This video is a commercial by Volkswagen, and is all about an effort undertaken to try to convince people to use the stairs instead of the escalator by trying to engage them in some fun.
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To you and I, this just looks like birds hanging out on power lines, but when Jarbas Agnelli saw this picture, she thought “music notation”. Since the picture of the birds on wires …

This is both crazy and completely awesome at the same time. A company called Face Removal Services has created a product called Beatmap. Beatmap is a musical instrument that transforms the entire face …

Do you want to be the center of attention and jump around at the front of the stage like your guitar player? Roland has just released the AX-Synth Shoulder Synthesizer – a combination keytar …

Have you ever wanted to brush up on your keyboard skills without having to actually figure it out for yourself or without having to take lessons? This patented contraption is called “Concert Hands”, and …

When the Nintendo Powerglove came out many years ago, I was pretty fascinated – a cheap, functional virtual reality controller. There have been a ton of hacks for it, including this ingenious DIY …

The Humanthesizer is a collaboration between Calvin Harris and masters students from the Royal College of Art’s Industrial Design Engineering programme. It uses bikini clad girls covered in special conductive paint to form a …

Yuri Suzuki is a musician and artist who was born in Japan and now lives in the UK. He’s come up with one of the craziest musical instruments I’ve seen – a jellyfish theremin. …

Personally, I like to tap out drum patterns with my fingers – it drives people crazy. I do it at home, in the car, even in my studio (I record my tapping and them …

This controller is aimed directly at DJs and live-PA electronic artists. The DJ Machine system features seven 360° rotatable joysticks that are used to send control signals to modify loops, sounds and music in a …