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The Tenori-On hype continues.
Gizmodo took a look at it and loves it:
Tenori-On, the crazy light-up handheld synthesizer from Yamaha we’ve been geeked about for months, officially launched in the US tonight. We got our hands on one and simply put, we were amazed.
Artists at the event told us that the visual aspects of the device [...]

Oliver Chesler let me note on an earlier Tenori-On story saying that he’d posted about his experiences at the Tenori-On introduction at the club Berghain in Berlin:
When I walked into Berghain they had kiosks hooked up with several Tenori-on available to use. Right away I was shocked at how bright the white leds bling out at you. [...]

The international hype juggernaut for the Tenori-On continues.
Yamaha Corporation of America is set to introduced the Tenori-on in the United States with launch events for the public and press in New York on April 16 and San Francisco on April 18, 2008.
Tenori-on literally means “sound in the palm of your hand” and is a twenty-first [...]

The Tenori-On, which previously had been available only in the UK, is now getting a global launch.
Yamaha has announced launch dates in:

Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany
Paris, France
Montreal, Quebec
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Tokyo, Japan

The events will include presentations by inventor Toshio Iwai and performances by early Tenori-On users. As for me - I still think the experimental [...]

pepemogt has posted an interesting jam with the Tenori-On as Midi-CV-Gate controller for Analogue Solutions tr-808 and tr-909 drums, the EML modular synth, Drumulator and Oberheim Xpander.

PC World has published its list of the 25 most innovative products of the year, and Yamaha’s Tenori-On is number 16:
16. Yamaha Tenori-On
Innovation: Inspired and intuitive handheld instrument redefines music-making.
Benefit: Nothing else even comes close to Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai’s digital instrument.
While the Tenori-On is likely to appeal to a fairly specialized audience, the [...]

Months of hype about Toshio Iwai’s innovative music gadget, the Tenori-On, appear to be paying off for Yamaha. Yamaha reports that, having sold out three months’ stocks within hours of the launch, they plan to forward production and air freight supplies into the UK to keep pace with demand.
Peter Peck, Marketing Manager Music Production at [...]

Peter Peck of Yamaha gives a demo of the Tenori-On at the official UK Launch in London on Sept 4, 2007:

Here, Toshio Iwai, the creator of the Tenori-On, gives a demo of the new music gizmo:

While the Tenori-On may have a cramped user interface with limited expressive capabilities and primitive sound manipulation options, it’s got [...]

Yamaha’s unique Tenori-On musical instrument is being launched today at at Phonica Records, in SOHO, London. A second launch event will be presented by Futuresonic at Mint Lounge, Manchester on 5th Sep, 2007.
For those that can’t be there, here’s what you need to know:
What Is The Tenori-On?
The Tenori-On is a 16 x 16 LED [...]

 

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