Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker

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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And $11 shipping using good old USPS!!! Totally insane!
January 23 2008 at 11:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyVery 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.
January 23 2008 at 11:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply9.95 I could see... fun, not high quality sound. But 40 bucks? 40 Bucks!!! Wow!
January 23 2008 at 10:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou mean Nano (2nd and 3rd Gen) and Shuffle (2nd gen)
January 23 2008 at 8:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply$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.
You ain't no Princess Leia, but I'm sure you'd let our Earth be destroyed by Death Star too.
January 23 2008 at 7:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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