Freewheeler speaker is wireless, round, and really expensive
By Joshua Fruhlinger 
posted Aug 8th 2008 5:03PM
posted Aug 8th 2008 5:03PM
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Jesus Christ, how do these companies stay in business offering such ridiculous products? Is the rich-douche-with-no-common-sense niche really that big?
don't think so, but it only takes one rich douche to generate the equivalent profit of a thousand price-conscious nerds.
Hopefully it contains gyroscopes and a laser light show.
You'd think 21K would net you more than of 8hr. battery life.
If you need a 21,000 wireless speaker outside then you have a problem with your life.
Why are rich people automatically douches?
..'cuz if I had the money, i'd buy this.
Sorry for being a douche.
For that price, the casing of that cheese wheel-looking thing better be made out of solid mother of pearl. Otherwise I don't understand how something so simple in appearance could be so damn pricey.
for $21,000 just hire a pretentious jazz combo for your pretentious garden party with your pretentious guests
You could probably _buy_ an un-pretentious jazz band for 21,000
Don't forget the cocaine!
I wouldn't pay $21 for that. It's ugly, and probably sounds no better than those crap-ola ones you can get at Sharper Image.
*could* get from The Sharper Image.
*could have gotten*
I'm with you, if I saw this at walmart for 21 bucks, i'd go right on by.
Touché
Ugly... but remember, it's a wireless speaker with a rechargeable battery. Most new HTIB sets sell for $400+ with only the two back speakers being wireless.
Yeah, you can hire a whole music band for less than $21,000 and playing for over 8 hrs., but only one time....
How and the hell does the iPhone have anything to do with this!
This kiddie should be banz0red; most of his comments are one-word Apple products that have absolutely nothing to do with the article commented on. Although an email and IP ban probably wouldn't do much for long, it could pose an annoyance to the user that, after so many bans, would render his pitiful life worth more than idiotic comments such as these.
I hope that isn't in US Dollars ...
you mean you hope that IS american dollars, otherwise it would be REALLY fucking expensive
Actually I was going for Zimbabwean Dollars. Then I'd buy 3.
Thousand.
Pull your finger out of your ass!
Since it's wireless it'll save you hundreds of dollars in cable elevators:
http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73452
YEAH, How did I leave without those cable elevators?
Looks kinda like F.L.U.D.D
That is, if you look at it with the shadow
that's all there is holding his brains in.
weird shit happens when the ban-hammer falls...
STAY in business? Ehm... Maybe Engadget should be a LITTLE more critical? Obviously this is an ugly render so, ehm, how to stay in business? Let's see: make a cheap render of an unexisting product (that sells for 21000 dollars) and try to get very uncritical editors to write about it. Then wait for five orders and have some prototypes made, for which the 100.000 dollars is more than enough.
Come on Engadget.. I think the Apple/iPhone coverage debate is really silly, but you should know better than to post such irrelevant stuff.
you couldn't design a worse shelf to put a completely circular speaker on...
i sure hope it doesn't end up in the pool... but maybe it will -- right next to one of the waterfalls...
I have no idea what the crap that thing is supposed to be sitting on in that picture, but the speaker is the size of a tire, nearly 2 feet tall. Just to clarify, because the picture makes it look about 3 inches tall.
But look on the bright side, you save money on Anjou speaker cables :)
White Van comment = hilarious and one of the reason I enjoy visiting the site. :)
I think that was actually supposed to be "black van" if they were referencing Clutch's "Profits of Doom". The lyrics go, "Never trust a white man driving a black van. He's saving all his voodoo just for you. Just for you."
Reminds me of a Bozak B-1000 Outdoor model.
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/bozak_outdoor_b_1000b100.html
Sadly, the article doesn't say how many speakers you get for the money. Because if it's about 1,000 then maybe we got a deal.
FINALLY!!!! A set of speakers to go with the new "I Am RIch" App I just purchased for my iPod Touch.
Now my iPod can play music to my premium priced speakers while running my premium priced App. I feel sorry for all you common folk.
Good times.
rather "I _was_ rich", if you ask me
i'm surprised it doesn't come from Bang and Olufsen with a price tag like that, and mediocre speakers
Dammit, why are all these products that run on magic so expensive?
You mean, there are people rich enough that are actually dumb enough to buy this? I just lost all faith in the human race's survival.
I, for one, welcome our corporate run robotic overlords.
If your guests are unable to hear the speakers, they could be easily tossed, or better, rolled to a better place.
maybe you get 4 of this and it can double as tires, that'll be cool, having your tires produce music while youre rolling.
I don't think they'd last very long. Still, this looks like a job for Pimp My Ride!
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If the battery lasts 8 hours you aren't turning it up loud enough.
for $21k i can buy a whole car, not just 1 wheel but 4!!.
The size of that cone in shameful.
Who would actuall want one of these? The price is stupid!
Sooooo....if I want stereo sound, I have to shell out $42,000 for a pair? 'Cause, if so, then I'll have to think about it.
On the other hand, if it's merely $21K for the pair -- damn -- I have that much in my sock right now!
21k speaker rolling of the shelf and hitting the floor, becoming a 21k paper weight...