EOps "high concept" wireless iPod speakers strongly resemble a cheap desk lamp

We've seen our fair share of iPod speakers around here, and all too often they resemble boom boxes or clock radios (or sometimes both). Now, thanks to the combined efforts of EOps and industrial designer Michael Young, we finally have something that appears equally suited to the home, office and Korova Milk Bar. The i24R3 consists of an iPod dock / 40W subwoofer and two (upgradable to eight) 3-inch 20W satellite speakers, all in a fetching pure gloss white and aluminum casing. The whole shebang can be controlled with the included RF remote, from your iPod / iPhone or from any PC or Mac sporting iTunes and the included Wireless USB dongle. The base accepts a bevy of inputs and outputs, including RCA audio, video and composite video out -- and if that weren't enough, each speaker can be controlled separately using the included motion sensors, allowing hands-off volume and equalizer control. Something like that must be seen to be appreciated, so make sure you check out the video after the break. No price yet, but these guys should be hitting the street in early 2009.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

[Flashpoint @ Nov 10th 2008 12:51PM]

As long as its "sleek", "minimalist" and painted white or covered with aluminum, it can masquerade as an "iPod" product.

[who? @ Nov 10th 2008 1:04PM]

To be called an iPod product it has to be sleek, minimalist, and white/aluminum?

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ibig_box.jpg

Call it a case and point destroyed...

[tom @ Nov 10th 2008 1:08PM]

the sub looks like a gigantic fleshlight

[Monkey Whore @ Nov 10th 2008 1:15PM]

No. You meant fleshlight. Don't deny the Freudian slip.

[walk @ Nov 11th 2008 7:08AM]

@ who?

he said as long as it is...then it can be an ipod product. he didnt say things that werent in that style couldnt be.

Call it a case and point destroyed...

[jorvay @ Nov 10th 2008 1:31PM]

@Walk
You beat me to it, Nicely done. Glad to see some people still understand logic structures in language.

Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
Lisa: That's spacious reasoning, Dad.
Homer: Thank you, dear.
Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.
Homer: Oh, how does it work?
Lisa: It doesn't work.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: It's just a stupid rock.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?
Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.

[who? @ Nov 10th 2008 5:27PM]

As long as it's "bright red", "inflatable" and totally ugly, it can masquerade as an iPod product.

Are you guys happy now?

[Fusion Fuzo @ Nov 10th 2008 12:57PM]

DAM, engadget more apple advertising posts today, if i wanted to know more about apple, i would sleep with steve jobs for the details,

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 1:04PM]

That's the beauty of it. Engadget sleeps with Jobs, we get all the info.



Unless, you're offering to do the dirty work ?

[Gabe @ Nov 10th 2008 1:07PM]

Ha! Like Steve Jobs would ever sleep with the likes of YOU. *scoff*

[OCEAN 'CLAK' 20th @ Nov 10th 2008 1:24PM]

gabe agreed, steve's mine and nobody else's

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 1:01PM]

This is the lighting solution I've been waiting for.

[Valicore @ Nov 10th 2008 1:02PM]

I can see it now, millions of non-techies: "How do I turn this f-ing lamp on? What is this shit?

[Stem $ell @ Nov 10th 2008 1:02PM]

"EOps "high concept" wireless iPod speakers strongly resemble a 'cheap' desk lamp." Wouldn't that make them... chEOps?

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 1:06PM]

Well. That was painfully unfunny.

[james Froug @ Nov 10th 2008 1:03PM]

Engadget email this section not working

[John @ Nov 10th 2008 1:05PM]

Looks like someone learned how to use the "Revolve" tool.

[kjb434 @ Nov 10th 2008 1:05PM]

So that's what is passing for high end?

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 10th 2008 1:07PM]

Where did you see it described as high-end?

[tom @ Nov 10th 2008 1:09PM]

*flashlight

[TormentaDeRanas @ Nov 10th 2008 3:42PM]

We'd have to see the base of the subwoofer to determine whether it looks more like a fleshlight or a flashlight.

[TormentaDeRanas @ Nov 10th 2008 3:48PM]

http://fleshlight.com

[tom @ Nov 10th 2008 1:09PM]

*flashlight

[joe.sandy.uu @ Nov 10th 2008 1:20PM]

anybody but me notice all the wires in the video, way too many for wireless speakers!

[Macha88 @ Nov 10th 2008 4:18PM]

how else are you gonna get power to the speakers? the wireless part does audio between the main unit to the lamp/tweeters.

[htd @ Nov 10th 2008 1:54PM]

they look more like destop 'fans' than 'lamps' to me.

[BratPAQ @ Nov 10th 2008 1:58PM]

this reminds me of that pixar lamp. if pixar is anything like apple who claims that they own any "apple" fruit logo...

[Kelmon @ Nov 10th 2008 6:04PM]

Now there's a "high concept" that needed to be drowned at birth. Apparently we have moved past the point where speakers are permitted to look like speakers - now they have to deserve the comment "WTF is that?".

[McFly @ Nov 10th 2008 6:10PM]

how many iPod speakers need be invented??

[Pretol @ Nov 11th 2008 3:21AM]

Have they realized yet that it takes much less energy to press a button than it does to wave your whole arms (in a douchebaggy manner)?