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car visor plays dvds, video games, mp3s, mp4s

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Visor plays Video Games DVDs MP3 MP4

Do we really need any more distractions we need while we drive down the road? This over-the-top replacement sun visor for your vehicle manages to cram in just about everything but the kitchen sink.

Not only can the visor play DVDs, audio and video files, it can play retro video games on its 7-inch LCD 16×9 widescreen display…

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posted: May 11th, 2008 post a comment

how about some musical fruit?

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | media players

Fruit MP3 Player Speakers

Getting plenty of fruit each day is an important part of a well-balanced diet. So why shouldn’t your iPod take part in the same healthy lifestyle as you? Thanks to these fruit speakers, your media player can at least look like it’s eating well…

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posted: May 5th, 2008 1 comment

cell phone watch flips its lid

filed under: media players | mobile tech | timepieces

U200i Cell Phone Watch with Flip Lid

This oversize wristwatch conceals a little secret beneath its flip-top. Just pop it open, and you’ll reveal a fully-functional multimedia mobile phone inside…

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posted: May 1st, 2008 5 comments

mp3 alarm clock gets color video screen

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JWD MP4 Video Cube Media Player

This wouldn’t be the first time I saw an alarm clock that could play MP3 tracks, but it is the first one I’ve come across that can play movies after it wakes you up.

JWD’s pint-sized MP3 media player has a compact 2.0-inch full-color LCD screen which can play MP4 format video clips…

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posted: April 30th, 2008 post a comment

alesis imultimix audio mixer adds ipod dock

filed under: media players | technology

Alesis iMultiMix 9R Audio Mixer iPod Dock

Musicians who want to use their iPods as an audio source now can easily do so, thanks to this handy new audio mixer with a built-in iPod dock.

Alesis new iMultiMix 9R is a rack-mountable audio mixer which can combine up to five different audio sources into a single set of stereo outputs…

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posted: April 19th, 2008 1 comment

delicious kobe beef ipod anyone? mmm.

filed under: media players | strange and unusual

Kobe Beef iPod Nano Case

This has got to be one of the strangest iPod accessories I’ve ever seen. Just slip your iPod Nano into this camouflage jacket, and it’ll look just like a hunk of pricey (and delicious) Kobe beef…

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posted: April 17th, 2008 post a comment

philips dvd player offers ipod dock, 9-inch screen

filed under: home entertainment | media players | mobile tech

Philips DCP951 Portable DVD Player iPod Dock

You may or may not recall this nifty portable Philips DVD player that let you snap your iPod into its case so you could play your digital media on the go. This new variant on the design is less about taking your player on the road, and more about playing your media at home…

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posted: April 13th, 2008 post a comment

bird-electron mobile speaker looks cool, colorful

filed under: design | media players

Bird Electron Edizon 0 Portable Speaker

Take your sound on the road with these portable speakers from Japan’s Bird-Electron.

The compact EZISON 0 speaker is packaged in a little brushed aluminum box that can go anywhere. Available in a variety of colors, each speaker comes attached to Italian leather strap that makes it easy to carry anywhere…

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posted: April 10th, 2008 3 comments

ipods and iphones get the photoshop treatment

filed under: digital imaging | geek art & craft | media players

iPhone Last Supper by Travis Hammond

What happens when the world’s most popular media players meet the art world? You get some awesomely great images mashing up some familiar scenes with iPhones and iPods.

Photographer and digital artist Travis Hammond takes iconic photos and seamlessly integrates images of iPods and iPhones to create some really wonderful scenes…

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posted: March 30th, 2008 post a comment

my touch keys adds tactile feedback to iphone, sorta.

filed under: media players | mobile tech

My Touch Keys Tactile Overlay for iPhone

Do you love the iPhone, but struggle with the smooth on-screen keyboard? Personally, I’ve found it pretty easy to use, but the touchscreen definitely doesn’t offer the touch-typing feedback that you get with physical keys…

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posted: March 25th, 2008 post a comment

mp3 players are for lovers

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Lovers MP3 Players

You and your significant other might have different tastes in music, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be close with your shmoopy. With this matching pair of MP3 players, you can listen to different tracks, but still be joined at the hip…

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posted: March 14th, 2008 2 comments

mixmeister scratch: dj interface for iphone / ipod touch

filed under: just plain fun | media players

MixMeister Scratch DJ Interface for iPhone

Here’s a fun way to get satisfy your inner DJ. This little application for the iPhone and iPod Touch uses the multi-touch screen to let you “scratch” audio tracks just like a real turntable…

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posted: March 7th, 2008 2 comments

vers 2x ipod/iphone dock: woody goodness

filed under: design | home entertainment | media players

Vers 2X iPod Speaker Dock

If you don’t already have a compact stereo for your iPod, you might want to check out this beauty. Featuring a natural looking cherry-veneered wooden cabinet, Versaudio’s Vers 2X certainly stands out from the crowd of plastic docking stereos which are a dime a dozen these days…

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posted: February 26th, 2008 2 comments

lego mp3 players and ipod dock: block rockin’ beats

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LEGO MP3 Player by Homade

While I don’t think these are officially sanctioned by LEGO, these whimsical MP3 players bear a striking resemblance to the colorful interlocking plastic blocks.

Homade’s LEGO-esque media players cleverly conceal their controls into the raised dots on the surface of each block…

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posted: February 25th, 2008 7 comments

iphone coverflow for other applications

filed under: hacks-mods | media players | mobile tech

iPhone Coverflow Hack

While a few of us are are patiently awaiting the release of Apple’s application SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch, crafty (and impatient) developers have found ways to run plenty of their own applications on the popular media players…

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posted: February 20th, 2008 post a comment

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