FINALLY! a t-shirt that turns air guitar into music!!!

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 11.13.2006, 05:23 PM

November 13, 2006 7:49 AM EST
CANBERRA, Australia - Scientists announced Monday that they have developed a high-tech T-shirt that turns the strumming of an air guitar into music.

The T-shirt has motion sensors built into its elbows that pick up the wearer's arm motions and relay them wirelessly to a computer which interprets them as guitar rifts, said Richard Helmer, an engineer who leads the research team from the government's Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.

One arm is interpreted as picking chords while the other strums. The "wearable instrument shirt" is adaptable to both right and left-handed would-be rock stars.

"It's an easy-to-use, virtual instrument that allows real-time music making even by players without significant musical or computing skills," Helmer said in a statement.

"It allows you to jump around and the sound generated is just like an original MP3," he added, referring to the digital audio file format.

The shift is a collaboration between CSIRO researchers in computing, chemistry, electronics, music composition and textile manufacture.

Helmer said sensors could be used in the future to reproduce a person in the virtual world so they could get feedback on their actions and improve their sporting techniques.

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On the Net:

CSIRO: http://www.csiro.au/

11.13.2006, 05:27 PM

he he

static-harmony · 11.13.2006, 05:28 PM

Now my dreams are becoming real, to become the world best air guitarist.

cosmokramer · 11.13.2006, 10:26 PM

thats crazy awesome. crazy awesome like the jetsons.

11.13.2006, 05:23 PM	#1
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	November 13, 2006 7:49 AM EST CANBERRA, Australia - Scientists announced Monday that they have developed a high-tech T-shirt that turns the strumming of an air guitar into music. The T-shirt has motion sensors built into its elbows that pick up the wearer's arm motions and relay them wirelessly to a computer which interprets them as guitar rifts, said Richard Helmer, an engineer who leads the research team from the government's Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. One arm is interpreted as picking chords while the other strums. The "wearable instrument shirt" is adaptable to both right and left-handed would-be rock stars. "It's an easy-to-use, virtual instrument that allows real-time music making even by players without significant musical or computing skills," Helmer said in a statement. "It allows you to jump around and the sound generated is just like an original MP3," he added, referring to the digital audio file format. The shift is a collaboration between CSIRO researchers in computing, chemistry, electronics, music composition and textile manufacture. Helmer said sensors could be used in the future to reproduce a person in the virtual world so they could get feedback on their actions and improve their sporting techniques. --- On the Net: CSIRO: http://www.csiro.au/
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11.13.2006, 05:27 PM	#2
Jico Posts: n/a	he he
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11.13.2006, 05:28 PM	#3
static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	Now my dreams are becoming real, to become the world best air guitarist. __________________
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11.13.2006, 10:26 PM	#4
cosmokramer bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 138	thats crazy awesome. crazy awesome like the jetsons. __________________
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