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lavod bike speaker plays mp3s from your handlebars

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This handy gadget adds a complete digital sound system on the handlebars of your bicycle.

The Lavod Bikeman LFB-615 clips onto a sturdy mount on your bike, and lets you play your favorite digital tunes through its built in amp and directional speaker. Designed specifically for bike riders, the tubular sound system directs music right at your ears, and does…

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June 11th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets media players technology

arch audio t2 vacuum tube radio plays am, fm, mp3, wma

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I was making the regular rounds of my favorite Asian technology sites when I came across this intriguing hybrid of modern and classic technologies.

The Arch Audio T2 radio combines the warm analog sounds of a tube-based amplifier with the modern digital sounds of MP3 and WMA files. The radio features a beautiful retro-inspired case, but is timeless enough to…

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May 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design retro technology

atree j2 media player stares at us with its evil red eye

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This new media player from Korea has a unique design punctuated by a bright red LED eye on its face. Why? I don’t know. Maybe so bloggers like me would write about it rather than ignore it amongst the vast sea of PMPs out there.

At the center of its colorful face plate, the Atree J2 media player has a…

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May 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech technology video video games

pmpin’: anything but ipod’s mp3 player buyer’s guide

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If you’re planning on buying an MP3 player but your knowledge only goes as far as “iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iPod shuffle, everything else…”, then you should check out anything but iPod’s guide to buying mp3 players. The article breaks down the discussion by reminding us of the essential aspects of an MP3 player, such as sound quality, physical…

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May 7th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech technology video

pxp-900 retro 8/16/32-bit handheld video game system looks an awful lot like a psp

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Does this handheld gaming system look familiar at all? When I first saw it, I had to do a double-take too.

While the PXP-900 steals more thant a few of it’s design cues from the Sony PSP, don’t expect it to play the latest PSP games – it only plays retro game ROMs. The system is the latest and greatest…

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April 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech retro video games

brionvega rr227 retro 1960s radio gets 21st century renovation with mp3, sd and usb

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The neo-modern design of this BrionVega desktop radio harkens back to a sixties’ Italian design aesthetic. Maybe that’s because it’s actually based on a radio the company actually made back in 1965 in Italy.

BrionVega’s RR227 is a modern-day update of Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper’s classic RR127 radio, which they created over 44 years ago. The updated model comes…

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April 13th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design home entertainment media players retro technology

mini mp3 amps don’t go to 11, but will rock the (doll) house

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These nifty little speaker systems look just like classic electric guitar amps, only a whole lot smaller. Modeled after classic amps by musical greats Marshall and US Blues, these teensy little amps are perfect for the rocker in your house.

Measuring in between 5 and 8 inches tall, they’re perfect scale replicas of their larger brethren, and great for listening…

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April 3rd, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio design media players technology

stop singing in the shower with the waterproof mp3 player

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The rivalry between water and consumer electronics is one of the most legendary rivalries known to man. It’s right up there with Itchy & Scratchy, WOW & Life, Me & College. Recognizing the tragic state of affairs between two of man’s most beloved things, gadget manufacturer/ peacekeeper of non-living things Tokyoflash stepped in and gave us two gigantic candles that…

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February 12th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio design media players technology

mp7 player most definitely not 3 better than mp4

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A while back, I told you guys about an MP5 media player that didn’t seem to do anything more than any other conventional media player. So when I saw this new MP7 player, I tried not to get my hopes up too high for any kind of innovation.

From everything I can tell, this MP7 media player is about on…

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February 2nd, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech video

qtv digital photo frame looks like a tiny television

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Here’s the perfect digital picture frame for serious couch potatoes. The QTV frame lets you view your photos on its tiny little TV screen.

Designed to look like a curvy retro television, complete with rabbit ear antennae, the QTV frame shows your digital images on its doll-house-sized 3.5″ LCD screen.

Just plug in your USB thumb drive or your SD/SDHC…

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January 13th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys digital imaging gadgets media players

mp3 belt buckle perfect for wrestlers, truck drivers

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What could say “I really know how to dress myself” more than a nice big brass belt buckle. You know – the type that’s so huge that you dare not try to bend at the waist, lest you puncture an internal organ? Well at least this one has an excuse for its size; there’s a fully-functional MP3 player built into…

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January 12th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio hacks + mods media players strange + wonderful

foxit releases kindle rival eslick

foxit eslick e-book e-ink reader kindle competitor

After going against Adobe with their own lightweight PDF reader, Foxit are now taking on Amazon’s Kindle with the release of their own e-book reader called eSlick.

Foxit took a long hard look at the Kindle’s specs and said, “Hmm. Pork.” No. They one-upped Amazon on so many levels that it’s amazing they ended up with a device that’s $100…

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December 24th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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time tuner clock: analog face, digital brain

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Istanbul-based Antrepo design industry took the classic analog radio tuner and gave it a sleek makeover with the time tuner alarm clock.

Instead of frequencies, the scale on the clock’s face has the hour marks arranged in a line. Keeping with the theme, the time tuner can also play music, as long as it’s in mp3 format. It has a…

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December 14th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design gadgets retro technology timepieces

tuned bear ipod speaker: louder than the average bear

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Stuffed animal lovers, here’s a new portable audio setup that’s perfect for you – assuming that your animal of choice happens to be a faceless shiny bear, that is.

Made by Hirokawa Japan, Tuned Bear is a complete sound system for your media player, stuffed inside a teddy bear. Sound comes from a pair of stereo speakers hidden in the…

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November 17th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful

portable dvd player gets huge screen, plays nes games

This portable entertainment system not only plays movies and music, it plays classic 8-bit Nintendo games.

Featuring an substantive 14-inch LCD screen (1024×768 resolution), the compact DVD system has a built-in NES emulator, and comes with a pair of gamepads so you can satisfy that 8-bit Nintendo craving wherever you go.

The screen can swivel 180 degrees, and when you’re…

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October 30th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech retro

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