So as some of you may or may not know, I like to dabbled with music.  Whether it be clumsily playing my guitar or tinking out a few things on my Axiom-61 usb Keyboard.  So I’m always on the look out for new toys to play with electronic or otherwise.  Well while scouring some of my normal sites on the net I bumped into a youtube video of a girl (an attractive one at that)playing with what looks to be a large extravagant version of the old Tiger hand held Lights Out game from the mid 90′s and singing along

(cool huh)

Anyway, after being thuroughly impressed wth her, and her ‘toy’ I did a little investigation.  Her toy is actually a musical instrument/synth/loop buider (ok it’s kind of a toy too I guess)  It’s called the TENORI-ON and it’s made by Yamaha.  It’s really pretty cool, not just the simplicity of how it works and how you set loops, but the extra little stuff they put in the display how the notes, explode, or pop when they’re played.  This is the video that got me interested. (It’s a cover of Hot Chip – Ready for the floor)

And if you’re just interested in ‘little boots’ (the girl in the video) check out this link where she sings,plays stylophone, tenori-on, piano, and claps along.  It’s good stuff

Anyway, the christmas season is right around the corner, so if you don’t know what to get your tech friend who loves music take a hint.  Oh, MRSP is a scant $1200

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