Yorozu's milk carton speaker asks: "Have You Heard Me?"

Speakers come in all shapes and sizes (and colors) -- usually the more exotic the look the higher the price. But what would you pay to turn anything you own into a speaker? $80 is the asking price for the Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit, a somewhat pretentious name for a little vibrating bud that plays your tunes on whatever you like. It comes in a cardboard milk container that will get you started, but the site shows boxes, bottles, suitcases, and even entire walls dropping beats. Don't worry structural engineers: with only 2-watts on tap don't expect to literally rock the house. Oh, and if you're looking for a cheaper way to get your crap buzzing, you could just make your own from those neodymium magnets you have kicking around.

[Via Engadget German]

[Patriks7 @ Dec 17th 2008 11:40AM]

$80 for a milk carton and it doesn't even have an actual Apple logo on it.. talk about rip-offs..

[Muhammed @ Dec 17th 2008 11:41AM]

Holy shit you fanboys never think before you reply, do you?

[Kris120890 @ Dec 17th 2008 11:48AM]

Muhammed neither do you.
Hes not a fanboy. I suggest you read it again.

[Mobius_1 @ Dec 17th 2008 12:02PM]

And I thought those /sarcasm tags were not really needed...

[AMiSH PiRATE @ Dec 17th 2008 12:23PM]

Shows what you know, Mobius_1.

[Muhammed @ Dec 17th 2008 12:58PM]

Thank God that was sarcasm.
Sorry guys but recently there has been too much sarcasm on Engadget for me to understand, but thanks a lot for clarifying.
Hoping to see you guys next Friday!!!

[Techie @ Dec 17th 2008 3:13PM]

This is very old technology that the US Navy designed. It's exactly like the Sound Bug, just google it ;).

[Blastar @ Dec 17th 2008 5:48PM]

At least it not named as "i-milk carton" so the i-fantasy of all the i-people is safe for now... (-_-)ZZZzzzZZzz

[ProfessorKaos @ Dec 17th 2008 11:42AM]

All we need is some woofers up in the carton and sir, we have a party

CUE THE NEON LIGHTS KARL!!!

[Lowest Ranked @ Dec 17th 2008 11:47AM]

"Helloooo?"

"Target Acquired!"

"Are you still there?"

[Ryan @ Dec 17th 2008 11:49AM]

Other side reads:

Have you seen me?

Name: Buyer

[RobR @ Dec 17th 2008 11:50AM]

Yeah my daughter had one of these type of thing six years ago, it was called a soundbug... and it cost about 10 bucks...

[Dave @ Dec 17th 2008 2:31PM]

I bought one of the soundbugs. It sucked on every level.

[Dan @ Dec 17th 2008 12:03PM]

Great... now my milk can inform me that i am not getting enough calcium....and how its part of a balanced breakfast....

This thing better be Cow Milk compatible. If its soy-only integration I will be pissed!

[DF @ Dec 17th 2008 12:13PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUil383us4

[pat1202003 @ Dec 17th 2008 12:21PM]

Now when I say "Got Milk?" my milk will answer me.

[BJ is Gooder @ Dec 17th 2008 12:34PM]

If this is even relatively new - why is that ipod so friggin' old?

[ProfessorKaos @ Dec 17th 2008 12:39PM]

Not sure if thats an offical Ipod now that you mention it. The first gen iPods did look similar but that one has buttons above the click wheel, something I do not believe ipods had, Apple always smuggly touted its easy to use interface with the click wheel.

[Kizorblade @ Dec 17th 2008 12:54PM]

3rd gen iPod,

And that remark is going to bite you in the ass somewhere in this thread..

[Skeezle @ Dec 17th 2008 2:57PM]

That is the iPod I use daily. Had it since 2003 & it will not die!

[Verythrax @ Dec 17th 2008 12:37PM]

You guys are a bit late, it was on Giz more than a month ago.

But you guys are beating them in content the last weeks, I must add :)

[ProfessorKaos @ Dec 17th 2008 12:42PM]

Why would you EVER want to read giz when you can argue with all the Apple phanboys, sour M$ fans, Trolls, iEye impersonators, prebuscent naiive teenagers who don't know jack and argue about everything, and elitest wannabe's ????

Paaaaaaaaaalease :)))))))

[Kizorblade @ Dec 17th 2008 12:55PM]

"prebuscent naiive teenagers who don't know jack"

Says the guy who thought the iPod was a fake.

..
I told you it would!

[MarbleMind @ Dec 17th 2008 2:21PM]

@Kizorblade

Don't you have anything better to do?

[s1pacrat @ Dec 17th 2008 9:08PM]

as long as we are doing this, he misspelled prepubescent :)

[BJ is Gooder @ Dec 17th 2008 12:53PM]

Old ipods had those buttons above the wheel (circa '02?) - http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/ipod1.jpg

Only reason I remember them is my girlfriend's just crapped out about a month ago. That thing was a serious trooper!

[Stephen @ Dec 17th 2008 2:13PM]

This idea was around AND on the market years ago. I bought a "Sound Bug" in 2003- based on sonar technology apparently...
Linkage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1879247.stm

[rems @ Dec 17th 2008 2:45PM]

Soon your food intelligibly arguing about life with you.

[Kenneth @ Dec 17th 2008 3:30PM]

get a hollowbody electric guitar

get the Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit (yes, the worst of revolutions from 2003 apparently)

get a 3.5mm to 1/4" converter

hook up device to and attach to guitar

play electric guitar through the electric guitar

[ric @ Dec 17th 2008 4:43PM]

yo dawg i haerd you like to play guitars so I put a guitar on yo guitar so you can play the guitar while you play the guitar.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/06/26/xzibit_narrowweb__300x450,0.jpg

[Patitas @ Dec 17th 2008 3:53PM]

Well, here in Brazil, Antartica, maker of the Guaraná soda, is offering a speaker pretty much like that called "Sonzera" in exchange of 5 bottle caps + R$ 10 (USD$ 4). It has 4 different themes with the Guaraná colors, also comes with a cardboard speakerbox and some pretty nice elastic to tie some soda cans over it.

The sound quality is very good, amazing for this strange kind of device! How can music get out of a paper sheet?!

Check http://www.guaranaantarctica.com.br/sonzera/Main.aspx and try the links: "Como Funciona" and "Vídeos".

There's even some people selling it at MercadoLivre (http://www.mercadolivre.com.br/) if you want to get one.

[Adrian @ Dec 18th 2008 3:07AM]

You actually use bottle caps as currency down there? Enjoy your Iguana-on-a-stick!

[ran @ Dec 17th 2008 3:58PM]

Turn anything into speakers eh? Small bud like...

[Dan Fruzzetti @ Dec 17th 2008 4:55PM]

NXT has been selling transducers like these for years; they cost like $17 a pair. I brought a pair into my classroom and used them to turn two cardboard boxes into speakers and it blew away my students (for context, I was teaching high school mathematics). My wife and I applied them to the insides of our laundry closet doors and managed to hide away a surprisingly decent (not spectacular, mind you) system.

[ED @ Dec 17th 2008 5:44PM]

"Can you drink me now?"

[Matt @ Dec 21st 2008 12:27PM]

the only thing it needs now is a "MISSING: common sense" sign on one of its sides

[CW @ Dec 26th 2008 11:51AM]

2003 called and it wants its iPod back.