Beamz USB Laser Music System has Some Good Vibrations

Some people look at the Beamz Music Performance System and see laser harp; we look at it and think successor to the Theremin, one of the world's first fully electronic musical instruments and inspiration for the ghostly electronic sound in the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." The principle behind the two is the same - waving hands make music, like a conductor in front of an orchestra - but the Beamz definitely takes the concept to the twenty-first century level. Built into its memory are thirty songs in nineteen musical genres that provide a backing track to your compositions. Wave your hands through the laser bars the Beamz generates and the system interprets your movements into a host of pre-recorded riffs and loops played on a variety of musical instruments.

If you've read that last sentence closely, you've probably figured out the USB-powered Beamz Music Performance System's one limitation: it's a much fancier (and more expensive) version of the demo tracks on a cheap Casio keyboard, with no opportunity for individual creativity. As such it's probably less appropriate for the musician as it is for someone with a love of music and some serious cash to spare.

Via OhGizmo!