| A guitar/app combo that also supports online jamming and recording If you’re looking for some alternative LED light in your life after taking down your Christmas tree, Samsung could have the answer in the form of ZamStar. Launched as part of its C-Lab initiative, which supports startups, this is billed as an “integrated smart guitar and online jamming platform” that features lights on the fretboard to indicate where you should be putting your fingers to play. As you might expect, there’s also an app element to ZamStar. This takes care of the online jamming bit, and also enables you to record, edit and share your riffs, making this a social platform, too. Sponsored Links In fact, it looks like you’ll be able to play back up to four parts at a time, though how all of this works (and if it works particularly well) remains to be seen. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... ZamStar is set to be shown at CES this week so hopefully we’ll find out more - such as if/when it’s going to come to market and for how much - later this week. Ben Rogerson I’m the Group Content Manager for MusicRadar, specialising in all things tech. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 20 of which I’ve also spent writing about music technology. |
