FAD GADGETS
Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.
POPUTAR
It’s the most irritating portmanteau since “mumpreneur” but the Poputar redeems itself by aiming to teach the world how to play guitar, quickly and easily. Company founder Bohan Zhang says: “Poputar aims to provide you a joyful beginning with less trouble and baldness” – and that’s a sentiment I can really get behind. The accompanying app sends signals to LEDs embedded in the neck of the instrument to show you where to put your fingers, in real time. They claim that this will allow you to become proficient in “10 days” – which is clearly far too optimistic, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a) clever, and b) useful. www.poputar.com/en