Company Information:
The Guitammer Company was founded in 1990 by Ken McCaw, an accomplished musician, composer and producer, in order to commercialize a patented guitar accessory called the Hammer Jammer.
The name, "Guitammer" is a conjunction of "guitar" and "hammer" and is pronounced, "git-ammer."
ButtKicker® brand low frequency audio transducers were developed to solve a problem Ken (a bass player) and his drummer had. They wanted to be able to feel the low end without turning the stage monitors up so loud that it disturbed the rest of the band.
Joining forces with Marvin Clamme, former sound engineer for Tom Jones and Merle Haggard, Ken and Marvin developed the original ButtKicker transducer prototypes in 1994.
After several years of product development, a patent was granted for this new type of magnetically suspended transducer and ButtKicker brand low frequency audio transducers began to be commercialized.
David Akers Kicks for Kids is a charity organization that provides assistance to the children and families being cared for at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
David's desire to give back to the community, as well as to help young people and families in need, motivated him to establish the David Akers' Kicks for Kids organization in the fall of 2001.
Experience Augmented Reality
Imagine you are the pilot of an aircraft that flies like a dragonfly, and with an on-board video
camera, you see exactly what the pilot sees. By tilting your iPhone you control the AR.Drone,
and by releasing it, the Drone is instantly stabilized.
Piloting this quadricopter is a unique experience. This mechanical bird uses its powerful
on-board computer to detect targets which become the enemies in a video game creating
a new genre: Augmented Reality video games.
The AR.Drone is the result of a high tech development: the quadricopter, a helicopter that is
extremely easy to fly. It is controlled by means of micromechanical accelerometers, gyros,
ultrasonic sensor, two video cameras, combined with a powerful embedded Linux platform.
All of these technologies have been combined for the first time by Parrot’s engineers to
create the first fully-integrated Augmented Reality device: the Parrot AR.Drone.
Parrot launched the AR.Drone project as an open platform. The source code of the piloting
software is available for developers who wish to develop games. You can join the community
via the website www.ardrone.org.
At E3 2010, we are glad to introduce the final version of the AR.Drone. Since January, every
single piece has been slightly modified to get the best of the embedded technologies.
Henri Seydoux, CEO of Parrot
Rockets to Ruin hails from Atlanta, GA and has had "Gotta Go, Gotta Roll" single on various NASCAR telecast.
You can pick up their full album buy clicking on the band photo to the left.
