I'm always on the lookout for cool new gadgets to try, so I was very thrilled when my Beamz Interactive Music System arrived at my doorstep.
Wow, who would have thought laser beams could make streams of music?
Just watch this video.
When I first saw the Beamz and set up the system on our computer, I admit I was a little intimidated. But I was surprised to see how easy it is to use it. This musical product is simply amazing! I don't possess any musical skill whatsoever. But with the Beamz, I feel like a professional music performer, lol. I touch the six light beams in whatever way I want and I instantly create music. Even my four year old loves playing with the laser lights and making music with it!
So the big question, you might wonder, is, how does Beamz create music with laser beams?
Answer: By breaking the path of each of the six laser beams, the Beamz triggers multiple streams of musical notes and sounds that are always in harmony with one another and are never out of key. Software powers the Beamz Interactive Music System.
You can easily create and explore all types of music such as rock, jazz, classical, dance, hip hop, country, blues rock, salsa- and more with the Beamz Interactive Music System. It easily connects to your computer’s USB port and you don’t need to read music to play it. Just install the software that comes with it and you’re ready to go!
*System Requirements for the Beamz Interactive Music System:
- Host computer with Pentium 4 processor or greater
- Windows XP (32bit) or Windows Vista (32bit) -
the system is NOT compatible with 64 bit operating systems or the Mac OS
- 512MB DRAM; 4GB available HD space
- 1 dedicated USB port (cannot connect via USB hub
The Beamz is available for purchase at http://www.thebeamz.com/ and costs $199.95. This includes 30 original Beamz composed songs, plus you’ll receive 5 additional songs of your choice to download for free when you register your new Beamz on the website. You can also purchase additional songs while you're there. Beamz has a complete selection of original, top-hits songs like Hotel California, FunkyTown, Celebration, Every Breath You Take, Imagine, I Like To Move It, Rock Your Body, Viva La Vida and more! And your kids will definitely love songs made for them like Old McDonald, Yankee Doodle, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Bingo, Mahna Mahna and many more! Each song costs $2.99. The Beamz Interactive Music System is great for social gatherings and will definitely provide entertainment for family and friends!
*And wonderful news for you all Hip Mama's Place readers! One of you can win the Beamz Interactive Music System valued at $200!
To enter this contest, visit this webpage: http://thebeamz.com/videos/ and check out the Beamz videos. When you're done watching the video/s, come back to this post and leave a comment telling me what you think about the Beamz Interactive Music System. Please include your email address in your comment to contact you in case you win. This contest ends on September 27th, 2009 at 12MN, EST and is open to US and Canada addresses only. One (1) winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be announced as a comment on this post.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Play, Create and Explore Music with Beamz- Review and Giveaway
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The Beams system looks like it would be a great family gift.
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It looks like so much fun, at first sight I thought I would be intimidated but after reading your review I'm really excited. It reminds me of a musical instrument we saw on Yo Gabba Gabba called the theremin. Thanks for the great contest :)
That thing is REAL cool
looks fun and amazing
This looks incredibly innovative and unique.
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The Beamz system is incredible. I am a professional musician, and appreciate the founders' input and enthusiasm for the Beamz. I would LOVE to win this for our daughter. She teaches music, and will be going back to New Orleans in january for a two-week volunteerring trip to again teach music. Imagine winning this, she could take it with her! Thanks for the chance to win!
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This would be a great item for all ages. And it'sso interesting. What will they think of next?
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This is an amazing system that can be used by all ages. My son is an incredible musician and when he saw this he wants one. He has been teaching his children how to read music and various instruments and said this would be a wonderful teaching tool.
Thanks for the opportunity!
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They look like fun for the whole family
Totally wild. I know the kids would love it
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my kids would be jumpin and jivin to this.
This looks like so much fun. All my family loves music so it would be put to good use.
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I think i might be fun for the kids. It is a really cool idea though
Honestly, this reminded me of "Senior Design class" while I was finishing my BsEE degree -- where teams of students brainstorm on wild and sometimes-useful "design projects"... Using lasers and sensors to detect motion, etc, and then to control music, was usually a popular context for design projects -- and THIS looks like someone actually rubbed all the rough edges off of it and made something with commercial potential.
Watched the videos but we're at an extended stay near the air force base for about a month or two and I think I packed my speakers! Have to buy new ones but I think this is such a cool product! Loved seeing kids using it as well.
I think this product is really cool and trendy and I think that it's great entertainment.
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This is super odd but awesome! I am not very into technology, but it sounds like even I could figure out this one!
wow i would of never of thought of something like that ....this is awesome
thanks you my son would love love this
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This looks like tooo much fun! Also following you on Twitter. thanks a bunch for the opportunity.
As was said in the 70s, "That's Incredible."
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I think this could be the coolest gift ever for my music loving son
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Beamz looks like so much fun and being so non-musical, it would be a hoot to sound like I know what I'm doing!
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Man, I am so fascinated by this system. It really is amazing what they can come up with. I am in awe!
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This is the coolest thing I have ever seen! The family would love it!
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My girls would love this...to be able to dance and mix a song at the same time, an absolute winner...There is one problem, though...how do we keep Mom off the darn thing?
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Looks like a really fun, and very educational toy/instrument. I've been working on teaching my kids how to make their own music, and this would be a good fit to the lessons. And it looks fun, too!
My kids love music!! The technology behind this is amazing!!! Our family would really enjoy this!! ;)
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The Beams system looks so Neat!
Thanks for the chance :)
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Oh my...My kids and I would have a blast on this thing..This would be an everyday thing at our home..I love how the beams are and makes different sounds.
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What a great creative tool for music composition. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
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Wow! This is really new and different from anything I've ever seen. It looks like fun. I have to wonder if I could do it. I have no musical talent... even though I would love to.
What an innovative product! It looks like a great way to encourage my son to expand his love for music. Very neat!
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i've never seen anything like this! my husband would love it!
I think it looks like a ton of fun!
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Wow! This is amazing...very innovative!
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I think my son would be in love if he discovered this. I think I'll add it to his Christmas list.
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Wow this would be awesome for the family! My son would love it, thanks for the chance!
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That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Would love to win it!
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Wow, I was intimidated too. Had to wrap my head around what he was doing on the video. It looks like so much fun. Never seen this before.
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Very unique. Good for beginners and accomplished musicians.
I think this is soooo cool and would love to try it out !
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Rocks the house-I love the Superstition one
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I think this would be great for both children and adults! I love that you can download more songs as well.
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Best system ever made.
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Wow! What I think? I think it's GREAT!!!! I like that there is the Beamz Professional version for Musicians & DJs! Cool!
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WOW! Thats amazing, i would love to play this, the lasers are cool looking.
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I love this stuff. This is the neatest product.
That is so cool looking. I think that my husband, my pre-teen daughter adn I would all like this music system. It might be a good family gift for christmas this year.
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I love this. I think our family would have HOURS of fun with it! I like how it seems pretty simple to use. The kids in the videos didn't seem like they had too much trouble.
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i think this is really cool
Wow, I'm really impressed by the Beamz system. I think it's a great way to introduce kids (and non-musicians) to music - I love how different beams correspond to different instruments (with pretty decent sound quality), and it's definitely a good tool for teaching rhythm to just about anyone. This would make a perfect gift for families - everyone can enjoy it, especially since both kid-friendly and adult-friendly songs are included (loved the "Hotel California" video!). Thanks!
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Holy cow and wow! I have to get one of these. I just called my son who is away at college and told him to check out their website. We are a music loving family and this would be soooo much fun to play with.
I've never heard of this before and think that it's wonderful.
Thank you for the great giveaway. I'm going to keep my fingers and toes crossed for this one.
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I think it's cool that the laser beams use your body movements to create music.
Nice system. I can see my kids designing dance moves to go with playing the instrument.
Very cool everyone should have one
this is so cool, and would be great for the whole family
WOW, this is a fantastic way to get my children to love all kinds of music. It's so cool!
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The Beamz system looks like it would be lots of fun and educational too.
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I could definitely see our family playing with that.
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Why didn't they have a gadget like that when I was a kid. That is the coolest thing since sliced bread. (No, I'm not really that old!) What a fun device for people of all ages.
Pretty unique and to say the least interesting. What will they think of next?
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The Beamz system is incredible. Thanks for the chance.
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I love it! It looks so easy to set up and use
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This looks too good to be true. I've never seen anything like it. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
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This Beamz Interactive Music System is the most unique and innovative program I have seen! What a fantastic and entertaining system this truly is, I am very impressed with what I learned about it today!
We are music lovers in our home, my husband and I as well as our 3 kids just love all kinds of music, and although I am not sure how musically inclined we are in terms of our talent, but it is all about having fun and enjoying yourself that is important, and this system would be something the entire family can enjoy together! I think music is such an important element to incorporate into ones life in some form so this amazing system would truly be a new journey we can learn to use and gain a lot of personal enrichment from!
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It looks like tons of fun.My son would have a blast with this
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This system looks awesome and I would love to win one but I don't want to win one for me. I want to win this for my aunt. She was an accomplished organist for our church and started having strokes a few years ago and now can not play any instruments but she still loves music and this seems like something that could atleast be an outlet for her.
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I love this! I'm thinking of of it as a way to get my kids excited about making music :)
This Beamz is remarkable. It is so neat. I like the fact that this system can be utilized by all age groups. I just love how the lazer beams create music from your body movements. My 15 yr old granddaughter loves to sing, dance and write music. She would go nuts over this.
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This thing looks SO cool and cutting edge! It would be a perfect christmas gift too! Thanks for the contest.
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This looks great, my kids would have a lot of fun with it
Loved watching Beamz do the original song. Obviously, you can do so many things with the system. Each time you play a song, you can make it what you want. Thanks for the intro!
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Wow, I was intimidated too. Had to wrap my head around what he was doing on the video. It looks like so much fun. Never seen this before.
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