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Beamz Laser Harp Makes You Look Ridiculous (Video)

by Terrence O'Brien on April 10, 2008 at 09:20 AM


Well, we're at a loss for words here. The promo-video for Beamz is quite simply put the worst thing we've ever seen. We don't know where to start with the piles of unintentional hilarity. First there is the instrument itself, a $600 laser harp that sounds like somebody stepping on a Super Nintendo. Then there are the hilarious captions: "quiet reverie?" What is that even supposed to mean?

But the best part of the video is clearly the people. You've got high-fiving bald guy, middle aged jerk who wears sunglasses indoors, head rolling intense artist dude, and, of course, rhythmless dancing white people.

As you could probably tell by watching the video, the Beamz music system is only available through Sharper Image, which would go a long way towards explaining why the retailer is about to go belly up.

Ridiculousness aside, there is some interesting technology underneath the hood of this "instrument." All of the music is automatically generated by an algorithm and passing your hand through the "Beamz" of light triggers the next note, so, in theory, "everyone sounds great!" But Beamz is far from a serious musical instrument, despite the faces the players in the video make. Besides, $600 is a bit pricey for the casual music fan that Beamz's manufacturer claims to be targeting.

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Tags: beamz, music, musical instrument, musical instruments, sharper image

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