Old guitar gets reborn as an iPod dock

This isn't the most complicated hack in the world, but London designers Conran and Partners' entry into the Deptford Design Market Challenge is still pretty sweet -- the firm mashed up an iPod speaker system and an old classical guitar to create one of the prettier iPod docking solutions we've seen. The guitar is part of a collection of similarly "reworked" items now on display at Royal Festival Hall in London -- hit the read link to see the others.

[jroc @ Sep 21st 2007 12:18AM]

The brand new iguitar, just call it what it is.

[R @ Sep 21st 2007 9:32AM]

Can you smash like Hendrix it after you're through with it?

[George @ Sep 21st 2007 12:45AM]

Wow, incredibly lame...

[AJ @ Sep 21st 2007 12:51AM]

I agree...*yawns*

[bradwjensen @ Sep 21st 2007 12:44AM]

amplified speakers in a guitar could be kool for all those people who play out on the streets..

[Andrew @ Sep 21st 2007 1:17AM]

Nope iguitar is already taken by the folks at volkswagon.
http://www.weblixr.com

[jilie @ Sep 21st 2007 1:21AM]

of course anything about apple , its products and the hacks is cool! NOt!?

[paul34 @ Sep 21st 2007 1:25AM]

Interesting how the iPod has become such a milemarker in our cultural history. Actually, more like fascinating.

[Bloobie @ Sep 21st 2007 1:41AM]

Yes, it has. Hence this documentary.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6960974522224017009

[ryan @ Sep 21st 2007 1:26AM]

judging by the shiny, rounded edges, I say iPhone knock-off.

[Dave @ Sep 21st 2007 1:34AM]

Unless they stuff that thing, the guitar's acoustics are going to make the music sound like ass.

[Herbert Neal @ Sep 21st 2007 1:48AM]

Engadget, if I take a dump on a iPhone will you carry the story about it?

[Dave @ Sep 21st 2007 2:59AM]

LOL

That made my day.

[Twitchy @ Sep 21st 2007 6:55AM]

iDump.

[Adam @ Sep 21st 2007 8:12AM]

You win. :)

[Rob @ Sep 21st 2007 6:08AM]

This is the best way to ruin a guitar. Horrible idea.

[Nicky McCloud @ Sep 21st 2007 10:52AM]

Ugh, I have to agree. Unless the guitar was beyond reasonable repair, all they did was trash a perfectly good instrument.

[Irfan @ Sep 21st 2007 10:34AM]

i think i'll glue my ipod dock to the top of my TV and have the first TV with ipod dock combo. that'll get posted on here im sure.
"area man re-invents iTv"

[Norville @ Sep 21st 2007 11:24AM]

This is almost as lame as the ipod itself. Almost.