06.12.07 - 06:01pm
Oh this is one for the kids - sure to be the new must have amongst teens, 8-year-olds and by default parents everywhere is the Beatmix Bumblebee Speaker for your iPod and MP3 player! (Just make sure your protect that iPod with a childproof case!)
The transformer will not only play your iPod with it’s own personal speakers located somewhere on the robot but it will also dance, flap its wings and move with the eyes all lit up!
Beatmix Bumblebee comes with distinctive Transformers sound effects straight out of the movie. It is powered by 4 AA batteries.
Just in case your wondering “transformer movie?” (no you didn’t miss it) the movie is due out this summer and just won the MTV movie award for “The Greatest Summer Movie You Have Yet To See” and is produced by non other than the famous Mr. Speilberg.
Mr. Beatrix Bumblebee retails for $59.95.
Category: Bling Bling, Speakers | Tags: bumblebee, dancing-robot, iPod, sound_effects, transformer_movie | Be the First to Comment »
06.11.07 - 11:52am
Ipod clothing is going sheik. Marks & Spencer will be offering the iPod customized suit, just in time for Father’s Day.
“Marks & Spencer and the iPod are both part of everyday life in Britain. The suit for iPods is an evolution of this, by combining technology and clothing while still maintaining the integrity of both. In the future, this kind of product is going to be even more important as we accommodate more technology in our lives,” said Mustafa Dhar, Marks & Spencer suit buyer.
The wool and Lycra fabric suit is made by Eleksen, makers of “smart fabric”. It will feature a five-button control panel in the lapel that will adjust the volume and change the tracks playing on your iPod. The iPod will stay secure in a hidden pocket tucked away inside the jacket. The jacket also comes complete with a loop for your headphone wires.
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06.06.07 - 11:43am
I keep expecting it to get up and start awkwardly walking around while it flips through the music and for $820 you would think it would!
Alas that is not the case, but you do have an iPod case made out of nothing other than titanium, which has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal, with a 3000 degree Fahrenheit melting point. Nothing’s getting through this baby!
It is also corrosion resistant. So even if your James Bond and get acid streamed at you, you could protect yourself by blocking it with your titanium iPod case!
Made at the Kiwami Studio in Japan, the case has access ports for normal operation of your iPod. It is compatible with the Nano.
Category: Bling Bling, Protection, iPod | Tags: ipod_case, japan, titanium | Be the First to Comment »
06.04.07 - 05:51pm
It would seem the iPod is intent on taking over the world by being compatible with every type of device out there and the washing machine is not one to be left out.
LG has just patented the iPod compatible washing machine. How that would work exactly when the machine is vibrating on spin cycle who knows, nevertheless in spite of the apparent drawbacks to such a device it has been patented.
The speakers are built into the top of the washing machine alongside the docking system all mounted into the machine’s top. Guess the success will all depend on how “quiet” the washing machine is and how “good” the speakers are.
Who knows, for all those who still have to trudge to the laundromat, especially on college campuses, being able to plug your iPod in and listen to some tunes could be rather nice while your waiting for your laundry to get done. Of course with speakers blaring in a laundry room you would either have a campus party or a campus war on who can play the music the loudest.
Category: Bling Bling, iPod | Tags: docking_system, doing_laundry, iPod, Speakers, washing_machine | Be the First to Comment »
05.31.07 - 01:48pm
Dancing the night away! The perfect dance partner; an iPod robot that twirls, gyrates and keeps the moves going all night long.
The new Miuro weighs in at 11-pounds and will dance to the music of the iPod - generating it’s own moves, not preprogrammed ones, based on a complex system of mathematics that allow it to move to the music spontaneously.
The scientists who developed the Miuro say that someday their technology will allow all robots to move in spontaneous motion. (the days of IRobot are almost here folks)
“We aim to create a new form of life that moves freely and spontaneously in ways human beings can’t predict,” Taniguchi said. “We’re hoping to turn Miuro into the ultimate virtual pet,” he said. (Can you get the same love from a robot pet? although you do miss the toilet training!)
Category: Bling Bling, iPod | Tags: iPod, mathematical_pattern, robots, spontaneous_motion, tokyo_university | Be the First to Comment »
05.10.07 - 10:51am
Just what will the next iPod or “mini iPhone” look like? Today we were given a huge clue with a new Apple Patent that goes over an iPod/iPhone interface.
The patent shows an iPod front screen with a touch screen click wheel back. This could be very cool once you get used to it, as when you hold the iPod your finger is around the back anyway, you could now handle your iPod one-handed, rather than holding it in your left hand and toggling with your right. Clever and interesting plus it would free up the front for a “big screen” without having to actually make the iPod bigger.
The patent titled, “Back-Side Interface for Hand-Held Devices,” would also solve the problem of the users hand obstructing what you need to see on the screen you are trying to toggle through. Plus all those nasty fingerprints on your clear beautiful screen could be avoided.
Category: Bling Bling, iPhone, iPod | Tags: coplanar, doublesided, iPhone, new-ipod, touch_screen | Be the First to Comment »
05.08.07 - 03:53pm
While your camping out in Apple’s parking lot, waiting for the iPhone, listening to your Shuffle will be a must, and the new little gadget from Digital Media might just come in handy.
Why? Cause you might get a little thirsty out there and the Bevy not only has a crystal-clear polycarbonate cover for the Shuffle with a stainless steel insert, but it also doubles as a headphone wrap, key chain, and bottle opener.
The Bevy is the first of three items to be developed through the morphie illuminator project that started at MacWorld ‘07. There MacWorld attendees doodled out more than a 100 concepts, of these concepts three were voted on and chosen to become actual prototypes.
The Bevy was designed by Jared Fiovorich, a 17-year-old student and skateboarder from Santa Cruz, California. It will hit retail stores sometime mid-month, including Apple stores - a place you can also find cool iPod cases and soon the iPhone!
Category: Bling Bling, iPod | Tags: bevy, bottle_opener, ipod_cases, morphie, shuffle | Be the First to Comment »
05.08.07 - 11:09am
For anyone who has the space and room to place a beautiful sweeping grand piano, getting the new iQ would seem to be almost like getting fries to go with your hamburger, or shoes to match your dress, a simple ‘of course’ - one goes with the other - after all when you’re having that hi-stepping cocktail party you really will not have time to actually play the piano for your guests, yet you may still want to show off your exquisite 70,000 Steinway Grand. Hence steps in the iQ.
The iQ is from the makers of PianoDisc, and it is a dock that will retrofit your piano to respond to almost any digital device, especially anything Apple. Basically you dock your iPod and the piano plays whatever you have on your iPod, whether it is the Beastie Boys or Wagner. (think piano playing by itself in the mall, gone super hi-tech - no more elevator tunes!)
Category: Bling Bling, MP3 Players, iPod, itunes | Tags: iPod, iq, itunes, pianodisc, play_the_piano, steinway | Be the First to Comment »
05.07.07 - 01:31pm
Alexis Khazzam, president of Junction Ventures wants to create a legacy, not by making the most money in business, but by helping others to create a business for themselves and to help a town called Peoria grow and be better.
To start this legacy Khazzam donated $200,000 to the Bradley University to start a competition amongst young entrepreneurs to create and build a business plan.
The winners were then given $10,000 and a year’s worth of “knowledge capital” from several local companies. The “knowledge capital” includes Junction Ventures providing office space and investing in the company; converse Marketing, who gives legal services; Coyle Insurance Agency who gives insurance, and Saturn of Peoria, who donates a car for a year. Basically everything these winners need to get their business going and time to make it stand on its own.
The competition was won by the iPod Repair Squad: James Scaggs, Patrick Whitt, Lynn Wiewell, Jamie Buggs and Brad Watson. Their business is to fix iPods quickly and with personalized support.
Category: Bling Bling, iPod | Tags: bradley_university, business_plan, ipods, legacy, young_entrepreneurs | Be the First to Comment »
05.07.07 - 10:08am
I guess if you’re sitting in a classroom cheating on a test and the teacher spots your earphones you could just remove them and show her your earings instead!
We do know the iPod world has gone completely nuts when we have jewelry fashioned after headphones but alas proof of the nuttiness is here with the iArtifact earings that mimic Apple’s earbuds - minus those obnoxious cords of course.
The iArtifact earbuds are a design thesis from Ashley Gehman whose website says that the “iArtifact explores the cult of the iPod and shifts the icon into a realm of new product. Balancing a line between participation and provocation iArtifact is a exploration of cult design.”
The earings are not yet available to the public. Gehman has also designed an iPod bracelet.
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