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A Memory Foam Neck Pillow with Music Capabilities

Memory foam is one of the new materials that find more and more place in our everyday lives and thanks to its special properties, people design an increasing number of possible applications for such smart materials. Now it's time to introduce you to one of the most amusing audio gadgets I've encountered in ...

30 September 2008
15:51 GMT

An iPod Pipebomb: the Skullcandy Pipe

From time to time, I happen to stumble upon audio gadgets that are truly worth writing a few words about; and each time, it's something different that makes me look closer: an interesting shape design, functionality, color management or the very idea of that respective object. Now, it's time to introduce yo...

29 September 2008
15:31 GMT

A Radio You Can Try Smashing: Tykho by Lexon

They say that some of the simplest ideas are among the best; and looking at the Tykho radio designed by Lexon I just wonder whether we all are really going the right way, technologically speaking. I assume that the mere word “simple” is not powerful enough to describe the striking simplicity and the minim...

29 September 2008
09:10 GMT

New Vox Amplug Models for the Discerning Musician

As I've been a guitar player for so many years now, it feels great to be able to present to you VOX's fresh additions to their small, pocket-sized guitar amplifiers, which go by the name of Amplug and which are bound to make players around the world very happy. The two new pieces come to fill in a gap that ...

26 September 2008
06:52 GMT

Headphones for Underwater Listening: the Surge, from H2O

Some not so many years ago, putting "swimming" and "listening to music" in the same sentence (other than a negative one) was something rare and almost silly. Everybody knew that water and electronics don't make good friends and each time they met, water used to win while electronics used to fry. Seemingly, H2O, ...

25 September 2008
10:01 GMT

Speakers Inside a Leather iPod Case

One thing is clear: iPod owners tend to take a lot of care of their beloved players, and since we’re talking about highly popular gadgets, it wasn’t long before both the wackiest and the most interesting iPod accessories were designed. All sorts of bags and cases meant to protect the valuable devices have...

25 September 2008
08:42 GMT

Headphones that Will Help You Survive on the Streets: iSound Semicircle Headphones

Almost every day, countless accidents are happening on the road, especially in cities and their surroundings, and, most often than not, they involve cyclists, joggers and all sorts of “outdoor people” who are looking to enjoy a breath of fresh air “in the wild.” Even worse, it’s not tha...

24 September 2008
20:41 GMT

A New Approach to Surround Audio: the Mono, from Simon Denzel

It's time to witness the birth of a most intriguing piece of audio technology in the field of loudspeakers attempting to re-create the natural conditions of the recorded sound: the Mono loudspeaker from British designer Simon Denzel. The Mono (object in Japanese) looks rather peculiar but behind its uncanny shap...

23 September 2008
06:55 GMT

Karaoke Your Way to the Top with the Memorex SingStand

Two popular ideas have been recently merged by Memorex: karaoke and iPods. The new Memorex karaoke "machine," named SingStand brings a very interesting approach to this rather fun preoccupation: it comes in the shape of an actual microphone stand instead of the old bulky karaoke devices of yore, possibly helping the ...

22 September 2008
10:39 GMT

A Pod Not for the iPod: Lu Lee's Pea Speakers

Well, the Pea Speakers from designer Lu Lee are definitely something you don't get to see everyday, unless, of course, you actually own such a bizarre piece of technology. Or, should I say “pieces of technology”? If you’ve been looking for speakers with real attitude, then the Peas are definit...

12 September 2008
05:11 GMT

Be My Sweetheart: the Newman MP3 Player for Lovers

If your boyfriend/girlfriend likes technology and you want to pleasantly surprise them come next Valentine's Day, maybe you should take a closer look at the MP3 Player for Lovers form Newman. Nothing like a high-technology gadget to leave them staring at this device, but everything wrapped in the nifty shape of ...

10 June 2008
06:45 GMT

Wooden Ladybug Speakers: Utility in Question

Here's one more audio gadget that looks cute but also comes with a painfully useless existence: a wood-style ladybug-shape sound system. He-he, sounds dumb and meaningless, doesn't it? Well, not only does it sound, but it also is, because seeing some guy pay $14 for it and actually put it a serious use woul...

4 December 2007
04:16 GMT

Pirates of the Caribbean Were 2.1?! Nexspeaker FS-701SW

Now, what could I say about a 2.1 sound system that looks like a sailboat? I really don't know...the idea is pretty wacky and placing transducers in objects that have absolutely nothing to do with sound reproduction looks like the kind of slightly twisted fun I'd like. But on the other hand we're talki...

25 October 2007
11:05 GMT

Missile Without Any Warhead Strikes Japan - Fostex GY-1

No, there is no need to panic, this piece of news is actually a most peaceful one and no war is going to start. We're talking speakers and audio gear here, as usual. Now, people who are into sound technology may know Fostex from the excellent multitrack recorders they made over the years, or mixers and all the s...

30 July 2007
10:52 GMT

Dadaist Sony Gear? Hana!

Hm, it looks the Japanese guys at Sony are really preparing for the summer off-time…they've begun creating funny things and calling the prototypes, just to see what people think. Now, if we just sit and think a bit, such equipment might be a very neat catch in Japan, where all crazy stuff is looked at with eyes ...

25 July 2007
09:22 GMT

Spiderman Speaker Pillow

Yep, the mechanical rights are some of the nicest sources of income when it comes to intellectual property; merchandise with a specific theme sells excellent for the fans... no matter whether we're speaking about jugs and kites, panties or school bags. It's just one business that simply grows by itself, fu...

23 July 2007
02:52 GMT

Too Scared to Say Bad Words: Marka 27's Mini God Speakers

Now, after looking at such display of horrendousness, I am rather afraid to say nasty things about these speakers, in fear of being cursed by the heathen deities... and you'd better have nice thoughts about them or bad things are gonna happen to you as well! First of all, I thought they were some sort of toy an...

11 June 2007
04:14 GMT

Of Course It Looks Ridiculous: The Nu Blaster

Just when I was going to say that the week started with nothing dumb I was proven wrong: something painfully ridiculous and so close to futility appeared that I just had to write down some lines about it.We're speaking the 80's legend, the gettoblaster: the large boombox delivering deafening sound from tape...

5 June 2007
11:10 GMT


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