I'd pay $449.99 for this

[Imakeholesinu]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/03/toni ... ale-in-us/

[RentCavalier]

It took me ten seconds to realize that it wasn't an ACTUAL pacemaker.

[SineSwiper]

So, where's the "mixer"?

[Imakeholesinu]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/vide ... in-action/

Sheds a bit more light on it.

[Mental]

Nice. Pricey, though, especially for that functionality.

[Imakeholesinu]

Nice. Pricey, though, especially for that functionality.

Yeah, I'm sure it will be perfected in future incarnations and updates. The beat syncing is nice how it does it automatically but sucks that it won't stay in sync and drifts much like two turn tables. It needs something to make it be able to do some sort of scratch which was also another thing the reviewers commented on. I'd still like to have one to play around with as it does do my types of music really well (trance and house) but I'm not sure how it would do Ambient or drum and bass.

I'm patiently awaiting DJ Hero or Scratch to be released.

[Mental]

Given the beatmatching abilities of Ableton Live, which I own a full copy of, it's hard for me to justify expensive purchases of equipment that isn't as functional. I mean, Ableton can beatmatch and simultaneously play ten different clips with filters at the same time without breaking a sweat, and have a hundred more clips waiting on the other rows to replace them, so most of the commercial toys can't really compete in terms of production, only performance. It's the one thing Ableton is really known for other than an emphasis on live remixing - their beatmatching/warping algorithms automatically match just about any clip you play.