drums on technabob...

breath-controlled kick pedal for guitar heroes

guitar hero world tour mod drums kick pedal breath control ben heck

Mods and hacks aren’t always about looking good; often the more clever and crafty individuals among us will bend their minds to  making something more versatile in order to fill a need. In this case, a wheelchair-bound Guitar Hero enthusiast needed to find a way to circumvent the kick pedal on the World Tour drum set. The fabulous Benjamin Heckendorn to the…

continue reading »

March 3rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods technology video games

rock band wii confirmed

rock band on nintendo wii

Wii gamers rejoice! It was only a matter of time before it happened. EA has gone on record to say that the insanely popular Rock Band franchise is on its way to Nintendo’s great white console.

In a third-quarter financial conference call today, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello mentioned in passing that Rock Band is currently in development for the Nintendo Wii.…

continue reading »

January 31st, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

bubblegum sequencer chews through tunes

Bubblegum Sequencer

This music sequencer takes the same basic interface concept as the ball bearing sequencer I recently showed you, and makes it deliciously chewable. Instead of shiny metal spheres, this sequencer uses a bunch of colorful candy-coated gumballs to make a beat you can dance to.

 
Designed by Hannes Hesse, Andrew McDiarmid and Rosie Han – students at UC Berkeley’s…

continue reading »

January 17th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: interactive just plain fun

rock band price and release date

Rock Band Logo

It looks like the full version of the highly-anticipated interactive music game Rock Band now has a price and release date.

I was over on Amazon earlier today and came across this product listing:

Listing a November 20th release date, the $199 “Rock Band Collection” for the Xbox 360 and PS3 looks like it’s a complete set that includes the…

continue reading »

July 22nd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

stupid robot tricks: drum playing

Robot Playing Drums

Someday, robots will really make a difference in our lives. For now, they’re more likely to perform inane tasks like this…

Not into percussion? Be sure to check out the trumpet playing ‘bot and the robotic DJ.
[via TechDigest]

swfobject.embedSWF(”http://www.youtube.com/v/veQS6tsogAA&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0″, “vvq-885-youtube-1″, “520″, “421″, “9″, vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes);

continue reading »

May 22nd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robotics