Cute, but overpriced

[mdlbear]

Bili Inc - Page/Score Turner

Few people have taken actions trying to find a solution, but failed for various reasons, until now. It's disappointing that for a long time there was no easy and inexpensive way to fix this frustrating problem faced by millions of music players eveyday, across the world, and in Internet age.

"Come on! Where have all the inventors gone?" We hear you, and here you go: Finally, a simple (2-button pedal), effective (1 tap, 1 page, by foot!), and affordable (just $59) gear, FOOTIME page/score turner, is coming to the rescue.

(From Gizmodo.)

We will ignore the fact that the company's web site appears to have been written by somebody whose native language is something other than English, and simply note that $59 is too darned much for two buttons on the end of a USB cable. I'm thinking maybe a hacked-up mouse...

And if I'm going to replace my filkbook with a laptop, I'm going to want a page viewer that works when the system is rotated 90 degrees CCW.

Comments

[moshez.livejournal.com]

Or maybe a hacked up keyboard? :)

Price OK

[(Anonymous)]

My friend got one. It has metal base and LED lights under buttons. I would say the price is fair.

Re: Price OK

[mdlbear]

$60 is a lot for two buttons, even when you add the twp LEDs. The fairness is, clearly, a matter of opinion.

Perhaps your friend would like to add a short review.

Review

[mbmleone.livejournal.com]

I use this pedal in combination with MusicReader - Digital Sheet Music Stand Software (http://www.musicreader.net). The pedal is really designed for musicians. It has large buttons which are easy to use. It has a LED inside so you can find the pedal even if you are playing in the dark. The two buttons work with page-up/down keys and can therefore be used with a lot of software.

Re: Review

[mdlbear]

Could be useful, then; the pedal still seems overpriced. So does the software, for that matter (even if it worked on Linux, which is doesn't). Guess I'll just have to write my own.

Re: Review

[mdlbear]

Thanks for the clickable link and the name, BTW -- I'd left what I think is your previous comment screened because it had neither and I couldn't tell whether it was spam. This is at least something that could be useful to a handful of my readers.