Too lazy to make your own Munny Doll speakers? Well, lucky for you, there’s a just as cute speaker up for sale by designer Marka27 at Tainted Visions. The Midnight Mexico MiniGod speakers are made from vinyl, measures 17-inches tall, and resembles the look of a totem pole. However, if you want one, you better hurry because they’re in limited quantities.
Cowon’s latest gadget is the S9 Curve portable media player. As its name implies, the S9 boasts a curved shell that practically doubles as a seesaw when placed on a table. All joking aside, the S9 Curve comes packed with a dual-core 500 MHz processor, 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen display (480 x 272 pixels, 16M colors), either an 8GB or 16GB hard drive, G-Sensor accelerometer, FM tuner, voice recorder, and T-DMB for digital mobile TV. Sadly, if the T-DMB tuner wasn’t a clue, we probably won’t be seeing this Apple-esque PMP stateside.
Harman Kardon is set to release its GLA-55 two-piece computer and portable media speakers. Sporting a cut glass enclosure, the Harman Kardon GLA-55 is expected to sound pretty well given the company’s “high-fidelity audio” reputation. The speakers sport a chrome base, Atlas woofers, and CMMD tweeters — thumping 56 watts each. Regardless, I’m not quite too keen on the GLA-55’s look. Some will find it classy and elegant, but I think it looks like a giant piece of jagged ice.
The problem with standard headphones is that they tend to ‘tune’ you out of your surroundings, especially if you’re the type to listen to music really loudly. The real issue is that you can’t hear your environment and the people around you, because you’ve effectively filtered them out by blasting your music through the headphones. Designer Seohyun Baek saw this as a problem and as a result created the Semicircle Headphones.
As if there aren’t enough Hello Kitty products out there, Sakar International has released the Hello Kitty Digital MP3 Player. Similar to cell phones, the faceplate of the Hello Kitty Digital MP3 Player can be changed as it comes with 3 Hello Kitty designed face plates. Cute in its small size and interchangeable face plates, the Hello Kitty Digital MP3 Player weighs less than an ounce.
For those that can’t escape the cuteness that is Hello Kitty, check out the Hello Kitty Action DJ Speaker. Simply plug in your iPod, CD player, or any other portable MP3 player through a headphone jack and watch Hello Kitty bob her head back and forth while manning the turntables. Unfortunately, the speaker is mono and is not amplified, but hey, at least it’s cute!
The Sony S-Airplay (model AIR-SA20PK) is a wireless iPod docking system that can stream songs off of your iPod to one of Sony’s S-Air wireless speakers. The entire package includes the main base unit, the S-Airplay, and two wireless speakers, the S-Air speakers. The S-Airplay features a FM tuner, clock functions (sleep and alarm clock), and connectivity support to home theater systems. With a range of 164 feet (50 meters), you can connect multiple S-Air speakers for multi-room audio. Read the press release after the jump…
The JBL Control NOW Speakers may look like ordinary bookshelf speakers, but you can mount these puppies on 90-degree wall corners. Its corner mount makes it versatile for any space you wish to place the speakers in. JBL claims the Control NOW Speakers are capable of providing evenly distributed sound and excellent sound quality with minimal distortion, making it perfect for home and office environments. You can even attach two speakers together for “360 degree” sound!
