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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why pay $60 for a two piece air guitar when your original model is free, invisible, and totally rocks?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why, because we want to appear in a low-fi early-90's-Avid-effects-laden and terrible-synth-soundtracked commercial, of course.  You clearly aren't thinking.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flippant Jibilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[are you serious why would you do that <br> amber <br> st.marys ga]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[amber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Clearly sarcasm is lost on some.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BluesK1d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can you smash these into amps?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[fischju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[hey, the ability to play the piano is a wonderful thing.        A REAL piano, I mean.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[applefreak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmm... Piano Hero anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[imacmatt09]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[that would be sooooooo awesome !!!!!!!!    :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[applefreak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 2:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[it's kinda been done, though I mostly only saw it in Korea almost a decade ago.<br><br>It was called beatmix '98 (and likely had other versions), had 5 piano keys (3 white, 2 black), a turntable, and a pedal. Pretty fun game, and watching people play 2 player by themselves (2 keyboards, 2 turntables, and 2 pedals) was pretty crazy. <br><br>yeah, this was the predecessor to DDR, Pump, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, etc. Same basic idea, but a lot more versatile due to different types of actions, as opposed to being limited to stomping/strumming/drumming. I was sad when I never saw it catch on over here.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seoultrain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 10:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Go learn a real instrument already you douchebags!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've been playing several instruments ever since grade school and it pisses me off to see 'real' musicians bitching out people who play guitar hero and rock band. People aren't playing for money or rock star status. They're doing it for a fun way to pass time and hang out with friends without having to spend years learning an instrument. Quit giving actual musicians a bad reputation as far as attitudes (generally, we're a pretty chill lot). Grow up or GTFO.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Devin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Something for confused grandmothers to buy for birthdays and Christmas, followed by the rage and waterworks from the kids receiving it.<br>amber<br>st. marys ga<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LOLWHUT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fake instruments are for wannabes]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Auras]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don't bother.  Use software.  More flexible.<br><br>Rosegarden FTW]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethana2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Real guitar=chick magnet.<br>Pretend guitar=chick repellent.<br><br>Any questions?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stiv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Real guitar=real girlfriend<br>pretend guitar=pretend girlfriend]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wrong!]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 4:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[wow you really should rethink that lots of girls i know love playing guitar hero.. even dated one for awhile before i went back to college. so yea no you lose]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 1:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[I play guitar with real strings!<br>Its the best feeling not some shitty airguitar crap]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 12:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmm... on the other hand, the guy in the video never showed his face for some strange reason...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sinerasis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[To be honest if I was doing something that made me look as stupid as that I wouldn't want my face shown either :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[w00t]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[If the music in the video is any indication of the music you'd make with the "instruments" I'm very, very scared.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[V-beat, the sure fire way to keep your V-card!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[stardash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 1:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[there's no hiding not having rythmn....hope it lets you do paradiddles!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[drumhero]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 6:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am pretty positive I saw virtual drum sticks like that like a decade ago. except in yellow minus the foot sensor. What is so virtual about the experience?  It doest simulate you flailing about like a fool.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ch4s3r]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 2:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mine were red and it was well over a decade ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 6:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[And I thought Guitar Hero was lame...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 2:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA["Face it, nobody has time these days to learn a real instrument with "strings" and "sevenths"..."<br><br>yes, sure, this is why i only listening to jimi hendrix, all other can f* up with there virtual music and such...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kemfonok]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 12th 2008 2:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holy shit, that's absolute garbage...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[OddyOh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 3:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Notice they don't show their faces, probably out of fear of being mocked by all their friends who can play real instruments.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deathalo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 3:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is so lame.  It kills me.  Since when was it that hard to learn how to play guitar.  You can buy a playable one for a hundred bucks and song tabs are free online.  It is soo much more satisfying.  Guitar Hero and rock band are at least video games that encourage teamwork and cooperation.  This is just stick waving and awkward knee slaps.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 5:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[The drummer looks like he's spanking the monkey...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[m98]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 5:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA["Better this way"? (sampled) You are having a laugh aren't you?  A big one too...<br><br>(A real musician)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 5:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[An air guitar that is not an air guitar? Whaaaaaaaaat?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh F]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 10th 2008 11:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air Drums are better than the real thing]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/10/silverlit-vbeat-air-guitar-and-air-drums-are-better-than-the-rea/</guid><description><![CDATA[i like my personal air guitar, dont need to tune it or change strings !! saves me so much money ... and i never miss a note !!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 11th 2008 12:13PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>