Tag: THEREMIN

Do you wonder if the urbane baritone who narrates those DigInfo News spots ever has to record multiple takes because he's laughing his (possibly) Australian ass off at those consistently wacky Japanese inventions? I do. Because I'm not sure I'd be able to say "chicken skin can generate vibrato effects" without breaking into some kind of fit of giggling burp-ups. Anyway, these are forks ...

Fans of odd, haunting electronic melodies rejoice! With the release of its portable Japanese Premium Theremin, Gakken allows you to entertain, or annoy, anyone, anywhere. In 1938, Leon Theremin patented the eponymous instrument, through which a player manipulates electronic frequencies by waving his hands, or other appendages, over two antennas. By raising and lowering the right hand next to a ...