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Engadget giveaway: Win a Jamstik+ smart guitar courtesy of Zivix!
If you've always wanted to learn guitar, but never seemed to make it past the first few bars of 'Stairway to Heaven', this week's giveaway could be of help. The Jamstik+ is a Bluetooth-connectable instrument that boasts real strings and frets, and wo...
AirJamz is a wristband that turns air guitar into wear guitar
The tagline reads: "AirJamz is the wearable Air Guitar that you have to see to believe." To be fair, you probably can believe it, especially if you're familiar with Zivix. The company is best known for Jamstik, a small wireless guitar that helps you...
Jamstik Wireless Smart Guitar Brings String Instruments to the 21st Century
Musicians who think that string instruments could use a modern touch should definitely check out the Jamstik Wireless Smart Guitar that’s available via Walyou Deals at a special price.
Made by Zivix, an American start-up based in Golden Valley, MN, the Jamstik Wireless Smart Guitar can function like a conventional guitar, enabling you to apply vibrato, bend strings, or even fingerpick. However, should you decide that the classical guitar sound is a bit too bland for your or your band, you can easily connect this device with Apple music apps and software.
Two of the main advantages of the Jamstik are its light weight and small dimensions. At 16.4″L x 3.5″W x 1.8″D and 1 lb, 9 oz in weight, the smart guitar is an instrument you can take with you anywhare. The 3.6v Lithium replaceable and rechargeable battery also contributes to the device’s portability, since it allows you to play anywhere for up to 8 hours.
Setting up the Jamstik isn’t difficult at all, as it doesn’t require any tuning. Combine that with its extreme portability and you’ll realize just how convenient this smart guitar really is.
Jamstik comes with some quality teaching software that was also developed by its creators. This means that it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or a guitar player who has been familiar with string instruments for decades. All-level guitar players of all ages could learn to have fun with it.
Infrared light technology enables guitar players to see their hands while using the Jamstik. That will lead to better coordination in the future, not to mention the cool effect.
As far as compatibility is concerned, the Jamstik can be paired with Apple devices running iOS 7.0 or later (iPad 2 or later, iPhone 4S or later, iPod Touch 5th Gen or later), or Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
The package includes the Jamstik itself, an USB charging cable, an adjustable guitar strap, a rechargeable battery, 2 guitar picks and 3 downloadable iOS apps, specifically jamStik Connect, jamTutor & jamMix. The following video should give you a pretty good idea about how the Jamstik and the companion software look and work in real life.
Besides JamTutor and JamMix, the smart guitar is available with literally hundres of iOS MIDI-capable apps such as GarageBand, which is Apple’s flagship music production app.
If you decide to buy yourself a Jamstik Wireless Smart Guitar within the next four days, Walyou Deals offers it for $149.99, which is 40% of the original price. Referring a friend can get you $10, so that will lower the price even more. The product benefits from free shipping in continental US.
Feel free to also browse the other categories, as Walyou Deals features many incredible items at heavily discounted prices that could prove useful not only to modern musicians, but to geeks, in general. The Jamstik wireless smart guitar could make an excelent Christmas present, but in case it’s too expensive for your budget, you might find something else in our store.
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JamStik portable MIDI guitar lets you play and learn on the iPad wirelessly
We heard from our friends over at TechCrunch (thanks, John Biggs!) that a company called Zivix has been showing off a cool little MIDI guitar at CES, so here it is! Dubbed the JamStik, this digital instrument serves the same purpose as the already-available You Rock, except this one comes with real guitar strings, works wirelessly over WiFi, features a lower latency (under 10ms instead of about 20ms, according to Zivix's lab test), and it also has a shorter neck plus a much smaller body for the sake of portability -- even for some casual plucking on the plane. The JamStik also supports string bending thanks to the way it detects finger movement on the neck -- the rows of infrared lights and sensors under the strings make the magic happen.
Of course, you'd need a PC or an iOS device (with CoreMIDI-compatible apps like GarageBand and Animoog) to get the audio, and for the latter, Zivix will be offering three apps: JamTutor guitar teaching suite, JamHero game (very much like Guitar Hero and Rock Band) and Jam Live music remixer. We had a go using a wired prototype JamStik, and apart from the slight delay between our strumming and the audio output (which will be further fine-tuned before going retail), we had a lot of fun with it. Check out the demo videos after the break, and expect to see the JamStik hit the market this summer for somewhere around $249 to $299.
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