So the Linux-powered EOL band now has a robot snare, bass drum, tambourine, keyboard, and HP scanner AND vocals. Here they are, performing an awesomely geeky rendition of Maroon 5′s Moves Like Jagger:

If you thought that sounded a bit like Stephen Hawking on lead vocals, that’s because he used to use a DECtalk Express back in the 1980s as his voice.

[via Blame it on the Voices]

The project is by a dude named Scott Wilson and they are epic. The bands are called the TikTok and Lunatik multi-touch Watch Kits. The bands are made from premium materials with the Tiktok using a snap in design where you just sit the iPod nano into the face of the band. It looks like a digital watch more than any other nano case like this I have seen. All the controls and ports are left uncovered.

The LunaTik is more complex and is a conversion kit that encloses the nano inside the band where it’s not easily removed. It is mostly for the user that wants to make their nano into a watch permanently. It’s made from machined aluminum with straps made from silicon rubber. It will be offered in red and the plain silver designs. It seems that Scott  has raised enough money for the project to move on so we should see this hit the market in the near future.

See more details over on Kickstarter.

The $24.99 Griffin Slap is yet another case for the nano 6G that runs the thing into an extra geeky watch. The controls of the nano are covered for the most part when the case is on. You can access the headphone port and the touchscreen functions.

The edges of the case around the nano’s face are raised to offer protection to the screen. There are little nubs on the outside of the case showing you where to press for volume controls and such. You can get one  “soon” according to Griffin.

The watch band is made by Hex and you can currently pre-order it for $24.95 (USD). Plus, if you pre-order now, you’ll get an extra 10% off – not too shabby. It comes in 9 different colors, and it’s probably the best looking watch band for the iPod nano.

There’s only one problem that I can see: the earphone cable has to go through your sleeve so that it’s nicely hidden away. That doesn’t make much sense and will grow old pretty quickly, since I don’t see people do this while they are listening to their iPod Nano. However, if you’re not listening to music on it, that won’t be a problem.

[via Zeutch]

A company called CountryComm has some watchbands that are 22mm thick that can fit right through the pocket clip on the nano turning the thing into a large and sufficiently geeky watch. The bands come in a variety of colors and widths, but 22mm is the magic number for the nano.

A 22mm band like the red one in the pics here will set you back $17 (USD). The company also has a lighter case that will hold the nano if you want the thing on your belt. I will say that the idea is cool for a nano watch, but coming from a person that hasn’t worn a watch I years, the nano looks huge on the wrist.

[Thanks for the tip, Michael!]

Fresh from Japan, Mokushise! Zenko Kutaikai!! Let’s Brass!! takes the musical gaming concept and applies it to a whole new genre. Milestone’s new music simulator game for the DS lets players play instruments like the trumpet, tuba, saxophone and piccolo simply by breathing into the DS’ microphone. By combining your breath with stylus movements on the touch screen, you can make beautiful music.

In addition to its instrument simulator modes, Let’s Brass includes a fully functional digital metronome, and a handy electronic tuning fork as well.

The game comes loaded with about 150 songs, and even lets you play wirelessly with up to three other musicians so you can form an electronic quartet (assuming you’d want an all-wind instrument band).

If you’re curious to find out if the game blows or sucks, it’s now available from game importer Play-Asia for $39.90.

Developer MooTheCow has created this homebrew drum machine application called “Drummer” that runs on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Drummer can play up to 15 unique audio samples (one on each finger touch pad), and takes advantage of multi-touch capabilities, so you can play up to five sounds at once. You can even let your MP3s play in the background and provide your own accompaniment. There are pre-installed Rock, Dance, Electro and two Jazz sound sets, but can be easily updated with your own sound samples.

The application is currently in private Beta, so you won’t be able to get your hands on a copy for your jailbroken iPhone quite yet. In the mean time, you can read more over on MooCowMusic.

[via QJ.Net]

According to the box are, Performance Design Product’s Rock Band Stage Kit is an “Interactive Light and Smoke Stage Show” to accompany your Rock Band jam sessions. Rumor has it that the light show is even synchronized to the music.

GameStop was quick to yank the image of the product, but the listing is still live, showing a 6/23/2008 release date and a retail price of $99.99. If you can’t wait, you can always pick up some cheap nightclub lighting to achieve a similar effect.

[via Destructoid]

Built by LEGO fanatic David McNeely (aka Blue Star LEGOs), this is the third in his series of working Guitar Hero controllers.

Modeled after a Fender Geddy Lee Jazz four-string Bass guitar, the controller uses the electronic guts of a standard GH guitar, placed delicately inside of a LEGO body.

Every part of the controller works just like the original, including the fret buttons, strum bar, whammy bar and control buttons.

Now all David needs to do is build a complete Rock Band LEGO edition. You can check out more photos of David’s impressive creations over in this Flickr collection.

-Beastie Boys “Sabotage” (Original)
-Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (Cover)
-Blue Oyster Cult “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (Original)
-Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive” (Original)
-David Bowie “Suffragette City” (Original)
-Deep Purple “Highway Star” (Original)
-Faith No More “Epic” (Original)
-Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly” (Original)
-Garbage “I Think I’m Paranoid” (Original)
-Hole “Celebrity Skin” (Original)
-Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” (Original)
-Metallica “Enter Sandman” (Original)
-Mountain “Mississippi Queen” (Cover)
-Nine Inch Nails “The Hand That Feeds” (Original)
-Nirvana “In Bloom” (Original)
-OK Go! “Here It Goes Again (Original)
-Queens of the Stone Age “Go with the Flow” (Original)
-Radiohead “Creep” (Original)
-Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter” (Original)
-Rush “Tom Sawyer” (Cover)
-Smashing Pumpkins “Cherub Rock” (Original)
-Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline” (Original)
-The Clash “Should I Stay or Should I Go” (Original)
-The Hives “Main Offender” (Original)
-The Pixies “Wave of Mutilation” (Original)
-The Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Original)
-The Strokes “Reptilla” (Original)
-The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (Original)
-Weezer “Say It Ain’t So” (Original)
-Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” (Original)

I’m totally stoked that EA didn’t decide to load the game up with a bunch of crappy metal acts. Most of the songs are from the original master recordings, while just a handful are remade cover versions. Personally, I’m most excited by the presence of tunes from the likes of Radiohead, The Strokes, The Hives, The Pixies and Foo Fighters. Although I could do without the cover version of a Rush song that I already can’t stand.

Rock Band is expected to hit stores on November 20th for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A PS2 version is also planned for release in the Spring of 2008.

[via Kotaku]

The robotic musical group, known as Bandroid, has a lead guitar player, keyboardist and drummer, which can each wildly gesticulate to the beat. Since they’re all interconnected, all three mini-bots move in unison. Their heads, torsos, arms and feet can all get their groove on. If for some strange reason you can’t come up with your own tunes, Bandroid knows nine of its own digital song loops (I can only imagine how wonderful those tracks are.)

The Bandroid Robotic Trio will be available from Hammacher Schlemmer starting in mid-September for $99.95.