Pimp my Heart is a performance/vehicle intervention that uses an invented HBBB (HeartBeat Bass Booster) system to amplify the heartbeat of a car driver in real time through an interface with a beefed up car audio aftermarket system.
According to the designer, Takehito Etani, “The intervention/invention achieves an ultimate unity between car and driver.”

Lordi, Finnish metal-heads and winners of the 2006 Eurovision song contest, are not satanists. The band has been defended against claims of satanism by their country’s ambassador to the UK.
“This is entertainment,” Jaakko Laajava told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “Let’s not take this too seriously.”
“They have produced an album called The Devil Is A [...]

Hoshino USA Inc. has announced that it is recalling about 700 Ibanez bass guitars. Apparently, if the battery is improperly installed backwards, the basses can overheat, causing internal damage and a fire hazard.
This recall involves 2005 and 2006 Ibanez Soundgear, Roadgear and Gary Willis series basses. Model numbers are on the back of the headstock. [...]

Godlyke has introduced what they are calling their “supreme creation” – the Deity 10-String Bass.
The Deity-10 features a light-gauge 5-string arrangement (tuned B to G) with matching octave strings, and offers an extended frequency range not found on other instruments.

Numark has introduced a new USB-ready DJ turntable, the iCDX, that doesn’t fit into any traditional category. It’s not really a turntable, it’s not really an iPod accessory and it’s more than a MIDI control surface.
And it’s one of the first devices that promises to make scratching your iPod a good thing.