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blythe creates plush electronics

filed under: geek art & craft

Plush Radio by Blythe

Remember that oh-so-fun soft and squishy NES console? The talented crafter who made that great plush Nintendo is back with more plush gadgets, each sewn with amazing detail…

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posted: March 31st, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

reppo II backpack: boombox on your back

filed under: design | mobile tech

Reppo II Boom Box Backpack by Joonas Saaranen

This modern backpack is sure to draw attention as you walk down the street — especially if you’ve got the volume cranked up. You see those big black patches? They’re loudspeakers…

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posted: March 12th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

boombox and walkman plush creations

filed under: design | geek art & craft

Fabric Boombox by VeryNiceDolls

Check out these awesome soft fabric pieces of audio gear. I can’t decide if I like the Boombox or the Walkman better.

I love how the artist even made a little pair of headphones and some cassettes to go with the portable tape player.

All were lovingly handcrafted by Israel’s VeryNiceDolls…

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posted: September 20th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

iphone speaker skin: how to look loud

filed under: hacks-mods | media players

Bass is Good Skin for iPhone

The latest in DecalGirl’s series of skins for Apple’s iPhone is a real hoot. Perhaps to overcompensate for the notoriously low volume on the iPhone’s speakers, the Bass is Good sticker set makes your phone look like a mini-boombox.

If only all those speakers were really functional. Now that would be cool…

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posted: September 2nd, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

nokia’s clear boombox

filed under: gadgets

Nokia Clear Boombox

This cool boombox comes from an unlikely source, mobile phone maker Nokia.

The minimal briefcase-style design features a unique transparent plastic enclosure. There’s a dock for a Nokia music-capable phone (not sure if anything else will dock there), and then two substantive speakers with all their guts exposed for the world to see…

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posted: November 1st, 2006 post a comment author: technabob

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