Complex Blog » Yamaha http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Yamaha Turns Cell Phones Into Musical Instruments http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/20/yamaha-turns-cell-phones-into-musical-instruments/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/20/yamaha-turns-cell-phones-into-musical-instruments/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:29:02 +0000 treats http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/20/yamaha-turns-cell-phones-into-musical-instruments/ yamahaphoneinstrument.jpg
Sure, playing MP3s with your iPhone is dope, but the sound equipment gurus at Yamaha may have one-upped Steve Jobs and Co. with the Au Design Project, a collaboration with Japanese phone company KDDI.

The two brands have been working on producing a set of phones and PDAs that also mimic the trumpet, harmonica, piano, and drums (inspired by Nintendo’s Wiimote), as well as a scratching feature for DJs. The project, which was unveiled this month in Harajuku at the KDDI Designing Studio, is still in development. Watch videos of the cell phone jam session below.

THE MOBILE ORCHESTRA:

TRUMPET & DRUMS:

PIANO:

TRUMPET (CLOSE-UP):

DRUMS (CLOSE-UP):

[KDDI au Via Japan Trend Shop]

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