That being said, the latest brainchild of Hammacher Schlemmer – who is known the world afar for being the creative genius behind hundreds of notable audio gadgets and their respective doodads – are the digital drumsticks for the iPod. In a nutshell these are a pair of motion activated and motion sensitive digital drumsticks that you can plug into your iPod, computer speakers, CD player, stereo, TV or anything with an auxiliary input and use. And yes, you can plug in headphones into them to so you don’t annoy those in your household so much that you find yourself confined to the garage for drum lessons.

Without ado, here is the down-low.

Digital Drumsticks
Just when you thought everything possible had already been released for the iPod, think again folks! These motion-activated, digital drumsticks plug right in to your iPod, TV, or CD player, so you can jam along with your favorite songs. They also have a headphone jack so you can thump all day without getting pounded by your brother for annoying the heck out of him. The sticks have fill and combination buttons on them that allow for snare drum, bass drum, tom, floor tom, hi-hat, and crash cymbal combos at the click of a button. You can clip it to your belt via a sturdy plastic clip, and it comes with a standard iPod cable for easy plug-and-play connection. Well priced online for about $29.95 – being good at drums however, is up to you.

Specs:
• Both sticks have buttons for fills and cymbal combos
• Volume control knobs
• Tempo control knobs
• Plugs into any auxiliary input
• Comes with six background rhythms to drum to
• Requires 2 double-A batteries
• Comes with iPod cable
• Comes with a belt clip
• 1 year warranty

The Bottom Line
We find this to be a nifty and intriguing concept. How often do you catch yourself keeping rhythm to songs that you listen to? With these sticks the world is your oyster, and the price can not be beat! So watch out Mickey Hart!