<![CDATA[Gizmodo: CVP]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: CVP]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/cvp http://gizmodo.com/tag/cvp <![CDATA[ Yamaha's Latest Electronic Pianos Fix What's Baroque (Gallery) ]]> Today at Yamaha's line show in NYC, pianos took center stage. Yamaha, one of the world's biggest piano makers, has been innovating on the design for years. The current crop of radical, digital shifts forward:

• Disklavier 2.0 - $10,000 to $80,000 - Grand piano's brand new software streams digital player-piano songs over the internet, for a live piano via net radio. PDA remote operates over Wi-Fi.
• EZ-200 Keyboard - $150 - Learning keyboard for kids. Like many, it has light up keys to show you where to put your fingers. But this one will wait for you: it eases the tempo of the song down automatically to match your playing.
• Modus H01 - $12,500 - Sexy "velvet rouge" reimagining of the traditional piano. It's electronic, but with a natural feel. It contains a 40-watt sound system, and also comes in "amber glow" and "deep brunette."
• Clavinova CVP400 - $TBA - Do-it-yourself Barry Manilow workstation: sing into the mic while you play, and it automatically mixes voice and piano into a WAV that you can save on USB thumbdrive.

With reporting by Jennifer Hooker

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Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:15:53 EDT Wilson Rothman http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309806&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Bike by Ellsworth, Transmission by Leonardo da Vinci ]]> cvt_bike.jpgBicycle transmissions have clearly caught up with those of cars. We've already seen automatic transmission bikes by Shimano and others—and now there's a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in this Ellsworth bicycle that works in a similar way to our Honda Civic Hybrid.

Well, almost. It's a bit different because it's based on an invention by Leonardo da Vinci, a continuously variable planetary (CVP) drive called the NuVinci CVP. What the heck is that? You still have to shift gears, but the response is instant, and there's no clanging or clicking involved whatsoever. That bike pictured above isn't cheap; you'll pay around $3,000 for one. Jump to see a video showing how the CVP drive works.

The CVP drive will be available as a kit for other brands of bicycles later this year.

Product Page [Ellsworth Bicycles, via OhGizmo]

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Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:45:00 EDT Charlie White http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247436&view=rss&microfeed=true