DropMix review: Unleash your inner DJ

Enlarge / DropMix, complete with phone and cards. (credit: Charlie Theel)

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Trying to explain what DropMix is can prove a challenge. It's a game, it's a chunky piece of hardware, and it's a centerpiece that breeds discussion. But it's primarily an experience-and one that's wholly unique.

This product is brought to us courtesy of Hasbro teaming up with Harmonix, the studio behind the massive hit Rock Band. It's a tabletop game of sorts that facilitates the ad-hoc creation of custom music mixes. If you ever wondered what Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" would sound like when paired with the percussion from Skrillex's "Bangarang," DropMix has your answer. What's surprising is just how effective this piece of technology is.

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