Open Source One

While it may look at first glance like an electric guitar or one of the stringless guitars from Guitar Hero, Misa Digital is billing its new creation as a “digital guitar.” And get this: It’s Linux-based. According to Handle With Linux , the “Misa guitar runs Gentoo Linux on an AMD Geode processor and it has MIDI and Ethernet ports for connectivity.” Where there would be pickups on a normal electric guitar, Misa’s offers a touchpad LCD screen. By working the LCD screen with one hand and pressing down on virtual strings on the neck of the instrument, you can create synthesized sounds