Music with the Mind: The Brain-Computer-Music-Interface
Posted by admin in Computers, Science on 29. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
The BCMI lets you create music using nothing more than eye movement and brainwaves Imagine a Wii that lets you play a musical instrument with your brain without touching strings or a keyboard. That’s exactly what this "proof of concept" brain-computer-music-interface (BCMI) is designed to do – it uses brain waves and eye movement to [...]
Audio only where you want it with the Klang Ultrasonic Speakers concept
Posted by admin in Concept on 01. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Klang speaker concept proposes using ultrasound to direct and focus audio only where it’s required Rather than sound being pumped out from a loudspeaker in all directions, the Klang speaker concept proposes using a low level ultrasound to direct the audio only where it’s required, leaving silence everywhere else. Such a system might allow [...]
New research reveals the root of musical pleasure
Posted by admin in Science on 25. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
We all know that certain pieces of music can evoke strong emotional responses in people. Now, a research team from Canada’s McGill University has uncovered evidence that reveals exactly what causes such feelings of euphoria and ecstasy and why music is so important in human society. Using a combination of brain scanning technologies, the study [...]
Gigiway Piano and Violin Learning Pen
Posted by admin in Design, Electronics, Hi-tech on 25. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Gigiway’s Piano and Violin Learning Pen Point the Piano and Violin Learning Pen from Gigiway at notation in a music book and it will either play the piece through its built-in speaker or repeat and re-repeat a chosen passage and tell you what all those complicated-looking symbols mean. Budding musicians can slow down the playback [...]
Wireless Catcher converts WiFi signals into music
Posted by admin in Computers, Design on 05. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Ok well maybe it isn’t quite music, but it certainly sounds interesting. Created by Yoshi Akai, the Wireless Catcher is a sort of analog synthesizer that detects nearby WiFi signals and outputs a sound that varies according to the strength and direction of that signal. It’s almost reminiscent of a theremin in how it created [...]
