so I was doing air drumming today cuz I was bored. and I realized that most of the motions can be detected by a device you wear... nike already have sensors in shoes, and they wirelessly transmit the info to a handheld device. Hand motions can be sensed by acclerometers put in watches or cell phones attached to the arm. It really wouldn't be too hard to have a portable device that combines all these information to produce real sound (either on the device or on a better speaker).
I am a huge fan of being able to play music everywhere you go. With a portable computing device like a cell phone, you can do stuff like having an autotune microphone, karaoke machine, or portable musical devices right on your cell phone.
Karaoke never got big in the states for some reason, but in asian countries, going to karaoke is just as common as going to the movies for entertainment. I'd think that these types of music games/activities would have a huge market that could use some more innovation.
2 comments:
iphone drums -- it's been done again and again
Well, yes and no... I was hoping for a more professional solution. What they have on cell phones now are just toys, but I don't see why they can't make stuff catered to musicians. Cell phones already have good microphones and no one would complain about good speakers on a cell phone. How about a wireless transmitter/receiver, or effects box? Low latency, high fidelity isn't easy, but given all the stuff they already put on cell phones, it should be possible.
It's not a new idea, of course... but I can really see cell phones with some small, external sensors replacing electronic instruments.
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