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megaPhone iPhone stand is rubbery, battery-free amplification

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 13th, 2012)

Here's another quickie for you from CES. I've seen a few physical amplification attempts, some good, some bad. The megaPhone from iSimple sort of sits in-between. It's a little rubbery megaphone for your iPhone which provides some acoustic amplification of your iPhone's tiny speaker. There's a ...

Megaphone, a big honkin' amplifier for your iPhone

by Steven Sande (Dec 3rd, 2011)

There are a lot of powered amplifier docks for the iPhone and iPod touch, and sadly most of them are lacking in beauty and originality. Italian design firm en&is is bucking the trend with a unique unpowered amplifier that is a large, swooping ceramic horn. The Megaphone ranges from ...

New iPhone products from Griffin Technology

by Steven Sande (Sep 17th, 2008)

Those inventive dudes at Griffin Technology have come up with two new products for iPhones. The AirCurve for iPhone and iPhone 3G is a really cool idea -- an amplifier that uses no power adapters or batteries. Instead, it amplifies the sound from the iPhone's speaker using a coiled waveguide (think ...

Reuse an old Apple floppy drive as an amp

by Dave Caolo (Mar 3rd, 2008)

We love reading articles like this. Folks who use old gadgets for novel purposes make our geeky little hearts dance. Take as evidence the DIY iPod video projector and the iPod nano slide viewer. Today we came across a post from jeffkobi at Instructables describing how he turned a 5.25" floppy drive ...

Flickr find: Homemade iPhone Amplifier

by Dave Caolo (Oct 4th, 2007)

The iPhone has a tiny speaker that distorts at high volume. To listen to music without headphones or external speakers, you'll need an amplifier. If you're a cheapskate with disdain for hygiene, check out this homemade version, rigged up by camh. The benefits include: Security. No one will walk ...

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