[MobileRatty] tag: boombox

Solar Panel Tie Can Charge Your Gadgets

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:58 +0000

This solar panel tie collects light and, through a process that even Scientologists don't understand, converts it to usable energy. The tie has a little pocket on the back that stores the gadget you're charging, and is completely impractical. I'm all for green shit (figuratively), but I just don't see these catching on. The majority of guys that have to wear ties (like me) work in fluorescent cubicle farms where this thing would get little to no charge. I mean, I can't even see a fucking window from here. We used to have one, but management boarded it up when they found out we liked looking out of it. What somebody needs to do is invent solar powered hard hats or something a landscaper would wear, like, I dunno, a suntan. Oh my God, I'm brilliant. Hello, patent office? Are you sitting down? Good, now put this in your pipe and smoke it -- solar-powered suntans! I drew a picture and everything. Well, it's on a bar napkin, so I'll just tell you -- it's a really tan guy on a lawnmower charging a boombox. It's great, he's got a cord coming out of his belly button and everything. Hello? HELLO? Solar Powered Tie Seems Great, Probably Won't See Much Light [ohgizmo]

iCarly Electronics Line for tweens

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:30:24 +0000

Nickelodeon, Viacom Consumer Products and Imation Corp. have teamed up to release a new line of tween-friendly electronics under the banner of Nickelodeon’s Npower brand, ranging from tech items such as web cams, camcorders, digital cameras, digital voice recorders as well as iCarly-inspired electronics. For those who are not in the know, iCarly is a hit TV show from Nickelodeon that involves characters who host a web show and yet run into their own fair share of tween problems, pretty much like how the real world is like. We’ll take a closer look at all the products that are on offer right after the jump.

iCarly Digital Video Camera
Budding reporters, movie directors, and fans of the iCarly hit TV show are sure to love the iCarly Digital Video Camera. Creating, editing and uploading funny videos to iCarly.com is fun and easy using the iCarly Digital Diary Program PLUS Video and photo editing software that is included. Suggested Retail Price (SRP) is $79.99.

iCarly Action Cam Accessory
A perfect director’s tool to go with the iCarly Digital Video Camera is the iCarly Action Cam Accessory which includes a steady cam mount, on camera lighting and detachable reporter style microphone for interviews. SRP is $24.99.

iCarly 3-in-1 Digital Camera
More than a digital camera, the iCarly 3-in-1 Digital Camera is also a PC web and video camera. The unit plugs directly into the user’s computer for ultra-easy photo transfer. In addition to the iCarly Digital Diary Software, it also comes with photo editing tools. SRP is $39.99.

iCarly PC Web Cam
Get connected with friends and family with the iCarly PC Web Cam. It links directly to the PC and can be used for video conferencing and live chat. Using the iCarly Digital Diary Software, tweens can click and add photos, music, video and text into their personal daily journal with password protection to keep secrets safe. SRP is $19.99.

iCarly Micro Photo Viewer
The iCarly Micro Photo Viewer makes sharing photos fun and easy. It is the ultimate portable digital photo album letting you store up to 60 photos and share them as a slide show. The flip-over cover protects the device which becomes a desktop stand. SRP is $24.99.

SpongeBob SquarePants Speakers and Sponge Dock
For a cool new way to listen to music, try the SpongeBob SquarePants Speakers and Sponge Dock. Eyeballs double as speakers that wobble when placed on a flat surface. A universal well cradles all types of digital audio players. A headphone jack easily connects the dock to any digital audio player or computer. SRP is $39.99.

SpongeBob SquarePants Micro MP3 Player
The SpongeBob SquarePants Micro MP3 Player features a unique SpongeBob eye design. It is a fun way to listen to music on the go with 1GB of internal memory, a built-in rechargeable battery which affords up to seven hours of battery life, and space to store up to 500 songs. SRP is $29.99.

Flip Stand Digital Photo Viewer
For a fun and unusual way to display your photos, the SpongeBob SquarePants Flip Stand Digital Photo Viewer offers 2 MB of flash memory to store and display up to 60 photos. Image viewer software is included. Recharges through the USB; rechargeable lithium battery lasts more than six hours. SRP is $24.99.

Go! Swing Style Digital Photo Viewers
Photo-crazy kids are sure to love the Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! Swing Style Digital Photo Viewers with 2 MB of flash memory to store up to 100 photos, with up to 6 hours of battery life. Image viewer software is included. Supports Plug-n-Play with no driver required. SRPs are $24.99.

CD Boombox with AM/FM radio
CD Boombox with AM/FM radio in Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! make listening to music a fun adventure. It features bass boost, programmable CD Memory and headphone jacks with sporty design. SRPs are $39.99.

Looks like parents who have relied on Nickelodeon to raise their kids up in their absence will suffer heavy damage to their bank account this holiday season…

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[ iCarly Electronics Line for tweens copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

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Boston Acoustics reveals Horizon i-DS2 iPod boombox

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:09:00 +0000

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals

It only takes a glance to realize that Boston Acoustics' Horizon i-DS2 iPod boombox is merely a cleaned up version of the knobby Duo-i, but we must say, the new look is pretty sleek. Built to function with any dock-connecting iPod, this 60-watt speaker system includes twin 3.5-inch full-range drivers, a composite video output, USB connector and an auxiliary input for plugging in other DAPs / PMPs. The unit itself arrives in glossy white or glossy black, though users with an itch to customize can select from a variety of P.O.P. metal grilles. On paper, the unit isn't too shabby, but the $179.99 price tag is somewhat of a drag.

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Kids Add Audio Systems To Their Bikes

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:00:32 +0000

A group of immigrant teens from Trinidad that now live in Queens, New York call themselves the Stereobike crew and add bad-to-the-ass audio systems to their bicycles. Systems that put the boombox I keep in my front basket to shame. The speakers, powered by car batteries and run through amps, output thousands of watts, capable of rattling the paint clean off my Prism. Just imagine, when these kids are old enough to drive and start buying their own cars -- they're gonna get broken into and their stereos stolen. Hit the jump for several more pictures.

Audi-Oget it?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:23:57 +0000

Audi meets audio…who doesn’t love a good pun? Especially when it is as good looking as this iPod inspired Audi designed by Ondrej Jirec, a design student from the Czech Republic. His concept Audi design takes the great American past time of making your vehicle into one giant rolling boombox to new heights. This bad boy features the mother of all audio systems with internet connectivity for downloading music onto the built-in 650 GB hard drive, a Bluetooth system for connecting two or more Audi O cars together, making for the largest rolling club ever. Best yet, it comes completely decked out with a couple of DJ decks and mixer. Look for this master blaster in the next installment of The Fast and the Furious Deaf Jam.

Designer: Ondrej Jirec [ Via: Diseno Art & IgreenSpot ]

Audi, Ondrej Jirec

Audi-Oget it?

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:23:57 +0000

Designer: Ondrej Jirec [ Via: Diseno Art & IgreenSpot ]

Audi, Ondrej Jirec

Boombox iPod Dock

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:46:10 +0000

When I see this iPod dock, I remember when I was in senior high school playing ‘Bon Jovi’s Blaze of Glory’ at my Boarding House, I played it loudly using tape player with the shape like this iPod dock but bigger. This mini Boombox iPod dock is classic enough for modern life style.

Features: * Folder cardboard flat-packed boombox * With working speakers * Needs 4 x AA batteries (included) * For iPod and other compatible MP3 players

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GHETTOBASICS Boombox Pillow

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:07:31 +0000

By Andrew Liszewski

Designed by Andreas Kraeftner as part of his new GHETTOBASICS line, this simple rectangular foam pillow features an awesome black and white screenprint of a classic 1980’s JVC boombox. And while it doesn’t play music in any capacity, you can leave it on your couch at home or carry it with you on your shoulder wherever you go so that you always have a comfy place to rest your head. If you’re interested in getting a boombox pillow of your own you can contact Andreas directly via his website, but I have no idea what they might cost or if they’re even being mass produced.

[ Andreas Kraeftner's GHETTOBASICS Boombox Pillow (translated) ] VIA [ DesignSpotter ]

Loop Boombox speaker clutch is awesome!

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:23:58 +0000

Its urbane, its hip and its very wanted by every fashionista and musicophile. The Loop Boombox speaker clutch from Urban Outfitters is eye-catching and attention grabbing in the truest sense of the term. There are times you need your...

1986 Zenith Color Portable TV - In Yucky Mauve!

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:27:11 +0000

Whenever my friends remember their lives in the 80's, they talk about MTV and bright colored futurist fashions, New Wave music, and the like. They seem to forget that the 80's were responsible for a lot of stuff that's not much fun at all like Paula Abdul (though her egomanical ravings these days are a guilty pleasure), Reaganomics, and lots of mauve... yes mauve.

For a while in the mid to late 80's it seemed like every institution I went into was splashed with mauve and grey - sometimes with brass appointments yet! I had never had an emotion about mauve before, but the mid 80's overexposure did it to me... I now hate mauve. Even consumer electronics of the time couldn't escape the creeping mauve. I had a friend with a walkman and boombox steeped in mauveness, but who could have predicted a mauve TV!

This Zenith TV is a stylish & compact 10 inch cube. The 9" CRT display is color, of course, though by now you probably sense that I wish it had one less color on it. The TV has a slick hidden handle, remote controlled digital tuner (still not totally common by the mid 80's), and remains a fine monitor for a classic Atari session today. One inch high LED's display the channel number - high tech aesthetic back then, annoying in a dark room now.

It's easy to forget how good the color can be on an older set. I hooked the Zenith up to one of those new digital decoder boxes, and got a lovely broadcast picture. Maybe if I keep my eyes on the TV show instead of the Zenith cabinet, I'll be able to bear to have the mauve mini-monstrocity in my house.

So whether you call it "dusty rose", or pronounce it the many ways people seem to, it's still just a pig-colored pigment to me. I like the TV too much to throw it out, it would just look so much slicker in any other color. Now... where's my taupe spray paint?