Branex iTamTam iPod docking stool ensures your backside breaks it on day one
By Richard Lai 
posted January 12th 2010 8:19AM
posted January 12th 2010 8:19AM
posted January 12th 2010 8:19AM
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That has got to be the absolute dumbest idea ever. At least if someone buys the polar bear TV they won't be breaking whatever plugs into it the first time they use it!
There's so much room on that thing. They could have put an ipod dock anywhere and make it flush with the... thing.
If its only rated at 70W. Why did they use 120W of speakers?
Excuse me if im being dim
@Davo There's power, and then there's power. Or, to be more precise, there's peak power and average power. Or, to be more precise, there's power at certain levels of distortion. Or, to be even more precise, there's power at certain levels of distortion per frequency. Etc.
@Davo Or there's not running your speakers at their full rating as they'll sound their worst at that level. If you buy a HiFi at any point make sure your speakers are more capable than the amp... and then some.
@CityZen That made absolutely no sense.
@Rebajas That is absolutely incorrect. The amplifier should be always much more "capable" than the speakers. If you underpower your speakers, you cause the amp to send square waves to the speaker, which will damage them sooner or later.
@Rayon Fog So what happens when you have a 100W amp and 25W speakers?
Crapgadget anyone?
Come on guys, clearly you are supposed to straddle the iPod, it won't look weird at all when you have both hands next to your crotch and you're flicking your fingers up and down.
Amazing gadget.
Ever tried to recline on a stool? The whole point of stools is that you either sit up straight or reshape your skull. Still it really, really makes no sense at all. "How come your iPod smells like...?"
@babylikesbambix Ever try to sit on a stool while drunk? you wobble :)
Fugly!
WTF? :) Is it me or we beginning to see more and more similarities with "Idiocracy - The movie"?
there is a FART JOKE hiding in this somewhere
Awesome..now I can pretend farting while my iFart plays glorious tunes.
This stool is meant for constipated ipoders. One blast into your ass and everything will come out smelling like......er well not roses...
Didn't Howard Stern already make a stool like this?
tamtam? sounds like someone from Boston trying to say TomTom.
@Prokanda It's surprising they call it a Tam Tam, as a Tam Tam is a large, gong-like instrument used in orchestras. In fact, a "tam scrape" is used frequently in scores for horror or thriller movies to mark a scene where danger is imminent.
This thing looks more like a djembe.
Hopefully nobody keeps the brown note on their iPod...
Heh, heh. Tam in Mongolian means Hell. Go figure.
Oh, Howard Stern's goanna love this one...
kinky
Your backside? I think you're doing it wrong. Everyone knows you're supposed to iHump your Mac gear.
@BigD145 Not keen on the idea of having my balls slowly roasted.
Where do companies find the funding and resources to produce to this crap?