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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
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 »
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
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 »
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
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 »
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
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 »
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