Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. I took ...

“Don’t be so proud of this technological terror you have created,” warned intergalactic bad guy Darth Vader. He was speaking ...

Where so-called robot tuning was once the exclusive domain of Gibson's higher end models like the gorgeous Firebird X, the introduction of its Min-ETune system at this year's Musikmesse in Frankfurt, ...

Way back in 2007 Gibson rolled out its first “robot” guitar, featuring motorized tuners that could quickly tune up the instrument without much player intervention—and even switch between common ...

In all seriousness, want a guitar with a built-in tuner, that tunes the guitar for you? Look no further than Gibson’s Robot Guitar. In all seriousness, want a guitar with a built-in tuner, that tunes ...

Gibson is the public face behind the Robot Guitar, but German company Tronical and guitarist and EE Chris Adams are the inventive forces. Tronical developed the automation as a guitar retrofit kit ...

Last year, Band Industries launched a Kickstarter for an upgraded version of its Roadie robotic tuner, with a bass guitar flavor also promised. The campaign went on to become the most successful music ...

Gibson Guitar Exhibit at CP1 (Central Plaza 1) Also Features the HD.6X Pro Digital Guitar System and Gibson’s Take Anywhere Technology Las Vegas, Nevada…December 31, 2007..Gibson Guitar, the world’s ...

Innovation reigns supreme with a user-friendly, beautifully playable guitar that features automatic self-tuning, multiple in-guitar effects, and wireless pedal control Nashville, Tennessee: On Friday ...

Yesterday, Gibson Guitars released its self-tuning Robot Guitar. It'll add about $800 to the price of a new guitar (it's available only on mid-range guitars with street prices over $2,000), and will ...

Like the Droid Bionic of the guitar world, the Firebird X was announced almost a year ago, packed with piles of impressive technology, and delayed so many times that practically everyone forgot it ...