The New Zivix Jamstik - Portable MIDI Guitar for iPad (Using Wi-Fi)

by Plimbi Editor 15 Jan 2013 21:30 2313 Hits 0 Comments Approved by Plimbi

Though 4K TVs dominated CES 2013, there were plenty of other things for visitors to feast their eyes upon and, in this, case, to fool around with. Being a Consumer Electronics Show, there weren't many boundaries for what was acceptable.

Softpedia.com - Though 4K TVs dominated CES 2013, there were plenty of other things for visitors to feast their eyes upon and, in this, case, to fool around with. Being a Consumer Electronics Show, there weren't many boundaries for what was acceptable. Thus, Zivix felt completely at ease with the [**JamStik**](http://www.plimbi.com/news/19732/the-new-zivix-jamstik-portable-midi-guitar-for-ipad-using-wifi "The New Zivix Jamstik - Portable MIDI Guitar for iPad (Using Wi-Fi)"), a MIDI guitar that can play music, wirelessly, on a PC or iOS device running CoreMIDI-compatible apps like GarageBand and Animoog. The Wi-Fi connection has a latency of under 10ms. JamStik should be an interesting companion when playing [games](http://www.plimbi.com/news/11435/cool-math-games "The List of Educative and Cool Math Games for Your Mobile Phone") JamHero (the cousin of Guitar Hero and Rock Band). A few sessions with the JamTuro guitar guide might be needed first though. Zivix made it possible to pluck the stings and bend them. Infrared lights and sensors located below said strings interpret the movements into [music](http://www.plimbi.com/news/10896/nokia-music-streaming-service "Nokia Music Streaming Service Launches in America"). Zivix will start shipping the JamStik MIDI Guitar this summer, for $249-299. [IS] $[Jamstik Fly By](p4v2ZzjtF0U)