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Scientists Create Air Guitar T-shirt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-talent-gets-its-due dept.

onco_p53 writes "Australian scientists have invented a T-shirt that allows air guitarists to play actual music as they strum the air. The shirt has sensors in each elbow and sleeves to detect and interpret the air guitarist's arm movements — one arm chooses chords and the other strums imaginary strings. The gestures are then connected wirelessly to guitar audio samples to generate the music. Check out the video!"

18 of 105 comments (clear)

  1. other problems... by bryanb80 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Aren't there more important things 'scientists' could be working on?

    1. Re:other problems... by dr_dank · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can you play "Smoke on the Water" on that cancer cure? I didn't think so either. Rock on!

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  2. It's made out of the wrong material by Centurix · · Score: 2, Funny

    It needs to be made out of Spandex to truly make it rock.

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    1. Re:It's made out of the wrong material by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, I once tried to make musical shorts out of Spandex. But the first time I tried to pop out a note, the shorts blew up and I ended in the hospital with a broken groin. Now I'm horribly disfigured and have to make a living as a Vista programmer at Microsoft.

  3. and people thought... by Exsam · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bill and Ted's vision of the future was unrealistic and yet here we have another step towards it.

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    1. Re:and people thought... by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

      I can just see these guys standing around the office, saying "when in the future we get some venture capital, we have to remember to come back to the present and give it to ourselves.... now!"

      "Um.... now!"

      "Nnnnnnnnnnow!"

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  4. Re:Major Vs Minor by name*censored* · · Score: 2, Funny
    it's just that I could make that video with crappy acid trip effects in my basement and my friend on guitar watching me move my arms
    You have a friend? And they play guitar ?

    Are you sure you're at the right website?
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  5. Fabric choice by ciaohound · · Score: 4, Funny

    What if it shrinks in the laundry -- would it require retuning? How then do you deal with armpit stains? Honestly, I don't see how these guys will get venture funding without a good answer to these basic questions.

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  6. Then I want a STFU glove by giafly · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...with a 1-finger GUI. Mimes are supposed to be silent, dammit.

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  7. What's printed on the T-shirt? by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny

    "NO STAIRWAY"

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  8. Air girlfriend by Himring · · Score: 5, Funny

    Impress your air girlfriend!...

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  9. If this is real... by Reidsb · · Score: 2, Funny

    If this is real, someone get this guy a job at Harmonix.

  10. Re:Major Vs Minor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    it's just that I could make that video with crappy acid trip effects in my basement and my friend on guitar watching me move my arms.
    You have a friend? And they play guitar?
    Are you sure you're at the right website?

    You sure are.

  11. Be excellent to each other by The-Ixian · · Score: 2, Funny

    STATION!

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  12. Re:Major Vs Minor by Belial6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps they released the video so that a bunch of people on Slashdot could argue over how it is possible, and when Slashdot posters explain exactly how this could be made, the submitter will have half of their R&D done.

  13. Re:Major Vs Minor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Grab your right elbow with your left hand, flick your left wrist.

    Flicking my left wrist while my right elbow is in my left hand just makes my right hand swing violently, hitting me in the head. Nice trick!
  14. "Scientists Create Air Guitar T-shirt" by SlowMovingTarget · · Score: 2, Funny

    After reading the title

    Scientists Create Air Guitar T-shirt
    my first thought was: "How can they tell?"
  15. what's that in by davidsyes · · Score: 2, Funny

    your shirt? Or, are you just happy to see me?

    (Sorry just had to strum that note...)

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