# Guitar Gadgets N-Tune for On The Spot Tuning By ElGreco | Published 2008-04-08 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/never-out-of-tune-guitar-gadget References: [seattlepi.nwsource](http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/357959_tuner07.html) Your excuse for playing out of tune, besides from not being able to tune your guitar, is that [guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shark-guitars) grow and expand from the humidity. Some smart dudes invented the N-Tune gadget that attaches to a guitar without drilling, so you can always tune your guitar on the spot. The idea was interesting enough to get $1.1million in funding from venture capitalists to start producing and marketing the N-Tune, as it is called. They already have orders in for 10,000 units. It's a very good idea. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart Instrument Accessories:** The N-Tune gadget showcases the trend of developing smart accessories for instruments, offering convenient on-the-spot tuning without drilling into the guitar. - **Wireless Instrument Technology:** The N-Tune gadget taps into the trend of wireless instrument technology by enabling wireless tuning, providing musicians with greater freedom of movement during performances. - **Venture Capital-backed Music Tech:** The $1.1 million funding received by N-Tune represents a trend in venture capital investments in the music tech industry, highlighting the disruptive innovation opportunities within this space. ### Where This Applies - **Musical Instrument Accessories:** The N-Tune gadget creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in the musical instrument accessories industry by introducing a non-invasive and convenient on-the-spot tuning solution. - **Technology Hardware:** The N-Tune gadget's wireless instrument technology presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the technology hardware industry, catering to the needs of musicians for enhanced performance experiences. - **Music Technology:** The N-Tune gadget's venture capital funding exemplifies the disruptive innovation potential within the music technology industry, showcasing the demand for innovative solutions to enhance musicians' experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Effect-Emitting Guitar Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guitar-gadgets.md) - [Digitized Guitar Whammy Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guitar-whammy-bar.md) - [Digitized Guitar Learning Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-guitar-tutor.md) - [Button-Activated Guitar Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rockdreamer-guitarbar.md) - [All-in-One Audio Entertainment Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enya-nexg-smart-guitar.md) - [Customizable Guitar Pickups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customizable-guitar-pickups.md) - [Illuminated Guitar-Learning Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fret-zealot-2.md) - [Celestial Smart Bamboo Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natasha-bamboo-smart-guitar.md) - [Headstock-Topped MIDI Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-guitars.md)