The iRing is a “motion controller for music apps and more” by IK Multimedia. The hardware is essentially 2 hard plastic “rings” that you hold in your hands. The “rings” are not traditional rings that wrap around hour finger completely – they're move of an hour glass shape with flat ends that fit nicely on just about any size hand.
The embedded video will illustrate the product and sample usage.
Conclusions
I've been a big fan of IK Multimedia products since I started reviewing them and I was excited to try out this new idea. I still really like the idea but the actual usage, combined with the software was not up to the level I expected. I'm hoping that over time and with some tuning of the software the experience will improve and make this another killer product.
Pros
- Entertaining and innovative idea
- Software fun to use to create beats/patterns
- Software integration with Audiobus
- Software works well with other IK Multimedia products/featuers
Cons
- Spotty ability to control associated software
- Bright light requirements
Got to see this review in the making, so cool to see how it turned out.