TECH TALK
by Ruben Figueiredo
Learning how to play the guitar can be a very stressful and time consuming process but a project called Tabbar helps all who want to learn how to play the guitar fast and simple.
Tabbar is a project funded by many people who want to learn how to play the guitar and donate money to this project so that the workers of this organization can take one step closer to their goal which is $45,000. So far they have been able to use much of their money to design a unique device able to teach the guitarist what notes they need to play and where they need to put their fingers on the guitar.
This was accomplished by connecting your mobile device to a LED guitar sleeve and placing the sleeve on the guitar. Once the guitarist found a song they wanted to play or learn, all they had to do was play that song and the notes on the LED sleeve would light up giving the guitarist the heads up on where they need to put their fingers, so that they can play the guitar.
Although the design is still being worked on, the development of this has been getting a lot of good reviews. This unique device should be able to work on almost all type of phones including the iPhone and any new internet connected devices. If they reach their fundraising goal they are hoping to set the price for each Tabbar at $179, and hopefully the production and sell rate will increase helping guitarists all around the world.
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