Pacemaker 2.0 pumps beats, not blood
CNET's Donald Bell reviews the second generation of the Tonium Pacemaker MP3 player, made especially for DJs.
I know what you're thinking, but no--this isn't an artificial heart with an iPod inside. The Swedish-engineered Tonium Pacemaker is actually an MP3 player designed around the needs of DJs (and DJ wannabes, like me), offering four channels of audio, a touch-strip crossfader, and a mind-boggling selection of EQ, pitch, loop, and audio effect features.
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The second-generation Pacemaker shares the exact same hardware design as the original model (same outstanding packaging, as well), but the internal hard drive has shrunk from 120GB to 60GB. That's still enough storage for a pretty deep music collection, and a reasonable sacrifice for the $300 in savings over the original model.
Aside from a lower price and smaller hard drive, the
To read my full report, check out CNET's review and video of the second-generation Tonium Pacemaker MP3 player.