A HIT IN YOUR PANTS
16 January 2014
We’d been debating, investigating, mulling over the future of music at AudioTechnology HQ in preparation for Issue 100, when Brad brought up these bad boys. Forget Google Glass and other lame attempts at ‘wearable tech’, this is the stuff we really need… DrumPants. Sensors you can stuff down your jeans that turn all that typically benign thigh slapping into full-on drum solos. Now all that fancy fingerwork on your daily commute can be a source of entertainment for your whole bus or carriage, perfect.
DrumPants come with two strips of sensors with three drum pads per strip, so you have a full kit at your disposal. The attached mini-pack lets you select over 100 different kits, synthesisers, guitars, and plenty more, as well as a headphone jack if you’d rather not share your beats. There is an optional speaker though, for on-the-go performances — think of all the drum corps flash mobs you could do, instant Internet famous.
They’re also Bluetooth ready, and work with iPhone, Android and desktop apps that accept MIDI or OSC — that includes Live, Reason, Logic Pro X, Animoog, and you know, Google Slideshows, so you can drum roll in the latest quarter profits.
Also, DrumPants’ ultra-thin velcro attaches to any piece of clothing, so theoretically you could be touching yourself anywhere and music would play.
They’ll ship May 2014, but you can preorder your set now for US$139.99. What are you waiting for? The future of audio technology is here.
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