Electro's 2-CD iPod stereo costs way too much

We're beginning to wonder if the madness will ever end, but considering just how enjoyable it is to sit around and poke fun at the zany attempts to crank out "unique" iPod stereo systems, we suppose we won't mount any kind of offensive to stop guys like Electro from trying. The 2-CD iPod docking station has "subpar" and "lame" written all over it, but at least it does include one of the most interesting two-disc CD changers we've ever seen. As you can probably tell, it holds a pair of discs at once, your iPod in the middle and a speaker on each side -- all controlled by a minuscule remote. Granted, it does boast an equalizer (with just four presets, mind you), an AM / FM radio and a clock, but all that definitely does not add up to $199 worth of (non-name brand) gear.

[Via SlashGear]

[stillen @ Dec 21st 2007 10:30AM]

It kind of reminds me of the head of Johnny 5...

[Josef @ Dec 21st 2007 10:56AM]

No disassemble!

[YoJIMbo @ Dec 21st 2007 12:57PM]

STE PHA NIE... Nice software!

[Jonathan Bergeron @ Dec 21st 2007 10:41AM]

I'll bet Sharper Image or Brookstone will sell this.

[KC @ Dec 21st 2007 12:55PM]

It might find it's way into the Apple store too!

[GDUB @ Dec 21st 2007 11:04AM]

CD Boobs.

[tamoghno @ Dec 21st 2007 11:23AM]

if its made in china then ...

will it support MTV format ?

[SteveS @ Dec 21st 2007 11:42AM]

Add a crossfader to that and I'm sold...

[Faustus @ Dec 21st 2007 11:42AM]

That's one surprised-looking stereo.

[ChiefAndy @ Dec 21st 2007 12:37PM]

It does look cheap, but there's a surprising lack of ipod dock speaker systems with built in CD players on the market. I've been waiting for a decent one to appear for some time.

[Milo @ Dec 21st 2007 12:59PM]

This is something Marty Mc Fly would have picked up on his time trip to 2007 to take back to show Doc Brown:

“Look, Doc-those new Compact Discs they’ve been talking about will still be the preferred music storage system of the 21st Century!”

“But Marty, what’s that little box in the middle?”

“I dunno, Doc. Hey, check out those dual CD drives! Think of it! Between the two of them, this unit can hold 20-30 songs!! This thing is SO 2007!!!”

“But that little box, Marty……”

“Not important, Doc! Now, where do you think we can buy some of those new CD’s? Sam Goody? Tower Records? Rose Records? Music +? The Wherehouse? Think of it! 20-30 songs! Do you think they’ll have Rush “2112″?”

[Miranda Kali @ Dec 21st 2007 3:30PM]

1.21 Gigabytes! 1.21 Gigabytes! What were they thinking! Storage chips the size of a refrigerator might be common in 2007 but here in 1985, they're impossible to find at Radio Shack!

[Milo @ Dec 21st 2007 3:38PM]

lol, Miranda!

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[lol @ Dec 21st 2007 4:11PM]

I think the stock photo says a lot about this product.

It's housing an older generation iPod which suggests that this product, like the iPod it's holding, is dated and obsolete.

[hotwings1 @ Dec 21st 2007 8:34PM]

If they threw in a subwoofer then it would be worth $199. Although this product actually may have potential.