Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family
Blinkit: the blinking light iPod accessory
I'd
file this under the "hmmm" category if we had one: Blinkit is a blinking light attachment for iPods with dock
connectors. Intuitive Devices, Inc. brands it as something you can use for personal safety while biking, hiking,
jogging, etc., since it has seven flashing cycles (including a "flash to beat" music mode) and the ability to
re-direct its lights in a couple of directions. The Blinkit comes with tinted lens caps and is powered by two bright
OLEDs inside so it drains very little power from your iPod's battery.Sounds like an interesting accessory, but it sells for $29.95 which might put it outside some iPod owners' budgets. Kudos for creativity though.
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KissTheRing said 1:08PM on 3-09-2006
Personal iPod Rave!
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arkowi said 1:36PM on 3-09-2006
Hmmm...I run at dusk with my iPod almost every day and I live in the country...might not be a bad pickup.
"sells for $29.95 which might put it outside some iPod owners' budget"
Is this sarcasm? I mean, not like that is a bargain...but it's only 30 bucks.
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jogme said 2:20PM on 3-09-2006
Ilounge reviewed Blinkit and said a similar product (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/comments/lumi-ventures-flasher-for-ipod-ipod/) was better for joggers like me. You should just have an Ilounge search bar on TUAW for these sorts of stories :)
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Michael Curtis said 2:31PM on 3-09-2006
Sounds kinda cool, but I think you meant LED's instead of OLED's.
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tenin2wenty10 said 2:36PM on 3-09-2006
Flashing ipod light for use in the dark... sounds like a mugging beacon if it was used in the UK
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alexmak said 2:40PM on 3-09-2006
it's not a new product, it is available for some time already at the AppleStore
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davidboome said 11:55AM on 3-12-2006
Michael Curtis, He was right to say OLED, they are LEDs made from organic, carbon based molecules rather than plastic
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EvolutionKills said 1:53PM on 3-13-2006
Since when does plastic not contain carbon?
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