LAS VEGAS, CES 2013 – Last year, I gave my friend Rachel — a NYC singer/songwriter/comedian with an impressive array of musical proficiencies — my old iPad 2 as a gift. It was her first tablet, or ...

So it’s not quite an ax. It’s more of a hatchet. But you can do some shredding on the diminutive Jamstik. It’s a portable smart guitar that gets beginners playing recognizable chords within a few ...

Or at least a competent guitar player, thanks to interactive lessons and games. This MIDI-friendly fretboard works with iPads and other iDevices. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

Instruments, like all things, are getting a modern makeover that gives them new functionality you will not get from wood and varnish. The newest among them is Jamstik+, a smart guitar that plays music ...

As you travel with a song in your heart, you can be accompanied by a guitar (sort of) in your hands — and learn to play it. All your need is an iPad, iPhone or Mac (sorry, Android) and the new Zivix ...