— LiberLive, a music technology company, has earned a place on TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2025 with its Stringless Smart Guitar.
This recognition comes on the heels of a series of creative milestones for the company, including its debut at the 2025 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The company also recently held a landmark live showcase at New York Fashion Week’s Runway 7 and delivered immersive performances that blend music, design, and technology.
TIME’s annual list honors the innovations transforming the world. The 2025 list includes 300 pioneering inventions across technology, design, sustainability, entertainment, and health.
Read more about the recognition on: TIME’s official Best Inventions 2025 list
LiberLive enables individuals to gain access to the world of expression by means of music. Its breakthrough product to change the music element of the complex talent into something open, free and interactive is the LiberLive C1 Stringlessly Smart Guitar, which will inspire individuals in all locations to create and unite.
A New Way to Experience Music
The idea behind the LiberLive C1 Stringless Smart Guitar did not emerge from market research or business planning. “It began with a much simpler impulse: curiosity, and a desire to create something entirely new.” said the LiberLive founder team.
They recalled the early days of learning to play guitar in a college dorm, an experience filled with wonder at the beauty of sound, yet impatience with how difficult the learning process could be.
Rather than designing a “better” guitar, the team set out to create something entirely new, an instrument that reimagines how people experience music, leading to the birth of the LiberLive C1 Stringless Smart Guitar: a product not driven by trends, but by the desire to make music a natural, playful, and accessible part of everyday life.
Making Music Accessible to Everyone
Traditional instruments often require years of practice before players feel comfortable sharing music. The LiberLive C1 removes that barrier.
The smart guitar is lightweight (1.8 kg, or 3.9 lb) and can be played anywhere or anywhere, and has built-in speakers and a headphone jack. “It fills the disjunction between our passion to listen to music and to play it and to create music,” said the LiberLive founder team. “It’s for the person who always wanted to play a song for their friends, the parent who wants to jam with their kids, or the creative soul who wants to express themselves without being limited by technical roadblocks.”
Impact Beyond Innovation
Behind the effortless playing experience lies complex engineering. The LiberLive team faced challenges such as integrating sensor inputs, sound processing, and real-time feedback systems to create a natural, delay-free experience.
Looking ahead, LiberLive plans to expand beyond the stringless guitar to build a rich ecosystem of new products: new instruments, new ways to bring music into people’s everyday lives, and new tools that make expression easier and more fun.
About LiberLive
LiberLive is a music technology company dedicated to creating innovative, high-tech musical instruments. Their flagship product, the LiberLive C1, is the world’s first-ever stringless smart guitar, designed to make music creation accessible to all.
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