[Heinrich Laue] was kind of a latecomer to the fake guitar playing video game phenomenon. He played Frets on Fire — an open source clone of the game — on PC and eventually bought a copy of Guitar Hero ...

A couple of years ago, the Aeroband guitar was released. It’s not a standard guitar, but it’s not really a ‘toy’ either. It sits somewhere in between those two product types. I’ve been spending some ...

As we reach the second quarter of this century, it seems that nothing is safe from the ‘smart’ revolution. What started with our phones and TVs has made its way through our rigs and, now, the movement ...

With the holiday season fast approaching, there’s a good chance that some well-meaning friend or relative might buy a toy musical instrument for your children, safe in the knowledge that they’ll never ...

TOKYO--Air guitars just got real. Japanese toy makers unveiled gadgets at the annual Tokyo International Toy Show that, thanks to heat and motion sensors, actually make music. "This is a toy that ...

Nov. 21, 2012 -- A too-loud Dora guitar and a lead-filled robot top the annual list of unsafe toys from the Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer watchdog. This year's PIRG "Trouble in ...