The cellphone piano fulfills the full range of our childhood fantasies

Each key on the piano is wired to a key on a phone, and while we haven't heard it in action, this contraption is sure to produce the most beautiful noise known to man -- or at least since your older brother figured out "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the touchtone in middle school. If only Chopin had technology like this at his disposal back in the day.

[Via textually.org]

[VeteranDave @ Aug 21st 2007 2:31PM]

I just have one question...why? Who would want this, buy this, or want anything to do with it? Someone apparently has waaaay too much time on their hands.

[Maroko @ Aug 21st 2007 3:16PM]

Someone who have much money, and don't know what to do with it!
People don't have food or wather,but some creazi has this.

One love, people get ready!

[Fruition @ Aug 21st 2007 3:35PM]

Maroko, your command of Engrish is amazing.

[VeteranDave @ Aug 21st 2007 3:44PM]

HA! Engrish iz ovahwated. I had to lern typonese!!

[johnnyg0 @ Aug 21st 2007 3:45PM]

Why?.. why does people make music with Gameboys, with army coding machines (vocoders), with worms, or even with streched strings attached to wood pieces, or blowing into some weird tube shaped metal thingy?..

Why does people just transform everything they can into music making machines?

simply, because we like it.

[Johan S @ Aug 21st 2007 5:55PM]

It's a form of entertainment, or brain exercise .. for relieving stress. Unfortunately, people have to take time to relieve stress (if people didn't recharge by stress relief they wouldn't produce optimal work in other areas of their life). Some people solve crossword puzzles. Others play baseball. Some people take drugs. Others get drunk. While some people (geeks) like to build amusing devices.

Now is the fact that humans need entertainment a design flaw? I don't know, but it seems just about everyone needs entertainment .. perhaps even you?

Why would you disrespect someone because they are entertained by a different activity than you?

[Johan S @ Aug 21st 2007 5:38PM]

It's a form of entertainment, or brain exercise .. for relieving stress. Unfortunately, people have to take time to relieve stress (if people didn't recharge by stress relief they wouldn't produce optimal work in other areas of their life). Some people solve crossword puzzles. Others play baseball. Some people take drugs. Others get
drunk. While some people (geeks) like to build amusing devices. Now is the fact that humans need entertainment a flaw? Just about everyone needs entertainment .. perhaps even you? Why would you disrespect someone because they are entertained by
a different activity than you?

[rgrdgr @ Aug 21st 2007 3:08PM]

"If only Chopin had technology like this at his disposal back in the day."

If Chopin had technology like this, he would be just like the men that invented this thing, stupid with too much free time.

[Fruition @ Aug 21st 2007 3:31PM]

This is one of those things that was done because it could be done. It doesn't have to be useful, just as long as someone thought of it and had the know-how to see it through to completion, it's still interesting. And anyways, it's a better use of time than sitting down and playing World of Warcraft for eight hours, like I'm doing.

[Ender @ Aug 21st 2007 3:43PM]

playing wow for 8 hours could get you to lvl 20 if you start from 1.

this just doesn't make sense to me.

[VeteranDave @ Aug 21st 2007 3:47PM]

At least that sounds like fun...I'm stuck at work, looking at useless gadgets...hey wait, that's fun too...hmmmmmmmm. I'd still rather be playing WOW. you lucky fool...