Science Rocks

Australian scientists have invented a T-shirt that allows air guitarists to play actual music as they strum the air. They have created an objectless musical instrument, or 'air guitar'. It is actually called the WIS - the Wearable Instrument Shirt!

For your information, air guitar consists of a wearable sensors attached in a conventional shirt. The shirt has sensors in each elbow and sleeves to detect and interpret the air guitarist's arm movements. With the help of custom software the gestures are then connected wirelessly to guitar audio samples to generate the music. And the sound generated is like an original mp3.

The development of this electronic textile technology is an integration of technology and know-how in electronics, conductive textile structures, and software. Electronic textiles have rapidly become popular in many personalized technologies, such as mp3 controls and computer keyboards.

We can now experience the future of intelligent clothing!