Tech Shout!

Given the rate at which technology is progressing these days, there is virtually a gadget for everyone- right from the tablet pen your designer brother cannot let go off to those handy wine chillers that mum and dad use for outdoor parties.

But, if you are a musically-inclined person, here is a good list of interesting gadgets that will help you bring out the sound that’s playing inside your head. Even if you aren’t in tune, don’t fret because these gadgets will help transform a discordant noise maker into a creator of rhythmic and melodious sounds.

TechShout’s list of music-related gadgets include some high-end music-making devices, music playing gadgets which double as other gizmos too. Then, there’s something for karaoke lovers, and something cool that all us geeks would love to wear!

Tonium Pacemaker - Before you think that we erred and point out that this gadget belongs to the ‘Grandparents’ group, read on. The name sounds misleading, but on delving deeper, you will realize why this is called the Pacemaker. It’s a portable music player with a 120GB hard drive. But, that’s not all because the Pacemaker allows audiophiles to practice and refine your mixing skills on-the-go! The Pacemaker is priced at around Rs.30,700, which may be considered as a bomb to some, but the real songsters and budding DJs will kill to have it!

Singstar Bollywood PS2 Bundle: If you want to nurture the ‘singer’ in you or perhaps in your friends then here is a perfect gift. Not only does the bundle include a Bollywood karaoke game, but also a PlayStation 2 console with two microphones, all for a price of Rs.7,990. Compete against a friend or sing along as a group of friends. But, we must warn you that a few songs down the line, you could be crooning away for the rest of the night!

Griffin iKaraoke: In case you don’t really dig singing songs from Bollywood movies, then the iKaraoke will be a perfect gift. Plug it into an iPod or home system (using the auxiliary audio line-in) and voila, the vocals fade out and the user’s voice then takes over. Priced at approximately Rs.1800, this is quite a good gadget to bring out the closeted Beyonce or Justin Timberlake in you!

Tqualizer: The Pre-nineties fad was to don those global hyper-color T-shirts that change color according to your body temperature. Skip to the present and you’ll realize that we are the iPod generation and the Tqualizer will be more appropriate for our times. Wear it, and you instantly become the life of the party! The T-shirt features a built-in sound sensitive spectrum analyzer. Simply put, here is a funky looking electro luminescence equalizer on a T-shirt that actually goes in sync with whatever music is playing. You can get yourself this cool t-shirt for Rs.1,618.

As mentioned earlier, now that the age of the iPod has dawned upon us, some of us don’t even want to carry CDs anymore, let alone cassettes. Enter the Philips Rip-All AZ1586 Sound Machine, which lets you convert those dusty tapes as well as CDs into the ubiquitous MP3 format- all at just the touch of a button! Plus, you can also play out your music aloud on this boombox! It is priced at Rs.4,999.

We also really liked Mustek’s PFD-i700 digital photo frame which has an integrated Apple iPod docking station. So you get to keep your near and dear ones at close proximately and also listen to your favorite music. The PFD-i700 is a 7-inch frame and looks very sleek as well, considering it has an integrated dock with speakers. The price of this frame with an integrated dock is Rs.5,257.

Well, if you took the time to read through this special music gadget feature, then you probably would be keen to own one or at least two of the above mentioned stuff. So what are you doing still reading this anyways? Go out there are get yourself equipped.