An un-boxing review has been posted...
I am not too impressed with what I see in the video for the $500 price tag.
The magazine doesn't "clip" into the pistol and must be screwed in. The "charge indicator" on the side of the clip does not appear to be made up of individually segmented LED's but appears to be a one or two LED's at the base of the magazine shining up through the charge indicator window in a fashion similar to the power level indicator on the old Playmates "First Contact" boomerang phaser.
In comparing this Phaser to the Wand Company TOS Phaser (at 1/5 the price tag, roughly) I am scratching my head with what I'm seeing.
I am waiting to hear other reviews from these first wave of owners:
https://youtu.be/7RmpXL6xs_k
Thanks for posting this. The clip thing is disappointing, and the lack of integrated electronics is a bummer. Couple that with the price tag, and that's a pass for me...
Sean