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Whether you are a DJ, an aspiring DJ, or just someone who loves making music wouldn’t it be great if you could start playing virtual instruments and make music anywhere at anytime?  Cell phones can do a lot of tasks these days, yet this is the first phone I’ve seen which is marketed towards people who are good at making music. 

A cell phone that can play music?

Motorola sponsored a group of researchers to create a phone that allowed people to create music, the KRE-8.  By using sensors and accelerometers, the KRE-8 can figure out how you are holding and orienting the cell phone, and then it will start playing as a guitar, drums, or violin.  This allows you to play your own music and record.  Using the touch screen, you can easily move your fingers around to edit the sound.  Interestingly enough, you can even broadcast your music as you are creating it using the integrated 3G network to other KRE-8 devices.  Other users can choose to add their own beats to your song or just listen to the completed version.  In addition, all completed songs that are stored on the wireless network are geotagged, so people know where the songs are coming from. 

The other interesting aspect of the KRE-8 is everything can be performed by touch.  There is, essentially, no need to press any buttons, giving a real-life effect when making music. 

Are you sure it’s a cell phone?

It seems I didn’t even mention the normal phone features it comes with.  I’m sure designer Jose Tomas DeLuna would not be upset by this, because the primary use of the KRE-8 is simply to make and share music.  However, when all the extra features are taken away, it still is a normal touch screen phone that can place calls and text message.  It doesn’t specify whether it has an Internet browser, but since it runs on a 3G network, it is very possible that it has one. 

Unfortunately, no word on pricing or availability at this time.  If you want to see the phone in action, check out the video below. 

Read [YankoDesign]