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NEXiLUX offers plastic instrument storage solution with collapsible guitars
It's a scientific fact that 95 percent of American households are silently being overthrown by plastic musical instruments -- we'd wager your homestead is among those afflicted. Fortunately, a small video game accessories company, known as NEXiLUX, has come up with a clever solution for your guitar-storing needs: Collapsible guitar controllers, which are demoed in a video after the jump.Here's the bad news -- these guitars are only compatible with the Wii versions of Guitar Hero titles or Wii/PS3/PS2 versions of Rock Band games. Also, when snapped together, they form what one could only charitably call a "guitar" -- it would probably be more accurately described as a "skinny keytar." The good news? It makes your acts of post-rocking instrument destruction much less permanent.
Video: Retractable wireless Rock Band / Guitar Hero controller perfect for the five-button shredder on the go
Guitar Hero and Rock Band's plastic axes aren't exactly behemoths in their own right, but if you need something even tinier, little-known game accessories company NEXiLUX looks to have a more portable solution in the works. The video for its mini guitar isn't the clearest, but from we can see, the body is about the same size as the retracted neck, which expands from behind the touch-sensitive pads to reveal the infamous quintet of colored buttons. D-pad, navigation buttons, whammy bar, and pickup selection have all survived the compression, and to make each unit as universal as possible, there's a switch on the bottom for choosing between either Guitar Hero for Wii or Rock Band for Wii, PlayStation 2, and PS3. Both black and white models are seen here, but there's no mention either in-video or on the company's website of price or release date. See it for yourself after the break. [Thanks, Floyd]
