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tonal plexus synthesizers get up to 1688 keys

gadgets | strange and wonderful

Tonal Plexus Micro-tonal Keyboard Synthesizer

If you thought that the 312-key Chromatone synthesizer had a few more keys than your everyday piano, just wait ’til you get a load of the Tonal Plexus and its even more plentiful keyboard design.

The Tonal Plexus series of keyboards is a micro-tonal input device featuring rows and rows of buttons which generate tones with far more precision than an 88-key piano can handle…

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March 28th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

my touch keys adds tactile feedback to iphone, sorta.

media players | mobile tech

My Touch Keys Tactile Overlay for iPhone

Do you love the iPhone, but struggle with the smooth on-screen keyboard? Personally, I’ve found it pretty easy to use, but the touchscreen definitely doesn’t offer the touch-typing feedback that you get with physical keys. This new, low cost screen overlay for the iPhone claims to provide tactile cues to your fingertips to help them find their way…

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March 25th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

keyboard folds in half to fit in overhead bins

strange and wonderful

Vax 77 Folding Keyboard

Here’s a unique keyboard for the musician who’s got to take their instrument everywhere they go. The Infinite Response Vax 77 is designed to fold in half so it can fit in the overhead compartment on airplanes…

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October 25th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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