Bizarre but true, musical lederhosen

Three new inventions that pinged on the Jeremy Fisher radar are definitely worth mentioning.

The first is your very own digital music player enabled umbrella. Yes, you read that correctly, but there's more. The player can be controlled by the built in gyro-senser, so spin your umbrella to the left to move the track forward, or spin to the right to reverse. http://www.sdesignunit.com/ Be interesting to hear what it would do for Gene Kelly's dance routine in Singing in the Rain.

And if all that spinning leaves you disorientated, just turn to the shoulder of your trusty jacket and it'll tell you where you are. The GPS unit built into the jacket will apparently even work indoors, so if you're really confused, your jacket can help you make your way from the sofa to the fridge...

But my absolute favourite is digitally enhanced lederhosen. A German clothing manufacturers have produced a pair of Bavarian cow-hide breeches with a built in mp3 player AND mobile phone reception. Apparently the on-off, volume, play and shuffle buttons run down the outside seam of the leg.

Brings a whole new meaning to thigh-slapping.


Jeremy is the co-author of Successful Singing Auditions

Visit http://www.vocalprocess.co.uk/ for the latest downloads:
the Vocal Process eZINE (free electronic magazine)
86 things you never hear a singer say (free ebook)
Looking at a Voice (endoscopy video download)
Constriction and Release (opening the throat on video - the latest endoscopy video download)

The Vocal Process website has a series of free articles on vocal technique and style, memorising and different musical genres.