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Music and technology aren't unfamiliar bedfellows, but the i-Tab offers a unique method for enhancing your guitar with gadgetry: clamp it on. Like a TomTom for tunes, the electronic songbook prompts players with chords and lyrics for thousands of songs.<\/p>
For hundreds of years guitarists have mastered their instrument with patience and practice. But this is 2010—who has time to practice? The i-Tab accelerates the learning process by offering thousands of dynamic tabs, scrolling chords at any tempo while you stumble your way through the song.<\/p>
The device has a 5\" touch screen—using your guitar pick as stylus is encouraged—and 4GB of memory to hold the songs, which can be downloaded through a tab store. The company claims there will be 5000 tunes available at launch.<\/p> On some songs you can accompany your noodling with backing tracks that can be played over speakers or headphones. And you'll probably need them—having the i-Tab clamped to your guitar isn't likely to win you many bandmates. Sure it'll fast-track your fingerpicking, but at what price<\/i>.<\/p> Well, the price of $199 and looking like a dweeb, as it turns out. Pre-orders are slated to be filled first week in March. [i-Tab<\/a> via Oh Gizmo<\/a>]<\/p> Music and technology aren't unfamiliar bedfellows, but the i-Tab offers a unique method for enhancing your guitar with gadgetry: clamp it on. Like a TomTom for tunes, the electronic songbook prompts players with chords and lyrics for thousands of songs.For … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/itab2.png\")
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