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It's not easy describing something as
weird and wonderful as iZ. The boffins behind this impossibly cute creature
call it an "interactive animatronic DJ/speaker" - which it is, but you're
probably still baffled, aren't you?
Allow us to explain. iZ (pronounced "is") is a bizarre, battery-operated
being that functions as a quality audio speaker, compatible with almost any
music source. Simply plug in your MP3/CD player using the supplied cable and
you're away.
But - and this is a big, fat, hugely entertaining but -
you can also use iZ to compose your own wacky tunes. How? By pressing and
twisting his various body parts, of course! Confused? You should be, because
iZ is one of the strangest musical thingamabobs we've ever had the pleasure
to play with.
Standing 9" tall, with three posable legs, two goggly eyes, trombone-shaped
ears and a light-up nosecone, iZ looks like it has just stepped out of a
cartoon drawn by an escaped lunatic from the Planet Tharg. Playing your
music collection through iZ is entertaining enough, as his nose changes
colour and his eyes bounce to the beat. But press iZ's belly and the fun
really starts
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That's because this activates one of seven
toe-tapping electronic beats. Turning iZ's right ear triggers one of seven
additional rhythms whilst his left ear plays seven melodies. A special
"flicker" switch dangling above iZ's head allows you to add "scratch-style"
sound effects. And if all that's not enough to mark iZ out as the quirkiest
DJ since Timmy hung up his Mallett, we don't know what is. Actually we do,
because iZ also spouts his own gibberish language, at random, to any tune.
See, we told you it was strange.
The jovial tunes you can create with iZ are devilishly catchy
(some of the high-energy blip-bloppery we've composed would give the
Gorillaz a run for their money), and he makes a brilliant desktop companion
for all ages. In fact, we think iZ is going to be absolutely huge. The
cutest, quirkiest, animatronic DJ in history? Course it iZ!
Three posable legs and three vibrant colours:
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