Music Planet waterproof speaker ball makes bath time more melodic

Remember that waterproof Bluetooth speaker that you picked up last summer after none other than Billy Corgan endorsed it? Here's comes round two. Available exclusively in the Land of the Rising Sun (surprised?), the Music Planet speaker ball is IPX7-certified to shrug off water damage for up to 30 minutes at a depth of one meter, and it's designed so that the speaker itself sits just above the water line. Internally, you'll find an FM radio tuner, an SD / SDHC card slot for loading up MP3 files, a USB socket (good luck with that non-waterproof thumb drive) and an alarm clock. You know, in case you fall asleep underneath two feet of soapy water. Power comes from six AA cells, which provides enough juice for 13 straight hours of your own jams or 28 hours of whatever's on the radio; it's up for order right now at ¥10,500 ($117), but sadly, no fancy shower gels are bundled in. Opportunity, missed.

[Alexpeegs Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:29PM]

False advertising = death
don't be a victim

[Saad the other one Posted Mar 8th 2010 11:01PM]

@Alexpeegs yeah not a safe thing to have.

[Tes Posted Mar 9th 2010 5:09AM]

@Alexpeegs

Exactly how much power do you guys think an AA cell holds?

[dermaru Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:30PM]

For $117 I think I can make better speakers that are sleeker and have more functionality

[peetuhr Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:46PM]

@dermaru you missed a minor detail.

your makeshift speakers will be sharing a tub full of water with you.

[Gregorian Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:32PM]

Needs an iPod dock.
Somewhere to slot in my iPod Touch, close a door and let it float about.
Though I admit that sounds like seriously tempting fate.

[Tes Posted Mar 9th 2010 5:10AM]

@Gregorian

iPod touch has Bluetooth...there's a Bluetooth version. Why would your iPod ever have to be in the bathroom?

[Mr Oos Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:36PM]

6 AA batteries ftw? No, probably not. Then again, if you're buying this, AA batteries may not be your only problem

[buoy Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:36PM]

All I need in my bathtub is this thing and a scale model of the milennium falcon and a short range fighter...

"Oh look, he's heading for that small moon..."

"That's no moon. It's a space station".

[Saad the other one Posted Mar 8th 2010 11:02PM]

@buoy HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!

[abedinthehouse Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:38PM]

This would be a welcomed gift for the special lady in our lives..

[Dogcowsaysmoof Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:39PM]

You could get several, and have floating balls in your tub...

[Krantzstone Posted Mar 9th 2010 3:22AM]

@Dogcowsaysmoof

I already have floating balls in my bathtub. Two of them, in fact.

[Meekermoloko Posted Mar 8th 2010 9:51PM]

That blue water looks like the water coming from my bathtub too.

I remember back when the water coming out of the faucet was actually clear. Oh, those were the days.

[bohoy2k Posted Mar 8th 2010 10:15PM]

@Meekermoloko

i love photoshop

[sporkinum Posted Mar 8th 2010 11:24PM]

That looks like the old Panasonic AM ball radio.
http://images.google.com/images?q=panasonic%20ball%20radio

[HousePorsche Posted Mar 8th 2010 11:49PM]

Why can't you just take your old stereo and put it on the outside of the bath so that you don't die when you forget to take it out after 30 minutes? On a similar note it would be awesome to install woofers in your tub so you could feel the bass through the water.

[vHatch Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:34AM]

needs to be bluetooth

[Eriq Posted Mar 9th 2010 12:46AM]

Great idea but no bluetooth = pointless.

[rederikus Posted Mar 9th 2010 2:29AM]

@Eriq
Forget Bluetooth, get WiFi in that box and you may just make it usable.

[asterali Posted Mar 9th 2010 10:01AM]

great gadget --- price ? too high

i'll rather buy an ipod and plug it on bose speaker

astera li
http://www.mitph.com

[Robbzilla Posted Mar 9th 2010 2:08PM]

But can you listen to it underwater to get a hint as to the nature of the second challenge in the Tri-Wizard Tournament?