News tagged with electric guitar

Review: 'Rocksmith' rocks out with real guitars

If "Guitar Hero" was the spunky teenager who made music gaming fun, "Rocksmith" is his older, cooler brother in a distressed leather jacket.

Technology / Software

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

COIL Electric Guitars Leave No Tone Unturned

(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.

Technology / Engineering

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

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

(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 ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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




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Carmakers lure youth with gadgets, sleek design

Dashboards glittering with gadgets, turbo-charged engines and sleek designs are on offer as automakers try to attract young consumers who care more about computers than cars.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can robots take over rehab?

Visiting the iMove center at UC Irvine's Gross Hall is like being on the set of a sci-fi movie. Here, the merging of machines and humans — the premise of such futuristic films as "Alien" and "The Terminator" ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pure luxury - thanks to Empa technology

True luxury has only one color – gold. A nanometer-thin layer of pure gold now lends ties and pocket handkerchiefs that authentic gold sheen, thanks to a new Empa-developed process. The yarn, which is ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ubisoft plays to guitar fantasies with 'Rocksmith'

Laurent Detoc beamed as he pictured the the flood of guitarists that Ubisoft will unleash on the world after its innovative Rocksmith videogame hits the market this month.

Technology / Software

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The perfect connection between guitar and computer

Guitar virtuosos have to master all kinds of playing techniques. But how can the intricate process of playing the instrument be captured digitally? A special thin film on the tailpiece has the answer. Functioning ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

PossessedHand: Technology group develops device to move your fingers for you

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting meshing of robotics and prosthetics development, Japanese researchers from Tokyo University working in conjunction with Sony Corporation, have created an external forearm ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Music therapy helps patients cope with illness, regain health

In the months since the shooting that left Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with a critical brain injury, music therapy has been a key to her recovery.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google doodle pays tribute to guitarist Les Paul

Google paid tribute to US guitar legend Les Paul on Thursday by transforming the celebrated logo on its homepage into a guitar which plays when strummed with a computer mouse.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robots get their groove on in CA student orchestra

They can defuse bombs, help decontaminate nuclear power plants, even vacuum the living room floor without bashing into the furniture or knocking over a vase.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Next-generation US space racers outline plans

A handful of companies competing to make the spaceship to replace the iconic US shuttle said Thursday they are racing to shrink what will be a long gap in flying Americans into space aboard US craft.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 3


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