brought to life

Lost sounds of the past brought to life (w/ Video, Audio)

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Salpinx, barbiton, aulos, syrinx. Never heard them? Never heard of them? Neither had anyone else, for centuries. Until now.


Fish use electric signals to find the right mate

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electric knifefish, close relatives of the electric eel, navigate and communicate by projecting electric fields around their bodies. Research at University of Toronto is clarifying how this sense has evolved, as well as providing ...


Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar (AP)

Review: A riff on robotics with self-tuning guitar

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(AP) -- New cars have been tuning themselves for the better part of two decades now, so it should feel less impressive that Gibson has built a guitar that can smoothly do the same.


No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero' (AP)

No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.


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Taiwan, China may develop electric cars together

Technology / Energy

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Taiwan and China are looking into developing electric cars together and will hold a conference here next week to seek areas where they can cooperate, a Taipei official said Monday.


Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock (AP)

Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake ...


Premier Lee Myung-Bak has offered support to aid South Korean firms gain 10 percent of the global electric car market

SKorea targets world electric car market

Technology / Energy

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

President Lee Myung-Bak Thursday offered full government support to help South Korean firms secure about 10 percent of the global electric car market by 2015.


Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone (AP)

Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica."


Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles

Toyota to release solar charger for electric vehicles

Technology / Energy

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota is developing a solar charging station for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, making a green technology even greener. It has also designed a battery charger for mounting inside an electric ...


Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Physics / Condensed Matter

created 4 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Is it possible to make even more compact digital memories for portable electronic devices and which consume even less energy? A team of French researchers has recently demonstrated that it ...



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