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Electronic Music Synthesizer Shirt – The Wearable Piano Concierto


19th century gave birth to grand pianos, the large black and white musical construct with ivory keyboards you see in great concert halls or Elton John and Stevie Wonder’s music videos. There are also the upright pianos that you commonly see in churches and other places of musical worship. Electronic keyboards and keytars also became more prominent during the late 20th century and eventually became a part of the mainstream music scene.

Enter the present 21st century and the latest addition to the long line of musical keyboard instruments – the new Electronic Music Synthesizer Shirt which can be found on, well like the name suggests – your shirt! You read that right, on your shirt like its brothers: the Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt and Drum Kit Shirt. The Electronic Music Synthesizer Shirt is a fully functional, T-shirt based digital keyboard and music synthesizer that features quality sounds made in a one-of-a-kind wearable format. It has eight-voice polyphony, first-rate collection of sampled sounds, and a stylishly retro amp box that can make you feel like a pop star every time you wear it.

Here’s the quick overview of the Electronic Music Synthesizer Shirt:
• Fully playable music synthesizer on your shirt
• Five various pro-like sampled instruments
• Up to eight polyphony keys can be played immediately
• Has a wearable old school style amp box
• Adjustable tone knob
• Removable electronics for safe and easy washing
• Powered by 4 AAA batteries (not included)

Purchase it at ThinkGeek.com

Mimi Wireless Gaming Keyboard – Your All-In-One Keyboard

Keyboard and mouse are must-have accessories for your computer. Without them, it’s impossible for you to navigate through menus, much more compose emails and browse the Internet. This is also true when you are gaming, on which sometimes you even use a separate gamepad to make your gaming experience much more exciting and convenient. But why use three separate computer accessories if you can use one? Here’s the Mimi Gaming Keyboard – your all-in-one HTPC keyboard, 3D motion-sensitive mouse, and gamepad.

Measuring only 12.6cm x 15cm x 4.7cm, the Mimi Gaming keyboard is highly portable yet combines all the functions that a keyboard, a mouse, and a gamepad do. Want to surf and point with ease when you hook your computer to your TV? No problem because this Mimi Gaming Keyboard eliminates the inconvenience of using your keyboard while lying on the sofa or balancing the mouse on your knees. And if you are into PC games, this device offers an ergonomic gamepad with two analog joysticks and digital buttons. Just imagine it like a Wii controller, only this one is integrated with full-on keyboard functionality.

But the convenience of this gaming keyboard is not limited to home use only. In fact, you can bring it along to work since it is also made ideal for controlling Powerpoint presentations and other web-based programs. Super cool, right? And since it’s Mac and Windows compatible, all the more it’s convenient for people who use multiple notebooks or PCs like you.

Get the Mimi Gaming Keyboard here!

IOGEAR Multi-Link Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad – Keyboard and About 6x More

The rectangular input device in your desktop with QWERTY and other assortment of keys that resembles that of the typewriter of old and goes click click click is a keyboard. The new IOGEAR (take a deep breath before reading out loud) Multi-Link Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad (GKM611B) introduced last CES 2011 is a totally whole new thing together. This AA-powered super keyboard can wirelessly juggle, manage and switch between six Bluetooth enabled devices, allowing easy managing of HTPCs, gaming consoles, smart phones and more. Participants in the said event just witnessed a whole new level of data input for social network, multimedia, gaming and office applications.

IOGEAR managed to smoothly combine entertainment, office productivity and communication into an input device. The Bluetooth 2.0 technology integrated in the GKM611B features 30 feet of operating range, this makes moving around and connecting to different Bluetooth enabled device a breeze. When a user picks a Bluetooth capable device, the Multi-Link Bluetooth Keyboard’s customizable hotkeys kicks-in, offering an even more convenient way of managing televisions, videos, pictures, music, Internet browsers, volume control and other devices or applications. The built-in touch pad with left and right mouse buttons offers additional functionality, with the GKM611B, users no longer need to have a separate mouse around when switching between different devices.

The Multi-Link Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad also features an ultra-slim, lightweight (just 1.9 lbs!) and low profile design that adds style and comfort in any typing job. The ergonomic design comfortably conforms to laps and surfaces and comes with a slip resistant base.

More IOGEAR Bluetooth Keyboard options can be viewed here.

Give Your iPhone the Keyboard Advantage with the TK-421 Case


QWERTY keyboard fan boys and old school non-touch interface hardliners might just change their mind about the iPhone thanks to the two new TK-421 cases with flip-out keyboard. Every iPhone users will now have the opportunity to experience the two interfaces, glass touch screen and tactile button keyboard. The TK-421’s Bluetooth flip-out keyboard easily rotates when needed adding much convenience when emailing, texting, or using keyboard based apps. It’s just like an iPhone upgrade. There are two available models of the TK-421 case; one is made specifically for iPhone 3GS and the other is for iPhone 4. How about iPhone 3G? The iPhone 3G may share same form factor and dimension as the 3GS but sorry to say, iPhone’s manufacturer, Apple reckoned that the 3G’s hardware is somewhat bit lacking so they did not integrate Bluetooth keyboard support into the OS. Again, customers are reminded that the TK-421 cases will only work with iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 mobile phones due to hardware limitations and lack of Bluetooth support of the slower iPhone 3G model.

Other product feature includes:

• Keyboard neatly flips back in place not in use
• Magnet based clasp that keeps keyboard in position when flipped in or out
• Increases typing accuracy and speed
• Precise crisp tactile keys
• Works seamlessly with any app such as e-mail, web browsing, notes, and calendar
• Completely wireless Bluetooth connection frees dock connector
• Powered by its own built in rechargeable battery
• Easily rechargeable thru the included USB cable

Get the TK-421 case tactile keyboard advantage here.

The Season in 3D – SA2311W 23-inch 3D Vision Ready Monitor

You’ll know that a fruit is in season when you can see it all around the market and the grocery. It’s the same with gadgets; you’ll know that an item is in season when you can see it sprouting everywhere like ripe fruits ready for the taking. Right now, 3D is the gadget in season and the latest to bear fruit is Planar with their SA2311W 23-inch 3D Vision Ready Monitor. It has full 1080 HD resolution, Active stereo 3D, and up to 120 Hz frame rate driving all wrapped up in a sleek, stylish and affordable 2d and 3d capable package. The main selling point of the Planar SA2311W PC monitor is its 120Hz frame rate and 2 ms response time that delivers images and videos just the way you want it – crisp, clear and blur-free. For the delight of gamers or 3D artists, the 3D Vision certified SA2311W is 3D Vision ready. Just use a separately sold 3D Vision kit and a compatible graphics card from NVIDIA to produce impressive and deeply immersive stereoscopic imaging.

Here’s a brief rundown of features and technical specs of Planar SA2311W:

• Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution
• Megapixel Count: 2.1
• Pixel Pitch: 0.2655 mm
• Viewable Size: 23 inch diagonal
• Palette: 16 million colors
• Response Time : 2 ms (typical)
• Refresh Rate: 55 to 120 Hz
• Interface: Analog D-sub, digital DVI-D dual link and digital HDMI (1.3) with audio line out
• Height adjustable stand

Box components include A2311W monitor, user guide, power cord, 15-pin D-Sub cable, and dual link DVI cable.

View more Planar desktop monitors here.