Ever wanted a cute set of speakers for your office desk? Well, check out the Munny Speakers “mod” from Fungus Amungus at Instructables. You’ll need a pair of Munny dolls ($25 via KidRobot) and 3″ drivers like these bamboo drivers ($22 each). Simply cut a 3″ circle off of the doll’s head with a Xacto knife to fit in the speakers. The Munny dolls are made of vinyl so you might want to use a blow dryer to warm up the doll’s face to soften it before cutting. After cutting off the faces, create a small puncture hole in the doll’s neck to thread the speaker wire. After threading the wire, fill the heads with polyfill and then attach/seal the speakers to cover the hole.
You’ve now got a set of cute Munny doll speakers. Full instructions at Instructables.
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Woot! Who doesn’t love Garfield? Now you can show your
fan-ism with the Garfield MP3 Player for only $7.99 at
Surplus Computers. It sports the signature Garfield orange color
and matching earbuds, 256MB onboard storage, SD card
slot (1GB max.), and built-in microphone. One AAA battery
provides the power.
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My, my, my. Look at what MobiBLU has in store for us on May 1st. Sporting a tiny full-colored OLED screen, 2GB of storage, FM tuner, JPEG photo viewer, voice recorder, and audio playback — supporting MP3, WMA, and WMA protected files — the MobiBLU Cube3 has got to be the smallest portable audio player to hit the market. Video playback is also possible with support for MSV video files (conversion software is included to convert WMV, MPG, and ASF video files to MSV), but who in the world would want to watch a video on a tiny-ass screen? For the music junkies, the Cube3 is PlayForSure certified, so you can download all the tunes you want from music download sites and subscription services. SRS WOW HD and TrueBass Sound are supported for enhanced audio quality. Plus, SRS equipped earbuds are included.
Battery life is a respectable 10 hours of playback. However, for such a small sized device, I was expecting a little more…but I digress. The MobiBLU Cube3 will retail for $99.
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Need something a little more “subtle” as a docking station for your iPod? The iHome is an iPod docking station that looks like a lamp, but has a built-in speaker and docking port for your beloved MP3 player. This is perfect for your cubicle or your home office, because not everyone has the desk space or the desire for bulky docking stations.
The “iPod Lamp” is available in three versions and is compatible with most iPods including the Nano, Touch, and Mini.
Continue reading ‘iPod lamp docking station’
Who knows what the next iPod product Apple plans on releasing? Designer Peter Hwang has come up with an idea. Called the iPod “Capsule”, it looks like a very worthy replacement to the Shuffle. The concept looks like a medicine pill, sporting a two-tone (pink and silver) color scheme; except, you don’t swallow these. The iPod Capsule concept features the same “Home” button that is found on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
However, Hwang didn’t stop there. He even brewed up his own iPod Capsule docking station that is equipped with speakers and is capable of charging and syncing the MP3 player.
Too bad this isn’t reality.
One more pic after the jump.
Continue reading ‘Apple iPod Capsule: just a concept’
Manual labor powered gadgets aren’t new. I posted about the Eco-Media Player last week. So, here’s a cranking MP3 Player, from Thanko, to add to the list. The player can be powered by AC outlet, USB, or by cranking. Its handle crank is located on the rear of the device that easily ‘flips-out’ for use. Each minute of manual cranking generates 10 minutes worth of play time. It supports MP3 and WMA audio files. It also doubles as a flashlight, for your adventures in the dark. Unfortunately, no LCD screen, but it does come with 1GB of storage.
The Cranking MP3 Player measures 75 x 45 x 34.5mm and costs just under $63 at GeekStuff4U.
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Found on hien_k45c’s flicker page, the conceptual design gives us an idea of what an Apple iPhone Nano may look like, should the Cupertino company ever decide to unleash one. The concept maintains the “Home” button found on the current iPhone and iPod Touch. In fact, it looks like an iPhone/Touch collided with an iPod Nano — it has that stumpy look. Landscape and portrait orientations are proposed by the concept.
I don’t know about you, but I’m kinda digging the ‘fatty Nano’ design.
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