It's Leo's 'Crap I Got From Sky Mall' Time! And a poll on what Leo should buy next!

This week Leo talks about the Jensen DJ Scratch Mixer (Model: JDJ-500). First here’s a list of the features from the SkyMall website: 2 Built-in auxiliary input jacks for connecting your iPod, MP3 player or other digital audio players. /    Cross-fader between 2 Aux-in sources / Scratch jog wheel / EFX/Tempo/Mic Control/Cue Controls / Multiple sound effects: 3 scratch/6 beat/2 voice/3 drum cues/3 digi cues / Line out jack for connecting to your home stereo system or portable amplified speaker (but you’ll need to have your cable to do that) / Power: 120V AC Adapter (included). About $55.

http://www.skymall.com/shopping/search.htm

And Leo’s take on this gizmo? Although it looks like there’s an iPod dock in the photo, you actually connect your phone via the headphone jack. You can connect a second music device the same way. That means you can use any phone or music device with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Leo played with the Jensen DJ Scratch Mixer for a while and thought the controls didn’t offer a lot of variety. (He was using for the first time right out of the box and only connected one sound source.) At $55 it might entertain a ‘wanna-be’ musician, but maybe not for a lot of time. Personally, I happen to like knobs and dials, so I might rate this a bit higher. But high enough to buy one.

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DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE LAST SKY MALL POLL! Leo has enough Sky Mall gadgets to continue doing our now world-famous "crap from Sky Mall" spot for another couple of months. But we're running out of fun stuff for fans to vote on, so this will be your final chance to vote on the next (and last) piece of Sky Mall Crap Leo will buy!