Smack Attack: The drum set for your steering wheel

A project in Palo Alto, CA by Gregor "G-Man" Hanuschak
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Put cover on any steering wheel, start the iPhone app, and wirelessly play drums with your iTunes over your car's existing speakers.
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Backers: 48
Average Pledge Per Backer: $283

Funded: $13,566 of $200,000
Dates: Apr 20th -> May 27th (37 days)
Project By: Gregor "G-Man" Hanuschak
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Latest News

Discovery Channel, new beginnings

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear all, What a week! As you may have noticed, there's been even more media attention for Smack Attack RITW this week. Perhaps the most exciting of this attention came from the Discovery Channel in Canada. The Discovery Channel brought Gregor up to... (Read More)

Steering wheel tappers, we salute you!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Steering wheel music pad lets you drum and drive

April 22nd - via: news.cnet.com
Eight sensors on this steering wheel cover from Kickstarter can trigger snare hits or animal sounds. They might even keep you awake. Read this article by Tim Hornyak on CNET. (Read More)

Smack Attack Makes Sweet Music By Connecting Your Car’s Steering Wheel And Your iPhone

April 21st - via: techcrunch.com
My car’s steering wheel has taken a beating because of the all the lousy drum fills I’ve banged out on it over the years, and at least one entrepreneur thinks that experience could use a little bit of improvement. Gregor Hanuschak (who, in a previous life, worked for NASA) has put together a Kickstarter project for the Smack Attack, an in-car gadget that lets users make those steering wheel drum solos a bit more substantial. (Read More)

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