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Unique Technology interviews about Apple Computer and it's users. Sam Downie brings 16 years of being a Apple User and 6 years of radio work to the Mac world. If you've heard him before you know what to expect... interviews, commentary, guests. If you haven't heard him, then welcome to Sam's look at all things Apple and Apple related news. Reporting from the UK, the USA and around the world. - Give it a listen!

  1. Sounds-Expo 2007: Yamaha Tenori-On Prototype

    05/03/2007

    Sounds-Expo 2007: Yamaha Tenori-On Prototype

    Once in a Blue Moon an invention comes along which seems to turn conventional wisdom upside-down and kick it around a bit for good measure. But I think it's fair to say that most bright new ideas never see the light of day But at Sounds-Expo 2007 I spotted a experimental musical instrument project from Yamaha called the Tenori-on, a device with involving lights and buttons, but the fact it is going into production is still pretty impressive. Its a device thats the brainchild of media artist Toshio Iwai, it consists of a hand-held square panel with a matrix of LED switches. Working with both sound and light, making music becomes a rather more intuitive and immediate interaction between player and instrument - a refreshing counter to the increasing complexity of many modern music tools. But what's it actually like? Well, I interviewed Peter Peck of Yamaha UK who was clutching the only example currently in the whole of Europe, who told us all about it! The Tenori-On should be shipping later this year, but if you want to find out more about it, there's plenty more info on the web - Yamaha have a site, and Toshio Iwai has a blog:- http://www.global.yamaha.com/design/tenori-on http://www.tenorion.blogspot.com ---- Reported by: Sam Downie For: http://www.dailytechtalk.com From: Sounds-Expo 2007, Olympia 2, London Sounds-Expo Website: http://www.sounds-expo.co.uk Date: March 2007 Sam Downie info: http://www.dsoundz.co.uk

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Unique Technology interviews about Apple Computer and it's users. Sam Downie brings 16 years of being a Apple User and 6 years of radio work to the Mac world. If you've heard him before you know what to expect... interviews, commentary, guests. If you haven't heard him, then welcome to Sam's look at all things Apple and Apple related news. Reporting from the UK, the USA and around the world. - Give it a listen!