: Photo: Brian X. Chen/Wired.comIn the future, cars will fly, cloned dinosaurs will live happily confined to zoos, and live concerts will feature musical instruments that use touchscreens, lasers and solar power.Bad news: We're not quite there yet. Your Chevy is more likely to undergo a biodiesel conversion than a hover mod. And the tech needed to clone and cage dinosaurs still only exists in Michael Crichton's crackpot cranium. Good news: Musical instruments that use touch-sensitive controls, contain lasers and use the power of the friggin' sun are already here. Here's a look at a few of these high-tech instruments that are creating music for our geeky ears. Left: The Tenori-on looks like a '60s-era Lite-Brite — only it's $600 and one of the most unusual musical instruments in existence. The board is composed of a 256-button LED landscape with a unique instrument programmed into each bulb. To play notes, you plot points on the dot-matrix as if you're drawing a picture. Bonus: The Tenori-on is so dead-simple, even those with no musical talent can master making music in mere minutes.$600, yamaha.com: Photo: BrickTablePeople love touching their gadgets (Exhibit A: iPhone), and the creators of the Brick Table are banking on that trend. Created by California Institute of Arts students Jordan Hochenbaum and Owen Vallis, the multitouch screen surface contains a camera that detects finger gestures and movements. Dragging your digits across the screen creates a...
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