Ever fantasized about playing a song on your foot? Now you can.
Mogees Play is an innovative new product from London-based startup Mogees, that promises to turn any surface into a music and gaming input device.
So how exactly does the device work? Well, the Mogees Play has a sensor, barely larger than a coin, that when placed on a surface records information when you tap the surface, like impact strength, speed, timbre, and length. The sensor then uses the company’s smartphone apps to interpret that input, and translates it onto your phone screen as either actions or sounds.
The Mogees Play ships with three free apps - Pulse (a rhythm game), Jam (a recording studio app), and Keys (a smart keyboard).
Aside from the obvious musical applications, the Mogees Play can have a variety of other uses too. For instance, the product Kickstarter page shows the device hooked up to a teacup, using taps to play Flappy bird. Another example is using a table scratch to control a synced Philips Hue lightbulb.
Backers get a Mogees Play sensor and two detachable (and washable) sticky pads to attach the sensor to a surface, as well as registration codes for compatible iOS and Android devices.
In addition, Mogees is also opening up their API for developers to create even more unanticipated uses. “We want to give as many people as possible the chance to create with Mogees Play - which is why we’re sharing our technology and opening our API, allowing developers to invent new ways to inspire, entertain and teach with the device,” the company said.
“Developers and students will be able to use our API for iOS and Unity and access our library for real-time signal processing, machine learning and gesture recognition to create their own Mogees Play apps.
Mogees is asking for GBP 40,000 for development, having received over 6,000 so far. And if the Mogees Play eventually gets funded, maybe you can live the childhood dream and finally play “knick knack paddy whack” on someone’s head.
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