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Gadgets
Four Old Gadgets We Love (And Four We Hate)
6:20AM Anna Jane Grossman | Anna Jane Grossman, author of Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By, has compiled a special short list for Giz readers, four things we’ll really miss, and four we’re glad are gone. (She’s pictured below, not above.) More »
Music
Pump Up The Dial: Photographic Daps for the Iconic 80s Boombox
10:00AM Adrian Covert | Boomboxes. Synonymous with hip-hop. Synonymous with loud. Its standing in the cultural zeitgeist has faded over the years, but its past glory and appetite for D batteries will always be loved and adored by me. More »
Gadgets
AT-AT Walker Boombox Is So Awesome I Want to Cry
12:40AM Matt Buchanan | The only way this stunning AT-AT walker boombox could produce a more forceful nerdOMFGasm is if it was being straddled by Scarlett Johansson in a Princess Leia bikini. More »
Gadgets
Wonderfully 80s Boombox Wristwatch Doesn’t Play Music
10:00AM Jack Loftus | I was all amped up for this little boombox watch until I got to the last sentence over at technabob. “I only wish the tiny little speakers actually worked,” they wrote, at which I wept a little because part of me wanted to relive the smashing acid wash 80s in whatever way I could. I can’t lift massive boomboxes onto my shoulder like I used to, but this little guy would have been the next best thing. That and if Kid n’ Play spontaneously appeared on my shoulder to serve as blogging muse for the evening. Silver or gunmetal for $US90. The awesome memories are free. [Flud via technabob] More »
Design
Rollable MP3 Boom Box: Cool Like a Corn Popper
5:40AM Sean Fallon | Why make MP3 players more compact when you can look like a tool pushing one around like a lawnmower? That is the question Israeli designer Inbal Tyagi must have asked himself when he came up with this rollable boom box concept. According to the project page, the device can be recharged by walking it around. It also notes that the design was inspired by the simplicity of the hula hoop. I don’t know about a hula hoop, but I can think of another annoying product that it reminds me of… More »
Peripherals
Review: Lasonic i931 iPod Ghetto Blaster (Verdict: Awesome)
7:10AM Adrian Covert | We’ve covered a handful of new and modded Lasonic gear here at Giz, but I finally got up close with their fabled i931 iPod Ghetto Blaster. If you’re unfamiliar, Lasonic made some classic boomboxes during the 80s, and now they’ve updated their TRC-931 boombox with a built-in iPod dock, SD card reader and USB port. The picture and description pretty much sum up what makes this US$170 retro wonder so amazing, but I have a laundry list of reasons why the i931 boombox is one of my favourite gadgets I’ve ever laid hands on.
Gadgets
Fi-Hi Speaker Bags: Boombox Backpack Made Real
8:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Remember we laughed at the concept Reppo2 boombox backpack, and its ability to aurally assault those you walk past with your choice of tunes? Well, yes: something similar is now real, courtesy of these Fi-Hi novelty bags with built-in speakers and amp. What’s there to say? Well, we don’t know how powerful the audio system is, we don’t know if they’re weatherproof (though we’d hope so.) But we do know you can connect up your MP3 player, that they’re in a wide range of different sizes and styles, some looking very much like the Reppo2, and that they’re fascinatingly nasty. No word on pricing or availability, but expect to hear one soon. [Aving]
Gadgets
Reppo 2 Boombox Backpack, Easy-Carry Portable Music Action
11:36PM Gizmodo US Edition | iPods are all very nice, except for when you want to piss-off amuse passers-by with your music, and even then your standard boombox is awkward to carry. I mean, what if you need both hands for your shopping? Enter Joonas Saaranen’s Reppo 2, a backpack boombox design, and simplicity in itself. Easy to carry, and with a built-in powered amp and loudspeakers, loud enough to make an impact. Shame its hardshell doesn’t extend down to cover your arse, as protection from all the kicking you’d earn, but never mind. Just a protoype for now, but we suspect someone’ll make it happen for real. [Squaremag via Technabob] More »
Entertainment
Legendary Lasonic i931 iPod Dock Ghetto Blaster: Pics, Price, and Release Date
11:30AM Sean Fallon | The Lasonic iPod Ghetto Blaster has been hyped for a while now, but this was our first opportunity to get a look at it up close—and as you can see, we took full advantage. We also managed to score a full-feature list which I lovingly hand-typed word-for-word from a spec sheet (weird errors and all). And for those of you who thought this thing would never see the light of day, we learned that the boombox will be priced at $US169 and it is ready and waiting for interested vendors. You can check out the full specs after the break.
