I had this exact same idea bout a month ago after thinking about the limitations of current midi controllers and touch screens. After giving it some thought I came to the conclusion that a modular system such as this would be a bit of a pain since you'd constantly have to rebuild control surfaces. You could group controls together whilst still maintaining a lot of versatiility but you'd lose more real estate and it's still not ideal. Tactile displays seem like a nice solution but tbh I think the fact that midi automation and control is still 7bit is an issue that has to be addressed before this.
Apple approached engadget awhile ago and offered them free macs for all the staff, every year for life as long as they spammed the site with apples every thought, gesture and action.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"
The most commented posts on Engadget over the past 24 hours.
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.