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ketron sd8 synthesizer has more keys than you’ll ever need

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This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve written about a many-keyed synthesizer on technabob, but it is the first time I’ve featured one today. So there.

The Ketron SD8 differentiates itself from the keyboard pack by offering a keyboard that isn’t based on the traditional 88-keyed piano, but instead on the chromatic scale that you…

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August 29th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology

recycling at its wearable best: keyboard earrings

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Raise your hand if you don’t have or have access to an old keyboard. If you didn’t raise your hand, I’m pretty sure you’re an alien. For the rest of us… what’s a girl to do with all those old keyboards? They gather so much dust! But if you’re creative enough, you can turn ‘em into…

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

filed under: computing geek art + craft just plain fun

electronic power lock pick gun: the modern locksmith’s favorite weapon

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Keys? What keys? For busting down locked doors, all you need is a gun. An electronic power lock pick gun.

The electronic lock pick gun can be used to “open most of pin tumble locks, dimple locks, cross locks, 2-side and 4-side auto locks.” It runs on 6V rechargeable batteries and also has a LED…

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April 20th, 2009 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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tonal plexus synthesizers get up to 1688 keys

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…

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March 28th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets strange + wonderful

my touch keys adds tactile feedback to iphone, sorta.

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…

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

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keyboard folds in half to fit in overhead bins

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.

Once folded in two, the keyboard measures in at just 23.3″ (w) x 14.5″ (l), which should fall…

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

filed under: audio strange + wonderful