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Can You Believe This Is A Piece Of IKEA Furniture?

Ikea serves a purpose, sure, but I hate buying furniture out of necessity. More thought should go into your surroundings – but if you really can’t part with the Scandinavian furniture, at least consider Mykea’s fun decals.

May 11, 2011
Mobile

Let Your iPhone Naturally Bump Music When You Ride

I’m going to buy a bike. It’s time to enjoy this city. But as most of you guys probably know, everything is better with music! This iPhone bicycle mount/passive amplifier will give the soundtrack to my rides.

April 14, 2011
Entertainment

Now This Is An Amplifier…

…Even if it is just a prototype. In fact, it’s a student’s project from a Krakow fine arts university, which just goes to show that some of the best designs don’t necessarily come from the R&D labs of tech companies.

March 29, 2011
Entertainment

New Classé Delta Amp Brings Active Cooling To Home Theatre

Gizmodo AU

It takes a special type of person to drop $15,000 on an amplifier. It also takes a special type of amp to justify the expense. Classé’s new Delta series hopes to do just that by intoducing an active cooling system – inspired by medical and laser imaging equipment, no less – to the humble amp.

March 26, 2011
Entertainment

This Guy Built A Mobile Phone Amplifier Out Of A Broken Trumpet

Christopher Locke wanted to amplify music from mobile phones and portable music players, so he built the analogue Tele-Phonographer out of a broken trumpet and assorted parts. This is a prototype, but others are in production. [Christopher Locke via Neatorama]

March 24, 2011
Entertainment

Hazard-Coloured Amp Has ‘Brit’ And ‘Yank’ Settings

Danger! There’s a ’60s British rock vibe lurking ’round Gabriel Sound Garage’s Stinger amp, and I know some people won’t like that. Never fear, however – just turn the knob to the “Yank” setting and let the tunes floooow.

March 12, 2011
Entertainment

Indestructible Rubber Speakers Amplify Your Earbuds To 80dB

There are plenty of situations which warrant music but aren’t exactly conducive to real speakers, holidays and day trips foremost among them. Tembo Trunks, a Kickstarter project conceived by two Australian brothers on holiday in Africa, looks to be the perfect acoustic compromise.

March 11, 2011
Entertainment

What If Scissors-Company Fiskars Made Amplifiers?

This is one beautiful amplifier – it’s just a shame it’s not real. Designer Edouard Urcadez “borrowed” the Fiskars branding to come up trumps with this “88″ amplifier concept.

February 10, 2011
Gadgets

Gramophone Style Comes To iPhone, With ArkCanary II

The ArkCanary II is an analogue acoustic iPhone speaker, designed rather like an updated antique gramophone. The maker plans to get it to retail for around $US13 if it gets enough funding via Kickstarter – and is so hopeful of doing so with the help of a “manufacturer in Korea” there’s already a pre-order page up and running. [Ark via Design Boom]

January 27, 2011
Mobile

Sleek Smartphone Antenna Booster Review: The Dropped Call Eater

For the better part of a year I’ve been trying to test the Wilson Sleek Smartphone Antenna Booster. Problem is, I kept going too far away from civilisation. But apparently Death Valley is just far enough.

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