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is in fact a fully-functional music box.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/musicmachine-music-box/27282/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="27225"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/jamstik-midi-guitar/27225/">JamStik MIDI guitar for iPhone boasts real strings and frets</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">April 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/jamstik-midi-guitar/27225/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/jamstik-midi-guitar/27225/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/jamstik-midi-guitar/27225/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/jamstik-1.png" title="The JamStik is a compact digital guitar" alt="The JamStik is a compact digital guitar"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Learning to play guitar is tough. It takes time, dedication and practice. Lots of practice. Fortunately, technology is taking the edge off a little and offering more hope of success to those who might otherwise take an early bath out of frustration. Online teaching services like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/iperform3d-online-guitar-lessons/19315/" target="_blank">iPerform3D</a> provide virtual lessons whenever you need them, hardware additions such as the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/maestro-guitar-learning-aid/10952/" target="_blank">Maestro</a> can help guide students to the correct finger positions, and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/gtar-iphone-learn-guitar/22632/" target="_blank">gTar</a> marries the power of your iPhone with buttons and strings on a full-sized guitar. The JamStik from Zivix brings many of these aspects (and more) together in a compact portable practice/learning guitar made for the mobile generation.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/jamstik-midi-guitar/27225/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27155"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/minetune-tronicaltune-robot-tuners/27155/">Tronical takes Min-ETune auto tuning system beyond Gibson</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">April 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/minetune-tronicaltune-robot-tuners/27155/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/minetune-tronicaltune-robot-tuners/27155/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/minetune-tronicaltune-robot-tuners/27155/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/gibson-tronical.jpg" title="The TronicalTune robot tuning system is not limited to Gibson guitars, it's also compatibl..." alt="The TronicalTune robot tuning system is not limited to Gibson guitars, it's also compatibl..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Where so-called robot tuning was once the exclusive domain of Gibson's higher end models like the gorgeous <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/gibson-firebird-x-with-built-in-effects-launched/16786/" target="_blank">Firebird X</a>, the introduction of its Min-ETune system at this year's Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany sees the iconic guitar maker widening the field a little. The folks behind the technology were also at the trade fair, showing off a retrofit auto tuning system called TronicalTune. Essentially the same as Gibson's new mechanical tuner, the Tronical kit comes in a number of different configurations to cater for do-it-yourself installation on various guitar makes and models.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/minetune-tronicaltune-robot-tuners/27155/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27093"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/karich-3d-printed-headphones/27093/">3D print your own headphones, right down to the audio jack</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">April 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/karich-3d-printed-headphones/27093/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/karich-3d-printed-headphones/27093/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/karich-3d-printed-headphones/27093/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/karich-3d-printed-headphones.jpg" title="All the parts in J. C. Karich's headphones were either 3D printed, or assembled from basic..." alt="All the parts in J. C. Karich's headphones were either 3D printed, or assembled from basic..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Hear the words 3D-printed headphones, and you'd be forgiven for imagining a 3D-printed plastic case, with all the actual audio and electronic cleverness pilfered from a set of ordinary cans. Not so J. C. Karich's Low-Fi Hi-Tech headphones, in which many of the functioning parts such as the ear speakers themselves were printed. Those that weren't were at least made from scratch from basic materials.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/karich-3d-printed-headphones/27093/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27052"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/vo-96-acoustic-synthesizer-kickstarter/27052/">Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer takes crowdfunding route to production</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">April 12, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/vo-96-acoustic-synthesizer-kickstarter/27052/pictures">9 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/vo-96-acoustic-synthesizer-kickstarter/27052/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vo-96-ks.jpg" title="Paul Vo with his Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer" alt="Paul Vo with his Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Back in November 2012, we brought you news of a new pickup harmonizer technology dubbed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/moog-music-lev-96-sensoriactuator/25017/" target="_blank">LEV-96</a> in prototype testing over at Moog Music. Sat in the sound hole of an acoustic guitar, the device took precise control of string vibrations to offer an expansive, colorful and rich harmonic backdrop to what was being played. Paul Vo, the inventor of the newly-renamed Vo-96 Acoustic Synthesizer, has since made some improvements to electronics, user interface and mechanical design, and has now launched a crowdfunding campaign to get what he calls the "most fundamental and radical innovation in the music industry today" into the hands of musicians.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/vo-96-acoustic-synthesizer-kickstarter/27052/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27032"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/boombottle-wireless-speaker/27032/">boomBOTTLE: a rugged wireless speaker for outdoors types</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">April 12, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/boombottle-wireless-speaker/27032/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/boombottle-wireless-speaker/27032/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/boombottle-wireless-speaker/27032/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/boombottle_bluetooth_speaker.jpg" title="boomBOTTLE is compatible with most Apple devices, Samsung's Galaxy S III and S IV smartpho..." alt="boomBOTTLE is compatible with most Apple devices, Samsung's Galaxy S III and S IV smartpho..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The near-ubiquity of smartphones has led to a boom in the Bluetooth speaker market, and consumers are spoiled for choice. How then can a manufacturer hope to attract attention in such an over-saturated space? Scosche reckons it's got the answer with boomBOTTLE: a rugged and portable Bluetooth speaker.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/boombottle-wireless-speaker/27032/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27041"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/twitter-music/27041/">Twitter Music app set to launch</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/will-shanklin/">Will Shanklin</a></div> <div class="date">April 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/twitter-music/27041/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/twitter-music.jpg" title="Twitter is reportedly set to launch a music suggestion app this weekend" alt="Twitter is reportedly set to launch a music suggestion app this weekend"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Compare the music industry of the 90s to the music industry of today, and you’d be hard-pressed to find many similarities. Digital distribution turned it all on its head. But just in case iTunes, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/spotify-new-features/25370/" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, Rdio, Pandora, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/google-youtube-subscription-streaming/26534/" target="_blank">YouTube</a> weren’t enough of an overhaul, another familiar name is set to launch its own music app. Brace yourself for Twitter Music.  <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/twitter-music/27041/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26913"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/electro-harmonix-epitome/26913/">EHX splices together three stomps to create Epitome</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">April 3, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430050836/http://www.gizmag.com/electro-harmonix-epitome/26913/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430050836im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/epitome.jpg" title="Electro Harmonix has combined a power trio of stomps into a single compact unit named Epit..." alt="Electro Harmonix has combined a power trio of stomps into a single compact unit named Epit..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> New York's Electro Harmonix (EHX) has taken three of its most popular stomps and merged them into one compact Epitome unit. 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