Magnetron auto-locking caribiners: Is BD onto something big?

[squamish climber]

So a lot of buzz about this new innovative product by BlackDiamond that uses magnets instead of traditional screw gates or twist gates.

Source: blackdiamondequipment.com

Check out BD's video on the new product. The biner doesn't come out until next July! That's a long time to keep people waiting.


Here's the write up on BD's sitehere

So has anybody held on of these? Post up with any info you have.

[avit]

Very cool. I would definitely use this for a belay biner, but I kind of like the extra action required to unlock screwgates in an anchor: it makes you think twice about what you're unclipping.