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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker just announced a retro-futuristic musical instrument called Orchid

Kevin Parker, from Tame Impala, has announced a neat new instrument called Orchid. It’s a chord machine, but one with some added bells and whistles.

To that end, Orchid lets players initiate full melodic chords by pressing a note on the tiny one-octave keybed. The initial rollout is being described as a beta test of sorts, with the company saying that “these owners will have the chance to shape and refine” the design before a wider release. An Anker charging station that can top up your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods batteries all at the same time has dropped to a record-low price.

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