Midisticks

This one not via NAMM. It was sent in on the Synthsights alias, and I thought it was interesting. I couldn't find an image on site, so if you know of one feel free to comment.

What is it?

"Midisticks : A drum kit without drums. When you use the sticks, the World around you becomes the drums.

Confused? You're not alone. Children accept something out of the ordinary or unexpected as magic, and get on with the important task of playing.

Midisticks are an innovative electronic percussion MIDI trigger.

Midisticks are drumsticks that detect the material that they are being played on and generate MIDI messages.

Midisticks are sensitive: The softer you hit a material, the lower (quieter) the triggered MIDI velocity.

Midisticks are programmable. Many different materials can be programmed and mapped to MIDI triggers. Many of the materials recognized are found in the typical studio, household, rehearsal room or bar.

After programming, when a recognized material is struck again, the pre-assigned MIDI trigger is generated.

Example:

Tap on a drum practice pad, and train the sticks to generate a Snare Drum MIDI trigger.
Tap on a pad of paper and assign that to a tom tom.
Tap on a mouse mat and assign that to be a cowbell.

Each of the Midisticks behaves as a separate instrument - That's to say that each stick can be assigned to generate a different MIDI trigger for the same material.