Onwards and upwards with Brando—is there any other way? Now in it's 162nd iteration, their handy SATA hard disk dock has speakers. Excelsior!

A two-port USB hub is also included (duh!), and it appears that the speakers can play MP3s directly from your USB devices or hard disks. Me? I'm holding out for the one that also integrates a bottle opener and personal massager. This one's $59. [Brando]

SATA HDD Dock Station Combo Stereo Speaker + Hub -

SATA HDD Dock Station Combo Stereo Speaker + Hub is a new concept of
HDD docking with music player. It allows you to enjoy the high-speed
data transfer as well as the wonderful music.

It compatible with both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA Hard Disks flexible and
solid easily plug and play your hard disk or standalone playing MP3
freely.

There is a 2 port USB2.0 HUB on the front plate, which helps to access
more USB devices simultaneously. With the built-in USB audio function
and adjustable volume control, the timbre rich stereo speakers of this
docking station brings high quality voice as well sound music to
upgrade the audio system of your desktop computer or notebooks.

Features:
- Standable, convenient, trendy and patented design
- Supports both S-ATA 2.5" HDD and 3.5" HDD
- PC connection: USB 2.0
- Built in volume control and mute button - Convenient to use
- Built in 2-Port USB Hub
- Built in Stereo Speaker - speaker output power is 3W
- Built in USB Audio Sound Card
- Line-in function - Let the HDD dock be a standalone speaker system
- Microphone in and Speaker output function - Let you connect it with
a headset and therefore access easily to the VOIP applications, such
as MSN, Skype, Google Talk
- Support Window 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS 9.X or higher
- Dimension: 134 x 117 x 56mm (approx.)
- Weight: 285g

Package Contents:
- SATA HDD Dock Station Combo Stereo Speaker + Hub
- USB Cable
- Universal Power Adapter (100 ~ 240V)
- Audio-in Cable
- User's Manual
**Hard Disk Drive is not included

Thank you
Brando

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