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<h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/string-stretcha-guitar-tool/20020/">String Stretcha breaks in new guitar strings in just five minutes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>09:16 October 3, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/string-stretcha-guitar-tool/20020/picture/143847/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/string-stretcha-guitar-tool/20020/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/stretcha.jpg" title="String Stretcha is a tool to consistently and evenly stretch and settle new guitar strings..." alt="String Stretcha is a tool to consistently and evenly stretch and settle new guitar strings..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Stretching guitar strings using finger and thumb can be a very fiddly pain in the behind. String Stretcha makes the process a lot less random and a whole lot easier. Made from a crush-resistant epoxy material, the ergonomically-shaped tool features a grooved hook and heel which grip the string between them and allow the player/tech to give the strings a proper and consistent stretch in about five minutes. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/string-stretcha-guitar-tool/20020/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/soundmatters-foxlv2-platinum/19991/">Soundmatters upgrades foxLv2 portable Bluetooth speaker</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>04:17 September 29, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/soundmatters-foxlv2-platinum/19991/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/soundmatters-foxlv2-platinum/19991/picture/143698/">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/soundmatters-foxlv2-platinum/19991/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/foxlv2-platinum.jpg" title="Soundmatters' foxLv2 PLATINUM speaker fits in the palm of a hand" alt="Soundmatters' foxLv2 PLATINUM speaker fits in the palm of a hand"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Those not willing to compromise on sound quality when out and about have been enjoying the impressive sound and compact form factor of Soundmatters' foxLv2 and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/foxl-v2-wireless-speaker/14593/" target="_blank">foxLv2 Bluetooth</a> portable speakers for over a year. Now the company founded by physicist and former NASA engineer Dr Godehard Guenther has updated foxLv2 line with the upcoming release of the foxLv2 PLATIMUM unit. Along with a new platinum-look finish, the PLATINUM model boasts improved battery life, new audiophile cabling and the inclusion of apt-X audio coding to provide CD quality audio over Bluetooth. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/soundmatters-foxlv2-platinum/19991/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/">9-string Kelstone guitar plays like a piano</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>02:10 September 28, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143563/">20 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kelstone.jpg" title="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" alt="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It has the look of a lap steel and can certainly be used for playing slide guitar compositions but the relatively low action on the Kelstone 9-string guitar opens up many more opportunities over its 26 frets. Developed by Belgium's Jan Van Kelst, players can strum, pick, hammer-on and pull-off, slide, bend, use both hands like a piano player - or combinations of all such techniques. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/gravity-harp-robotic-pendulums/19931/">One-of-a-kind Gravity Harp features robotic pendulums</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/bridget-borgobello/">Bridget Borgobello</a></p> <p><em>09:41 September 23, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/gravity-harp-robotic-pendulums/19931/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/gravity-harp-robotic-pendulums/19931/picture/143338/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/gravity-harp-robotic-pendulums/19931/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/tgh-3.JPG" title="The harp can play pre-programmed or live melodies by using control software written in Pyt..." alt="The harp can play pre-programmed or live melodies by using control software written in Pyt..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>This half-pendulum half-harp musical instrument is the creation of New York based interactive design company, Pattern Studio. Dubbed "The Gravity Harp," it was commissioned by Icelandic musician Bjork for her recent Biophilia tour. The innovative device features four robotic pendulums, each housing an eleven string harp. Hanging 20 feet above ground, the pendulums slowly swing back and forth whilst communicating with a control computer using an RS485 network. In order to maintain an even sequence of notes, each pendulum swings 90 degrees out of phase with its neighbor and is controlled by a motor attached at the top. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/gravity-harp-robotic-pendulums/19931/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker/19873/">Bose outs Bluetooth-enabled SoundLink Wireless Mobile speaker</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/pawel-piejko/">Pawel Piejko</a></p> <p><em>09:35 September 19, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker/19873/#comments">3 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker/19873/picture/142911/">11 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker/19873/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker-5.jpg" title="Bose has updated its wireless speaker lineup with the Bluetooth-enabled SoundLink " alt="Bose has updated its wireless speaker lineup with the Bluetooth-enabled SoundLink "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Bose has updated its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink/12275/" target="_blank">wireless speaker lineup</a> with a new Bluetooth-enabled portable unit. Featuring an integrated cover which doubles as a stand, the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker is tailored for outdoor use with a built-in lithium-ion battery delivering up to eight hours of playback (make that three hours if you crank it to 11) and a shock-resistant shell/stand that's designed to withstand salt-fog, sand, or moisture. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/bose-soundlink-wireless-mobile-speaker/19873/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sennheiser-rs-220-wireless-headphones/19707/">Sennheiser releases RS 220 wireless headphones</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>12:24 September 2, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sennheiser-rs-220-wireless-headphones/19707/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sennheiser-rs-220-wireless-headphones/19707/picture/141427/">4 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sennheiser-rs-220-wireless-headphones/19707/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/rs220-6.jpg" title="Sennheiser's new RS 220 wireless headphones are said to offer sound quality similar to tha..." alt="Sennheiser's new RS 220 wireless headphones are said to offer sound quality similar to tha..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>How many people out there like headphone cords? Probably not a great number, but audiophiles will tell you that hard-wired headphones offer far superior sound quality than their wireless counterparts. Sennheiser, however, would have us believe otherwise. The company states that thanks to its Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technique, its new RS 220 wireless headphones sound like they’ve got a cord coming out of ‘em. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sennheiser-rs-220-wireless-headphones/19707/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sonic-wind-open-chamber-guitar/19659/">The radical open chamber Sonic Wind guitar</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>08:17 August 30, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sonic-wind-open-chamber-guitar/19659/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sonic-wind-open-chamber-guitar/19659/picture/140965/">21 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/sonic-wind-open-chamber-guitar/19659/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sonicwind.jpg" title="Instrument designer and builder Hector Trevino has created a radical open chamber guitar t..." alt="Instrument designer and builder Hector Trevino has created a radical open chamber guitar t..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Walk into any guitar shop in any city center and you'll be faced with rows and rows of "me-too" guitars, all built around the same few tried and trusted templates. Instrument designer and builder Hector Trevino has spent the last three years trying to break away from traditional electric guitar design and has now produced what he calls an open chamber guitar. 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Control of the action comes courtesy of a touchscreen display and numerous buttons, knobs and sliders. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/roland-ships-jupiter80-performance-synth/19650/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kemper-profiling-amp/19588/">Kemper Profiling Amp - a thousand flawless guitar amps in a box</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/vincent-rice/">Vincent Rice</a></p> <p><em>20:36 August 25, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kemper-profiling-amp/19588/#comments">11 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kemper-profiling-amp/19588/picture/140723/">11 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kemper-profiling-amp/19588/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kemper.jpg" title="The Kemper Profiling Amp" alt="The Kemper Profiling Amp"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Since the late 90s, the holy grail of music technology companies like Line 6 and others has been to digitally re-create guitar amplifiers so that hundreds of iconic tones could be stored in one box and used in the studio or live. Unfortunately, the dynamic behavior and feel of a tube amp is an extremely complex system to understand and while many thousands of guitar amp modellers have been sold due to the sheer convenience, they could not be said to be entirely convincing. In September, a new product called the Kemper Profiling Amp will hit the streets that aims to do away with that complexity and within 30 seconds perfectly re-create any guitar amplifier. <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/kemper-profiling-amp/19588/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/audio-d-touch/19619/">Audio d-touch musical building blocks bring tangibility to creating music on a computer</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>02:30 August 25, 2011</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/audio-d-touch/19619/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20111006092810im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/audio-d-touch/19619/picture/140647/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20111006092810/http://www.gizmag.com/audio-d-touch/19619/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092810im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/d-touch.jpg" title="The Audio d-touch system allows users to create music by moving physical blocks" alt="The Audio d-touch system allows users to create music by moving physical blocks"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>While more and more music is being created on computers with a QWERTY keyboard, researchers at the University of Southhampton are looking to bring the tangible interface one gets from actually playing an instrument to creating music on a computer. 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