LAS VEGAS, CES 2013 – Last year, I gave my friend Rachel — a NYC singer/songwriter/comedian with an impressive array of musical proficiencies — my old iPad 2 as a gift. It was her first tablet, or ...

So it’s not quite an ax. It’s more of a hatchet. But you can do some shredding on the diminutive Jamstik. It’s a portable smart guitar that gets beginners playing recognizable chords within a few ...

Or at least a competent guitar player, thanks to interactive lessons and games. This MIDI-friendly fretboard works with iPads and other iDevices. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Zivix is in the musical instrument business, but not the sort of instrument you’ve seen before. When the 14-employee Minneapolis start-up launches its $300 JamStik in July _ through retail stores it ...

Instruments, like all things, are getting a modern makeover that gives them new functionality you will not get from wood and varnish. The newest among them is Jamstik+, a smart guitar that plays music ...

As you travel with a song in your heart, you can be accompanied by a guitar (sort of) in your hands — and learn to play it. All your need is an iPad, iPhone or Mac (sorry, Android) and the new Zivix ...

Zivix is in the musical instrument business, but not the sort of instrument you've seen before. When the 14-employee Minneapolis start-up launches its $300 JamStik in July — through retail stores it ...