The CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science agency) have just unveiled the WIS (Wearable Instrument Shirt, we like our acronyms today) which has to be a dream come true for legions of air guitar addicts.
All you have to do after putting it on is strike hard these invisible chords. The sensors built in the fabric pick up the wearer's movements, one arm interpreting them as picking and the other one as frets chords. The information is sent to a computer (via wireless technology) and the signal is played through an amplifier in the form of guitar chords.
An interview of chief -engineer Richard Helmer as well as more details are available on CSIRO website here.
Blimey, I have to get myself one of those for Xmas !
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