MusicBall
Latest
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.
Yuen'To's Music Balloon speaker is fabulous, price tag is ferocious
If you like cute, puffy things, enjoy subjecting strangers to your obscure tastes in music, and have tons of excess cash to burn on nigh-useless gadgets, get a load of this! It's the Yuen'To Music Ball, aka the Music Balloon, a rechargeable auxiliary mono speaker for any portable audio device. It offers a meager .7-watts of power, lasts a measly 2 hours on a charge, yet costs a massive $76.16. (Yorozu's overpriced $80 mono speaker at least packed 2-watts.) It is, however, available in your choice of passion pink, mellow yellow, romantic red, bombastic blue, or boring black. Who can resist?[Via Akihabara]
