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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!"

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. What's printed on the T-shirt? by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny

    "NO STAIRWAY"

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

    Impress your air girlfriend!...

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  5. 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!