Whoa!  Check out this new product from Teenage Engineering.  It’s a stand-alone synthesizer.  It’s a compact USB controller.  It’s portable, has an internal battery and contains a top-secret sequencer that’s being touted as “truly unique”.  The release date is pending, but they’re saying Spring 2010.  Looks rad!  Here’s some more specs:

8 synthesizer models

8 samplers

effects: Delay, Flutter, Filters, EQ

built-in microphone, speaker and FM radio