I like the planet as much as the next guy (unless I'm standing next to the commander of an alien force bent on destroying the Earth, in which case I like the planet much more than the next guy), and since Apple is trying to be more environmentally friendly I figured I might as well give it a go myself. The Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker looks like it might help me achieve two goals: help the planet, and own more gadgets.
The Bird-Electron EZ17-B allows you to both reduce and reuse all at the same time, even while you try to figure out what its name means. That's right, this little $40 wonder magically transforms the package your Shuffle (2nd or 3rd gen) or Nano (1st or 2nd Gen) was contained in into a small speaker. Chances are that this little speaker isn't going to blow your mind in terms of volume or fidelity, but it will make you feel just a tad bit better than your fellow man and when it comes right down to it isn't that why we all use Apple products to begin with?
[via One Digital Life]
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1-23-2008 @ 7:57AM
Roberto said...
You ain't no Princess Leia, but I'm sure you'd let our Earth be destroyed by Death Star too.
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1-23-2008 @ 7:58AM
Viper007Bond said...
$40? That's crazy.
Find a pair of old headphones, take the speakers out of them, mount them on some black tagboard with holes in it, spend a couple cents on a miniplug jack and a few inches of wire, and you're good to go.
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1-23-2008 @ 8:14AM
E Turner said...
You mean Nano (2nd and 3rd Gen) and Shuffle (2nd gen)
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1-23-2008 @ 10:38AM
Gar said...
9.95 I could see... fun, not high quality sound. But 40 bucks? 40 Bucks!!! Wow!
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1-23-2008 @ 11:05AM
brian said...
Very clever. I wonder if a little foam or... damn, it's been so long since I've done audio stuff I can't think of the word for that white fluffy stuff you put in speaker boxes... anyway, I wonder if a little of that stuff inside would help the sound? And yeah, $40 is a bit steep... I'd pay $20. Oh, but I've only got an iPhone and a regular old iPod. Still, it's a neat little idea.
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1-23-2008 @ 11:18AM
Dave said...
And $11 shipping using good old USPS!!! Totally insane!
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