Touch tablet makes music
— -- This weekly roundup takes a look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products.
Touch tablet makes music
You can take control of your music with the QuNeo 3D Multi-Touch Controller. Designed for electronic musicians, DJs and VJs, the multi-touch tablet has 27 pads, sliders and rotary sensors that respond to pressure, velocity and location.
For example, you can adjust the volume by pressing harder or softer on a volume switch. Sound isn't the only thing you direct: The tablet also is equipped with LEDs that respond to your musical direction with a colorful light display.
The QuNeo controller from KMI is compatible with Open Sound Control and USB and MIDI devices. It also can handle do-it-yourself codes created with its downloaded development kit. Plus, it's the same size as the ubiquitous iPad, so it can be paired with iPad clips, stands and similar accessories.
Available in March as a Kickstarter creative project, the QuNeo is currently available as a presale. It costs $200.
E FUN updates tablet
You can watch videos, check e-mail, listen to music, take pictures and read books on the Nextbook Premium 9, a nine-inch tablet from E FUN.
Loaded with Google's Android 2.3 operating system, the tablet has a 1 Ghz processor, a capacitive color touch-screen, built-in Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera, 4GB of memory, an SD card slot, a mini USB port, a 1080p video player and built-in speakers. It costs about $350.
Jazz up fitness routine
The fitRAIL from Scosche Industries can add a bit of fun to your workout routine. Designed to keep an iPad in place while you exercise, the fitRAIL can be temporarily mounted on treadmills, exercise bikes and other fitness machines.
Priced at $50, it has adjustable steel bars that can be placed on top of the exercise machine, a tray mount that holds the iPad, a clip-on neoprene strap that keeps the iPad in place and rubber feet that protect your exercise equipment. When you finish your workout, the iPad holder can be folded up and put in its travel pouch, which can then be tucked in your gym bag.
Disney cam clicks with iPad
When creative tots snap photos with the Disney AppClix, they can connect the 7.1-megapixel camera to the family iPad for a quick download and then use the free Disney Pix photo editing app to personalize their pictures with surprise guests, such as Tinker Bell and Minnie Mouse.
The pint-sized camera from Disney and Sakar International has a 1.5-inch preview screen, a micro SD slot, a built-in iPad connector and a 4X zoom. It costs about $60.
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