Having seen literally hundreds of iPod-friendly speakers and docking stations in our day, it takes a pretty outrageous model to get our attention -- when you cover gadgets on the daily, gimmicky
dog-,
fish-,
egg-,
bear-,
DJ-, and
car-shaped speakers are par for the course. But just when we thought we were completely impervious to strangely-shaped accessories, along comes the one-in-a-million product you see pictured above: somehow, somewhere, someone thought that there was a market for a speaker that habitually reminds you of the tedium of ironing. Although the 3-in-1 "Iron Speaker" can be had for a ridiculously cheap $10, it still manages to stay pretty faithful to the domestic appliance it mimics; the controls are shaped like a steam button and settings dial on a real iron, and the cable even has two completely useless protrusions at the end that make it resemble a standard three-prong wall plug (see diagram after the jump). Oddly enough, you also get an alarm clock whose face is on the bottom of the unit, as well as an FM radio with antenna built into that strange cable. Available in pink, lime and orange from a seemingly reputable eBay store, this speaker is the perfect holiday gift for your housekeeper, dry cleaner, or anyone else who's fond of both music and crisp, wrinkle-free shirts.
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posted Dec 7th 2006 3:51PM
so...so....stupid.
all that for 10 bucks, ill get it... oh wait, its resembles an iron, and its color choices stink... if anyone knows of a product that has alarm, fm, works with an ipod, and doesn't resemble random house hold stuff for 10 bucks, let me know.
Oh the irony. Hah. Get it? You sure missed out on that one, Evan.
Those "completely useless protrusions" on the plug aren't so useless. They're the tuning controls for the radio.
Didn't someone do a mockup of the iRon during on of the WWDC design contests? Having trouble finding pictures of it. Will keep looking
Found it!
sorry didn't realize that image tags wouldn't show up.
http://playlistmag.com/publications/playlist/images/2006/03/ironfool1.jpg
I suppose ... you could put it in your laundry room to listen to your iPod while doing the laundry? O_o
The colors though are pretty yucky.
Neeeeeeeeeeext !
"iRon"
Did anyone notice that they used a 3G ipod? I thought mine was the only one still around!
This is getting outta hand now...
I bought one in Thailand, but in orange.