If GameBoy, Linux, and Vocaloid had babies: KDJ-ONE

It's got a gamepad on it, but it's not a GameBoy. It's got a keyboard on it, but it's not a synthesizer.  It's running on Linux, but it's not a server. It's got a full-blown sequencer and it's not a tracker! It's KDJ-ONE!

Anyway, KDJ-ONE is a "handheld all-in-one music production device for beginners and professionals alike", according to the Kickstarter project description, which already has enough backers to be funded successfully in 4 days.  It also looks like a vocaloid helped design this oriental tech masterpiece... or DaftPunk (I'm kidding, dont' google it).

The specifications are quite impressive and they shamelessly use Teenage Engineering's OP-1 to highlight the KDJ-ONE's superior specifications.  The demo videos exemplify some common sequencing tasks and the use of the various controls, including the touch-screen.

Here are some of the KDJ-ONE specs:

• 1GHz CPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 4 GB internal storage
• 5-inch 800x480 display
• Touch Panel
• Velocity-enabled keyboard
• USB and MicroUSB connections
• Synthesizer
• Sequencer
• Piano Roll editing
• Sampler
• Extensive Automation
• Internet connectivity
• Win/Mac Application
• VSTi/AU Plugin
• SDK

You can get an early bird special KDJ-ONE for $395 right now at Kickstarter--the campaign will close on Tue, Jan 13, 2015.