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(20 customer reviews) 21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
It's a Sucker's Toy,
December 20, 2010 Raymond D. Spangle "level6" (Richardson, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beamz C4 Interactive Music System (Electronics)
This was given to me as a gift. I am a real musician/producer with a full-blown studio in his home.
I cannot believe how this company is suckering everyone into purchasing this product. I have watched the videos online and read their advertisements and I cannot fault the gift-giver in any way, since they are not musically inclined and did not know what to watch out for. This is absolutely the company's wrong doing.
First, I would like to say that I have a $3.00 magnet on my fridge that does the same thing. It is a little plastic violin that has two metal wires for strings, then a metal wire strung on a plastic bow. One shorts the two violin wires with the bow wire and a note is played. Then, one lifts the bow up and it stops. Touch the bow to the "strings" again and the NEXT note is played. It's a very simple ON/OFF control and the "songs" are pre-programmed inside the violin, so that each subsequent note that is played is one from a classical song...Read more
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Difficult to Set Up.....,
December 10, 2010 LK "LK" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beamz C4 Interactive Music System (Electronics)
When we saw this playing at FAO Swartz, we thought it was the coolest gift ever. We recently purchased this and it turned into a fiasco.
First of all, it does not work with MAC's so we had to spend another $125.00 to download a windows program onto our computer. Then it took three tech support calls, including one made by our computer expert, to finally get this up and running. If you don't have a MAC, it may have been simpler to get up and running. Then again, the instructions to use the Beamz are not very clear either. I suppose if you are extremely technically skilled, it might be easier. But given the fact that our computer person had difficulties with it, I doubt it is child friendly. Fun when working.
I was also unaware that you can't move it away from the computer. Really think about this one for the money.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great fun for my gamer boyfriend!,
November 22, 2010 Lynn - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beamz C4 Interactive Music System (Electronics)
I must say, keeping up with the latest gadgets to appease my boyfriend's want for the latest and greatest has been challenging. A family friend told us about the Beamz a few weeks ago and my boyfriend's ears perked up. I thought, this is it. It's perfect for him because he loves gadgets, game systems, music, and loves showing off his new "toys" to all his friends. His birthday was Friday and success!!! He played it all weekend and I even found myself asking him to turn it on for me to play. So much fun! Can't wait to have it out for everyone to see at our holiday gatherings! Thank you!!