guitar hero

Science

Play Guitar By Flexing Alone: Microsoft Research’s Muscle-Computer Interface

9:00PM Wilson Rothman | Slide on a pair of electrode-laden armbands, and suddenly all your sweet air-guitar licks are captured, finger by finger, without an instrument in sight. Sure, there are plenty of good reasons for this besides Guitar Hero. More »
Peripherals

Wall Clips Organise Controllers In A Wiimote Location

6:20AM Brian Barrett | Controllers can be a hassle to keep track of and often clutter up valuable home entertainment space. But here comes the Wall Clip, what Mary Poppins would surely have used if the Banks children had been gamers. More »
Question Of The Day

Are You Gadgeting It Up For Christmas?

10:10AM Nick Broughall | Each and every Christmas, my family enjoys two fully baked dinners, a champagne breakfast and a few bottles of choice wine. And in between opening presents and talking about the year that’s been, for the past few years we’ve also managed to squeeze in a bit of family Guitar Hero action… More »
Games

Rhythm Video Games Quickly Entering Twilight Of Their One-Hit Wonder Career

8:00AM Jack Loftus | Fake musicians the world over are increasingly casting aside their fake instruments, reports video game stats go-to firm the NPD Group. Apparently, the short era of plastic rhythm game instruments and accessories is levelling off. More »
Games

Guitar Hero Played On Side Of House Using Christmas Lights

11:20PM Kat Hannaford | This isn’t the first time Christmas lights have met Guitar Hero on the pages of Gizmodo, but this former Disney employee’s efforts are definitely the best use of the game that I’ve ever seen. More »
Deals

Sony Giving Away Guitar Hero 5 With MU.TE.KI Purchases

9:21AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve been eyeballing Sony’s massive MU.TE.KI surround sound system, now’s as good a time as any to pick it up… Until December 31, they’ll throw in a Guitar Hero 5 guitar pack for the console of your choice via redemption. More »
Science

Air Guitar Hero Lets You Shred Sans Plastic Guitars

12:48AM Adam Frucci | Now this is cool. Using a standard electromyograph attached to the forearm, the geeks at Microsoft’s Muscle-Computer Interface group set up Guitar Hero to react to the position and pressure of all five fingers. More »
Games

DIY Soccer Ball-Controlled Guitar Hero Game

10:20PM Rosa Golijan | Definitely one for the things-I-wish-I-were-talented-enough-to-do category. These five guys are playing a way-bigger-than-life-size game of Guitar Hero by shooting soccer balls at sensors made from torn-apart Guitar Hero controllers. Oh and they’re scoring some pretty decent accuracy too. More »
Games

Yep, Logitech’s Guitar Hero Instruments Will Be Expensive Here Too

11:00AM Nick Broughall | I love my Guitar Hero and my Rock Band, but not this much. Logitech has announced local details for their premium wireless guitar and wireless drum sets for all three consoles, and just like in the US, they’re not exactly cheap… More »
Games

Logitech’s New Wii Drums And Guitar Ignore Recession

1:40AM Joanna Stern | I love me some Guitar Hero, but I’m not sure enough to upgrade to Logitech’s wireless drum and guitar for the Wii. Having the best is cool, but $US200 for the guitar and $US230 for the drums!? More »