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drum meister iphone drum kit – the rhythm is gonna get you to buy it

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Looking to start up an iPhone or iPod Touch-based band? Here’s the latest musical instrument to make its way to Apple’s portable wonder-device.

Seung yi Lee’s Drum Meister lets you use your fingertips to play drum sounds on little tiny pads that look just like their real-world counterparts. The app includes sampled sounds of a variety of snares, cymbals, a…

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May 5th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive just plain fun mobile tech technology

firestix led drum sticks: the ultimate rock band add-on

Firestix LED Lexon Drumsticks

After you decked out your Rock Band rig with a light show and smoke machine, I bet you thought you added all the cheap theatrics you’d ever want. But when I saw these light-up drumsticks, I knew there was just a little more you could do to crank your performances up to 11.

Firestix drum sticks contain internal LED illumination which…

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June 7th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

rock band drum kit quieted by crochet covers

Rock Band Drum Cosies by FunkieFresh

Is your Rock Band drumming keeping the neighbors awake all night long? Are they ready to call the police on you? If that’s the case, look no further than these soft and cozy crocheted covers designed to quiet your percussive emissions.

Created Long Beach, CA textile artist FunkieFresh, the set of handmade covers ties around each of the game’s four drums…

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April 1st, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

robot drummer has plenty of rhythm

Yellow Drum Machine Robot

This little yellow robot does one thing really well. He likes to play drums. What’s funny about the little guy is that he likes to play music on just about any surface other than an actual drum.

The Yellow Drum Machine drives around the room looking for things that might make an interesting sound when tapped on. If he likes…

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March 22nd, 2008 comments (45) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robotics

iphone drum machine kicks out the jams

iPhone Drum Machine MooTheCow Drummer

Already sick of playing the piano on your iPhone? Maybe it’s time to hit the drums.

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

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…

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February 29th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio hacks + mods mobile tech

mijam mini synthesizers let you make music anywhere

mijam mini instruments

These miniature electronic instruments let you kick out the jams wherever you go. The BlueBox MiJam Mini series let you carry entire band in your backpack.

First up, there’s the Mini Drumpad, which features a bunch of percussion sounds as well as rhythm an tempo settings to keep the sounds on beat. Keyboard fans will dig the Mini Keyz and…

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May 12th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets just plain fun media players