A doll that comes with an digital drum pad, a synthesiser and different items of equipment has been launched by US toy big Mattel.
Mattel, well-known for its Barbie dolls, has shared the brand new toy underneath its American Lady model.
The brand new character known as Kavi Sharma and has been launched as the corporate’s 2023 “Lady of the 12 months”.
The doll was created in collaboration with creator Varsha Bajaj, who developed a backstory for the 12-year-old character rising up with Indian-American cultural traditions and holding digital music and performing aspirations.
“Kavi’s story is necessary to all of the younger readers who will see components of their lives represented,” Bajaj stated in a press launch [via DJ Mag]. “I took immense enjoyment of showcasing slivers of Indian tradition, together with dance, yoga traditions, meals, clothes, and magical festivals like Diwali and Holi.”
Among the many equipment obtainable for Kavi is her songwriting equipment, which features a keyboard synthesiser that performs a number of tones. A drum pad can be included, as is a mic and a laptop computer displaying manufacturing software program.
You’ll be able to see pictures of the brand new doll beneath.
In different current digital music information, and “orchestra’ of electrical toothbrushes has lined Daft Punk’s basic music ‘More durable, Higher, Quicker, Stronger’ – test it out right here.
The brains behind the YouTube channel Gadget Orchestra used vibrations from numerous electrical toothbrushes to match the completely different tones of the French duo’s 2001 music.
To carry the duvet life, Gadget Orchestra launched a video of three toothbrushes adorned with googly eyes which might be hooked as much as a “Vibra tone” machine that controls the vibrations to govern the outgoing sound.
Gadget Orchestra has beforehand used units together with cell phones, typewriters and bank card machines to supply songs.
