Casio’s expressive guitar strap controller was inspired by a chopstick case

Surprise! Casio has something unexpected — Dimension Shifter, a spring-powered expressive wireless controller that attaches to your guitar strap. And it was the invention of one employee, inspired by his kid’s school-lunch retracting chopstick and cutlery case.

Herb Deutsch, educator and Moog synth co-inventor, has died

Herb Deutsch, one of the leading figures in the early development of the synthesizer and a lifelong educator, died on Friday.

Peter Kirn - December 11, 2022

Eyeballs, errors, and animal keys: Reed Ghazala’s wild circuit-bent electronics keep evolving

Reed Ghazala’s latest generation of instruments is here, gazing back at us with glass eyeballs and dubbed with names like “photon clarinet.” The father of circuit bending also espouses a new conceptual frame and philosophy – errism. And to err is human, but also is cat.

Peter Kirn - February 10, 2022

Multi-Touch with Your Current Keyboard, And How Expressive, Crowd-Funded Keys Stack Up

- August 15, 2013

What Makes a Truly New Instrument? Human Gestures Power Winners of Guthman Competition

- March 21, 2011

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