Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: Fun Stuff]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-fun-stuff/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-fun-stuff/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/engadgets-holiday-gift-guide-fun-stuff/#commentsWelcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today's bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the holiday season.
Still haven't found just the right gift for that particularly hard-to-buy-for someone in one of the more neatly defined categories? Well, then look no further, 'cause we've collected a wide assortment of other products right here that may have little in common with one another, but will each undoubtedly bring a smile to the face of anyone that receives one of them. Just try to remember you're not shopping for yourself.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bongobongo drum t-shirtBongoDrumT-shirteigenharpeigenharp picoEigenharpPicohgghgg2009holiday gift guideholiday gift guide 2009HolidayGiftGuideHolidayGiftGuide2009mypressimypressi twistMypressiTwistnintendo wii supremeNintendoWiiSupremephosphorphosphor e-ink watchPhosphorE-inkWatchremote pet feederRemotePetFeedersparkle labsSparkleLabsstylophonestylophone beatboxStylophoneBeatboxwiizero motorcycleszero sZeroMotorcyclesZeroSMon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Stylophone Beatbox electronic beats machine hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/stylophone-beatbox-electronic-beats-machine-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/stylophone-beatbox-electronic-beats-machine-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/stylophone-beatbox-electronic-beats-machine-hands-on/#comments We've seen the pros effortlessly tapping away classic tunes on the Stylophone Beatbox, so naturally we had to give it a shot for our faithful readers. Essentially the Beatbox is a portable electronic musical instrument that activates when the stylus contacts the metallic pad. For us the functions were pretty straight-forward to use -- there's a sliding switch for the three sound packs, a loop tool with record and play controls, a volume dial, a loop playback speed dial and a tuning dial underneath. We dig the loop function, but sometimes the Beatbox struggled to reproduce multiple effects at any instance, which is probably why the famed Brett Domino got help in his video. Another issue was that we had to tap fairly hard to get a response, and while you can isolate the tapping noise by plugging in your headphones, your hands would still quickly grow tired from the rapid beats. Of course, you can always cheat by putting in a sample loop via the "MP3" port, but where's the fun in that? Enjoy our amateurish electronic beatboxing after the break -- just promise you won't laugh. Deal?

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Stylophone Beatbox electronic beats machine hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, this little hack requires more than basic soldering skills and you'll need an actual synth for sound output, but we've always been intrigued by the Stylophone David Bowie used to write songs on, and now we can build one. The 29-note "keyboard" is really just an exposed circuit trace, and completing a circuit by touching the metal stylus to one of the keys sends voltage to your synth and lets you get glam in the comfort of your own home. Complete instructions at the read link, and a video of Bowie in action after the break (it's at the very end).

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