The I-Deck brings some old school to the iPod

Among the copious quantities of accessories available for Apple's DAP, the DIY creations just seem to rock our world. The latest invention to surface, dubbed the I-Deck, is a fusion of old school and new, sure to impress even the most creative gadgeteers or 19th century aristocrats. Don't confuse this gramophone-record player hybrid with that other i-deck iPod dock; this elaborate sound system provides functionality even we find refreshing. Aside from pumping tunes through the fixated mono speaker, the I-Deck's LCD turntable displays the album art of the current track while doubling as an enlarged iPod scroll-wheel to let that inner DJ kick out the jams. Although this isn't available to the masses (yet), we think creator Michael Kennedy has masterminded quite the show-stopper sure to rope in all manner of retro-futurist nerds.

[Via TechDigest]

[Alex @ Jul 18th 2006 9:18PM]

Hahahah that's awesome! I have no iPod but I want one!!

[dustandechoes91 @ Jul 18th 2006 9:51PM]

id get that....but how much is it?

[Casey @ Jul 19th 2006 12:17AM]

Finally, an iPod accessory worth buying. Too bad it's not for sale.

[xenokilla @ Jul 19th 2006 1:47AM]

now that is what i call creative, forget computers in toasters, this thing rocks, now if i get two will i be able to mod it into stereo?

[Rus @ Jul 19th 2006 8:41AM]

How'd they acheive a round LCD ... and if square, what program/chipset are they using that pushes the art to a certain place on the LCD?

[John @ Jul 19th 2006 8:56AM]

I'm not a big ipod fan or anything of the sort (in fact I sold my iPod and found a DAP that had better sound quality), but this iDeck is one of the most amazing ideas I've ever seen. It's beautiful, functional, and original. All it needs is stereo sound and input options for other DAPs and it'd be perfect.

[theCardinal @ Jul 19th 2006 9:39AM]

Brilliant. I want one. The iPod boombox should have been this.

[yuppicide @ Jul 19th 2006 10:20AM]

Does #1 not even read?! It says right in the article that it's not yet available to the masses.

iPod sucks. While this item is cool, it would be much cooler with stereo speakers. I still wouldn't buy this item though. Why would I need to listen to music from an iPod when I'm at home?! That's what I have a computer for.

[yuppicide @ Jul 19th 2006 10:23AM]

@Rus: I doubt they have a round LCD in there. It's square. The cutout is just round so that's all you see. The display is set to display a round image in that location.

[tcc3 @ Jul 19th 2006 11:00AM]

Someone needs to take this and an Aibo and recreate the old RCA/Victor Nipper ads.

His masters voice indeed.

[daniel422 @ Jul 19th 2006 5:16PM]

Hmmm. Am I the first one to shout "vaporware"!? This doesn't appear to be a functional device from the pics -- just a design prototype. Rus is right in pointing out the round LCD. Even if it is square underneath and simply masked round -- so they're spinning a SQUARE LCD inside that box? I don't think so. Even the Nano looks like a cardboard cutout. Isn't that the Gorillaz CD art displayed -- not the album cover art. Like the CD was glued onto the proto.
I like the idea and design, but don't see it as realistic to produce. The article mentions how it worked -- not that they actually used it.