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The Toy Man® News & Views
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Product Reviews / Evaluation Report Summaries (ERS) |
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Induction Certificate Number:
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74020110811-482
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Induction Date:
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August 11, 2011
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Certificate License
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The Beamz Player Interactive Music System
by:
Rev. James G.W. Fisher - Editor / Product Evaluation Specialist
Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) Date:
08/11/2011
The beamz interactive music system is the ultimate toy that fits like a glove in functionality, popularity, and Creative playQuotient™, especially with teens. Just imagine being able to command a group of instruments, pick up a beat, and mix that with a video from a famous performing music artist with a waive of the hands and a practically zero learning curve!
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Primary Usage
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Target Age / Max. Weight
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Target Gender
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Music |
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Consumer/Education |
7-107 years old |
Female/Male
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) - Index
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Evaluation Report Summary (ERS) Category Rating Scores |
Category rating scores are based on scale from 1 to 5. Rating score must be 3 or higher to pass in each evaluation category.
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Ease of Use |
Functionality / Purpose |
Creative playQuotient™ |
Marketability |
Overall Visual Appeal |
Progressive Skill Development |
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Final product / service rating is averaged from the sum total of ALL applicable evaluation category scores. Only scores of "3" or higher are published.
There are a total of 357 evaluation categories which are used in our evaluation process.
(NOTE: Not all categories are applicable to any one product or online service.)
Only 6 of the evaluation category rating scores for this New Inductee's evaluation are featured for public view.
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Critical Evaluation Information These icons represent important attributes with which this product / service
is associated, contributes to, or encourages development of.
Select any of the unique icons below to learn more about the specific attribute it represents. |
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Trade Industry Sales Types
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Safety / Quality Classifications
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CE Marked | UL Approved | JPMA Certified |  |  | | | ASTM Compliant | eco-Friendly | eco-Conscious |  |  |  |
UPC Code / ISBN# | Manufacturer SKU | Age Grading | 893080002039 | C4 | Labeled/Appropriate |
Manufactured In | Safety Hazard/Warnings | Malaysia | Warning: Uses class 2 red laser beams. Do not stare at the beams. |
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About Our New Inductee
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Before you buy a product, it's generally common practice to be familiar with what it does, the branding, and other details. We feel that the same rule applies to our "New Inductees" we announce each week, so this section is titled "About Our New Inductee." The information in this section will provide you with a quick yet accurate glance of what the product or service is all about. |
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The beamz interactive system, (hereafter referred to as "the beamz"), provides a most interesting catalyst to provoke the mind and body to respond. "Sight, sound, touch, and hearing are all stimulated en masse with an intellectual development response."
In a more simple translation of that quote from one of our independent evaluators, the beamz delivers a source of entertainment, learning, and overall influence to self-improvement such as never before imagined! As you continue to read further, you will soon discover as you read further, that it is more than just a toy, it is a masterpiece of design and creativity. |
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Whether for personal or professional use, simplicity is the key element of what makes the beamz so special. It allows you to take a soundtrack and remix to your own creation, even including videos of Blondie and many other famous music professionals. Just move your hands to interrupt the 4 red laser beams, observe the visual illustration of the beamz and each of the beamz you are passing your hands through, and begin your journey to creative delight and visual enjoyment.
Unlike a single instrument, a video game system, a television, or even a book, the beamz is something that no matter who is playing with it, there is some form of contribution it makes to their betterment. The beamz interactive music system is the ultimate toy in functionality, popularity, and Creative playQuotient™, especially with teens. Just imagine being able to command a group of instruments, pick up a beat, and mix that with a video from a famous performing music artist with a waive of the hands and a practically zero learning curve! |
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Additional Details & Perspectives
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While it's great for some people who just want a cursory glance at what a New Inductee is all about, there are many others who have a greater appetite for more information. This section is titled "Additional Details & Perspectives". and will provide you with additional details and perspectives associated with the product or service being featured here. |
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The beamz Interactive Music System is a masterful work of art and creativity that takes music to an entirely new level of existence. It combines creative skill development, video, audio, and simplicity into the creation of virtual masterpieces. |
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"With a powerful collection of elements to stimulate the creative skills of virtually anyone, it calls upon the inherent desire of each one of us to be creative and draws us to it."
"This is a masterpiece of careful study and design which will soothe the spirit of even the most challenging personality through creative Play."
- A quote from one of our independent evaluators |
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Independent Evaluator Reports
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In this section we have called upon the assistance of top industry professionals to evaluate the product in this evaluation summary.
These scholars form their own opinions from extensive analysis and produce detailed, in-depth reports connected with their own personal study and evaluation of the products submitted for independent evaluation.
The information to follow is comprised of excerpts from the independent evaluator reports that have been paraphrased, posted verbatim, or a combination of both in order to encapsulate an accurate presentation of the primary details conveyed in each report. This approach provides a completely independent perspective in the evaluation each product. |
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* PLEASE NOTE: At the request of our independent evaluators their names are not disclosed to protect their personal and professional privacy. Their labors are provided at no charge to assist us in providing a well-balanced and accurate product or service evaluation summary. All opinions and or statements from the independent evaluator(s) featured here do not represent the opinion of The Toy Man® Product Guide, any member, division of, or Epiphany Communications itself.
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Consumer Hands-On Evaluation
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Nothing is more powerful than hands-on experience by a consumer with a product when it is under evaluation. Based upon that fact we put a number of products we currently are slated to evaluate at the mercy of consumers in a hands-on evaluation where anything goes. The information to follow will explore the responses from the participants in our spontaneous hands-on consumer evaluation of the products available for their review. |
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The beamz interactive music system was the center of attention as you can see from the image at left. The beamz player has the most unique way of stirring even the most reserved of people to put their hands up and participate!
It was rather intriguing in this segment of our evaluation how not one but TWO people were playing with the beamz player simultaneously! It was nothing short of amazing how they learned in a matter of moments with no instructions how to coordinate with each other's movements. Everyone soon after was hearing some serious vibes in the room as they created a powerful medley of music! |
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A Sampling Of Our Evaluation
Category Ratings
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The rating of a product is useless if you do not fully understand and comprehend how the ratings is reached or what the value of the rating represents. This need for clarity encouraged us to have this section titled "A Sampling Of Our Evaluation Category Ratings". To assist you in gaining a greater understanding of the evaluation category ratings we use, a small sampling of the individual category titles & rating
scores from the complete product review itself for
this product or service are featured here.
The categories which have been selected to be
featured in this evaluation report summary for public view, specify some of
the primary points of how and why each specific rating score was reached. |
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The Featured Category Ratings Sampling For This Evaluation Summary Are Listed Below: |
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CREATIVE playQuotient™: Rating Level - [5] 
CREATIVE playQuotient™ was a steal in this evaluation category. It was already amazing enough from our team's personal observation of the hands-on evaluations with consumers, to our own in-house evaluation studies. It was the independent evaluation reports that closed the book with a unanimous and unquestionable absolute in our final evaluation of the beamz interactive music system in this evaluation category.
The combination of creativity, vast improvement of skills during active Play, and ratio of these combined produced a results in our evaluation that proved this rating was well earned and deserved. The beamz interactive music system stood up to the challenges of our strict evaluation in this evaluation category yet still managed to maintain its image of an attention-getter with the strongest level of CREATIVE playQuotient™. The beamz interactive music system pulled through this segment of our evaluation with a perfect rating score of [5 Stars]. |
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OVERALL VISUAL APPEAL: Rating Level - [4] 
OVERALL VISUAL APPEAL the beamz interactive music system was yet another new challenge to face in our evaluation process. The beamz interactive music system is quite unique in shape and size, more than reasonable in size and visually appealing. Despite that, the fact of a pc and software also being included in factors taken into consideration, those latter two factors/elements are variables. Obviously no two pc screen or the pc's look exactly the same.
You also need to take into consideration, the possible use of a large flat-screen tv. The image you see on the screen can vary based upon manufacturer, compatibility concerns, etc. The way we compiled our final results was from a variety of combinations of equipment used in the evaluation to establish a consistent a reliable consistency from which to gauge or rating.
After intense studies and research, a final evaluation score was reached which was quite favorable. The unit itself which has the four calibrated re-lasers was established as the primary source to judge from with everything else being peripheral. The unit is quite unique and stylish in design which everyone we interviewed saw as above average in visual appeal.
The imagery from the software and all videos displayed on over 40 different flat screens ranging from 32' to 56" in size, as well as over 16 different pc's and notebook computers rated the highest level of rating. After careful consideration of all scores, notations, and feedback, we established a well above average score of [4 Stars] in this evaluation category for OVERALL VISUAL APPEAL. There just wasn't enough overall visual appeal to push the envelope to a perfect score, yet it was well above average and overall quite visually appealing. |
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