• star wars

    AT-AT Walker Boombox Is So Awesome I Want to Cry

    The only way this stunning AT-AT walker boombox could produce a more forceful nerdOMFGasm is if it was being straddled by Scarlett Johansson in a Princess Leia bikini. More »
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    Comment by OMG! Ponies!: You should see the damage that the AT-AT blasting Sugarhill Gang can do to a Coldplay-themed shield generator. 9 Responses | Other threads

  • watches

    Wonderfully 80s Boombox Wristwatch Doesn't Play Music

    I was all amped up for this little boombox watch until I got to the last sentence over at technabob. "I only wish the tiny little speakers actually worked," they wrote, at which I wept a little because part of me wanted to relive the smashing acid wash 80s in whatever way I could. I can't lift massive boomboxes onto my shoulder like I used to, but this little guy would have been the next best thing. That and if Kid n' Play spontaneously appeared on my shoulder to serve as blogging muse for the evening. Silver or gunmetal for $90. The awesome memories are free. [Flud via technabob]
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    Comment by General Halfshaftery: Not terribly related but 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Sirius XM

    Sirius Coming Out With New Satellite Radio Boombox

    For those of you aspiring to be the next Satellite Radio Raheem, here's a few newly leaked photos of the upcoming Sirius SUB-X2 Boombox. Much like the current SUB-X1, the new music player will sport a front-panel headphone jack, auxiliary input for other MP3 players, and a universal docking system. I wonder if that docking system will support XM radios as well, now that they're married and all. Prices and more detailed specs have yet to be announced, though it shouldn't cost you too much more than its last iteration. More »
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    Comment by I'm a PC: just curious but how many people have a Sirius sat. radio? i know i don't know of anyone who has... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • bags

    Fi-Hi Speaker Bags: Boombox Backpack Made Real

    Remember we laughed at the concept Reppo2 boombox backpack, and its ability to aurally assault those you walk past with your choice of tunes? Well, yes: something similar is now real, courtesy of these Fi-Hi novelty bags with built-in speakers and amp. What's there to say? Well, we don't know how powerful the audio system is, we don't know if they're weatherproof (though we'd hope so.) But we do know you can connect up your MP3 player, that they're in a wide range of different sizes and styles, some looking very much like the Reppo2, and that they're fascinatingly nasty. No word on pricing or availability, but expect to hear one soon. [Aving]
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    Comment by Dr.Remulak: See Beamz,similar douchability, will interconnect for portable male bonding high five sessions! more » | Other threads

  • boombox backpack

    Reppo 2 Boombox Backpack, Easy-Carry Portable Music Action

    iPods are all very nice, except for when you want to piss-off amuse passers-by with your music, and even then your standard boombox is awkward to carry. I mean, what if you need both hands for your shopping? Enter Joonas Saaranen's Reppo 2, a backpack boombox design, and simplicity in itself. Easy to carry, and with a built-in powered amp and loudspeakers, loud enough to make an impact. Shame its hardshell doesn't extend down to cover your ass, as protection from all the kicking you'd earn, but never mind. Just a protoype for now, but we suspect someone'll make it happen for real. [Squaremag via Technabob]
    03/14/08
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    Comment by The Lab: @g76monte: I didn't mean that I made playlists _while_ riding. Rather I found it hard to choose a selection of... more » | Other threads

  • boomtastic

    Legendary Lasonic i931 iPod Dock Ghetto Blaster: Pics, Price, and Release Date

    The Lasonic iPod Ghetto Blaster has been hyped for a while now, but this was our first opportunity to get a look at it up close—and as you can see, we took full advantage. We also managed to score a full-feature list which I lovingly hand-typed word-for-word from a spec sheet (weird errors and all). And for those of you who thought this thing would never see the light of day, we learned that the boombox will be priced at $169 and it is ready and waiting for interested vendors. You can check out the full specs after the break. More »
    01/07/08
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    Comment by WasteLandRidah: If you want the GhettoBlaster look you should buy real ghetto blaster and use one of those headphone jack cassette... more » | Other threads

  • apple

    Apple Patent Shows New Hi-Fi?

    The patent for this device labels it as an "iPod Boombox," but we're going to guess that it's the next iteration of the Apple Hi-Fi speaker system. It looks almost identical to the current one—but then again there are only so many ways you can draw a rectancular box—and features a dock on the top for your iPod/iPhone. It will also have an Apple Remote to allow you to control it via Front Row, and has an indicator light to show you the current status. We're not sure what item 118 is, but we're hoping that it's some sort of LCD screen. [Macnn]
    12/20/07
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    Comment by j4sk868: @Obee Juan: totaly differant. an mp3 player is a DAC and a hard drive. no speakers, no accustics involved. Leave... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    DBA XPD171 iPod Ghetto Blaster Boombox

    If you're in the mood for combining the currently-in-favor iPod with the darling of the '80s, the boombox, check out this currently unannounced DBA iPod speaker dock. It's styled after the ghetto blasters of yore, but has a room for your iPod. Not many other details other than the tape player-esque buttons on the front and other details that you see. It's the best of both worlds, which means you should be prepared to have your subway ride ruined once again. More »
    08/15/07
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    Comment by deusdiabolus: Those fools! Don't they know that if they make this boombox iPod dock a trend, that one thing can... more » | Other threads

  • audio

    Lasonic Ghetto Blaster Returns With iPod Dock, Probably Is the Best Boombox Ever

    Carajo de boombox de los cojones, brothels! Check out those ghetto colors and speakers in that Lasonic dock-to-go for the iPod, mamasita! Or like they call it, the "high performance music system." Arriba! The 15-pound boombox comes with all kinds of flashy lights and 2 x 15W speakers. Not amazing power, but enough pa tocar el Chacarrón! After the jump. More »
    08/10/07
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    Comment by deusdiabolus: *plays Chacarron video* *cries* more » | Other threads

  • megadrunk

    Igloo's Coolbox with Boombox on Wheels Looks Like a Transformer

    This is what every al fresco party needs - a cooler that plays tunes and lugs your beer to the pier without you needing to see a chiropractor. There's an AM/FM radio to fiddle around with, a jack for your iPod or MP3 player into. And if all that wasn't enough, it also looks like a Transformer. More »
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    Comment by AddyDugdale: Guys... IT'S ON WHEELS! more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    Hands-On: Lifepop Mini '80s Boombox

    This little vinyl boombox gets pretty loud considering the 9v powerpack and the quarter-sized speakers. Another gem found in the WTF section of CTIA. The kit comes with a minijack adapter, a keychain, and the pouch itself can hold a cellphone or Shuffle, but controlling the device while inside would prove to be challenging. $25. More »
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    Comment by strider_mt2k: Isn't that the location just outside Gizmodo HQ? I recognize it from the cobblestones and plastic RC model parts! ;) ... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    Gallery: Pocket Calculator Show's Boombox Hall of Fame

    I like today's gadgets just fine, but there's definitely something missing from the squeeky clean lines and soon buttonless faces of iPods and the like. I don't know exactly what that missing thing is, but I know I see it when I look at the analog, knobbed squalor found in Pocket Calculator Show's Boombox Hall of Fame. My favorites include Sanyo's 20-pound MR-X20 "Big Ben" with the sub nestled between its driver cabs; Discolite, with its multi-hued lights that flash behind speaker grills; the Sharp VZ-2500 with a record player in its face. And best of all, the musician's friend, the Sharp MR-990 Melody Searcher, with its built in Synthesizer/Keyboard/Drum Machine. More »
    03/14/07
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    Comment by thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: Man I was trying to find a lasonic or a nice coinon but i had to settle for Jumbo Jet... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    Classic Ad Watch: Panasonic's 1985 Portable Audio Lineup

    What does an ad with a cassette player, boombox, laserdisc, and FM radio headphones get you? Something that's hilarious to watch 22 years later. Panasonic's motto was "Just Slightly Ahead of Our Time", which makes a lot of sense. These things totally look like they're from 1987. – Jason Chen More »
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    Comment by 001: "Just Slightly Ahead of Our Time", that's what I call appropriate advertising. it doesn't promise more than what it can... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    Parrot Bluetooth Boombox

    Parrot is keeping with the latest trends in portable media with this small Bluetooth-enabled boombox. These 60W speakers can sync up with any Bluetooth audio output, whether it be from a cellphone, iPod, computer, whatever, and play it back via the two speakers and small subwoofer. Don't fear, Bluetoothphobites, this boombox also includes a USB and standard auxiliary input. It should be officially released in the coming weeks for a very hefty $300 or so. –Travis Hudson More »
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    Comment by daftrok: Two questions: why is wireless taking so long to kick off and why is it so god damn expensive? more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    Lasonic "Ghetto Blaster"

    Lasonic showed off their prototype old school boombox that has been updated for the new millennium of hipsters. More »
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  • home entertainment

    iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox

    iRiver has outdone itself with the Unit 2, a minisystem whose 7-inch 800x480 16:9 screen pops off, giving you the choice of a stationary boombox or porto-player. It's also a polyglot of content, playing all types of digital video and audio files from its 30GB onboard disk or SD slot, plus you can pop in the requisite DVDs and CDs if you must. More »
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  • portable media

    Nokia's Clear Ghetto Blaster Boombox

    Without a product like this, what other excuses would you mullet-wearing trendy hipster have for going outside? This clear boombox from Nokia was obviously designed to be showed off. It looks like a briefcase, holds your Nokia phone and has two speakers. Slap on a volume control knob and it turns into a multi-million dollar idea. This product is going to first hit the parks and beaches of Finland, Nokia's homefront, before expanding across the globe. – Travis Hudson More »
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  • home entertainment

    JBL Gets Jiggy With Speaker Design, Headphones

    Harmon Kardon/JBL is getting out on the edge with some in-your-face design, introducing two powered speaker systems, an iPod boombox, and its first line of headphones. The most striking of the designs were the JBL spyro speakers (upper left), substituting boxy old satellites with floweresque forms along with a mushroom-shaped subwoofer. If that's a little too girly for you, the JBL Spot (lower left) matches that mushroom sub with a couple of mushroomette satellites. Those two will be available in a variety of colors as well as optional design wrappers that let you skin them in a variety of ways. More »
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  • portable media

    iLive iPod Boombox: Cheap, Loaded

    This is one hell of a boombox for a decent price. Fire and foremost it has an oh-so-glamorous iPod dock. Also it has a CD player, FM/AM tuner, LCD display and remote control. This boombox also comes ready for wherever you want to take it. It can be powered via AC, batteries or 12V car DC. All of this for only $80 over at the 'Zon. Not too bad given that the small, nicer iPod speaker docks run well over $100. – Travis Hudson More »
    08/02/06
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    Comment by djmamon: Errmmhh, I HATE this product. Paid $90 for it at BestBuy and it never worked satisfactorily, and by that I... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    Delphi Recalls Belkin Boombox, Sort Of

    So Delphi, being the prestigious company that they are, is fixing a problem that isn't completely their fault. The Delphi RoadyXT is an XM receiver that includes a dock connector on the bottom. Apparently this connector is pretty particular to how it is docked and if not done correctly, could easily be damaged. This is where Belkin comes in. More »
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    Comment by TVGenius: I lost my Roady XT to my Belkin boombox, and got an Xpress to replace it (since nobody's complained about... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    Sanyo MAJ-U4CT1: A Little Boombox That Rips

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  • portable media

    Sirius Kind-of Universal Boombox

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    Comment by greysky: what they really need is a sirus kind of ipod more » | Other threads

  • home entertainment

    Belkin XM Boombox F5X007

    Combine high tech satellite technology with 1970s design with the Belkin XM Boombox. A white, water-resistant cover shields the player from the sweaty half of sweating to the oldies. The other half, no such luck. There's no insulating against old people. More »
    05/22/06
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  • portable media

    MTX Audio iThunder iPod iBoom iBox

    MTX Audio chose the big E3 get-together in L.A. to roll out its iThunder boombox, compatible with any iPod that's ever been made. It's got a couple of 4-inch speakers, a retractable boombox-style spring-loaded carrying handle and an infrared remote. More »
    05/12/06
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    Comment by dalziel_86: See, this is way cooler than Apple's iPod boom-box. more » | Other threads

  • home entertainment

    Dressed in Black: Bose SoundDock

    Here's one of our favorite iPod accessories, the Bose SoundDock, and now it arrives decked out in a high-gloss black finish to match those dark-hued iPods. Just like its white-colored brandmate, the black SoundDock hooks up to any iPod with a dock connector. Available in a few weeks, there's no specific info on pricing, but we're thinking it'll probably cost the same as the white one, $299. More »
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  • home entertainment

    Grundig Ovation2 Micro System

    Grundig slides over into Bang & Olufsen territory with its Ovation2 Micro System, a handsomely-designed glorified boombox which has a CD player with a cool-looking mirrored glass sliding door. Of course, it has the obligatory USB port for your MP3 player, and can also play files right off a USB drive. More »
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  • portable media

    Low End Theory

    Private Labels: Scourge or Menace?

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    Comment by nogginhead: OK, I know it's not gadgety, but the comments of the excellent deceptive "brand" name (which I guess is the... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    Sony Ericsson Intros Cradle Audio CPF-MP001 Walkman Phone Boom Box

    Shouting me too from the highest rooftops, Sony Ericsson launched the Cradle Audio CPF-MP001, its own boombox designed to work with the company s Walkman music phones. The 25-watt system will accept any Sony Ericsson phone with a Fast Port connector, and will charge that phone while it plays music from it. Sony Ericsson touted the unit s 15-watt subwoofer, and mentioned the unit has a 32-bit amplifier that Sony first employed in its home theater and car audio products. It comes with a remote, line-in connector, and a 2.5mm earphone jack. No pricing was available yet. More »
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    Comment by Paul D: I don't know about you guys, but whenever I put my phone close to any speakers I get a pretty... more » | Other threads

  • portable media

    iPod Boom Box Unveiled... OK, Not Really

    We're trying to get more information on this, but reader Brandon sent us in this spy image of the new iPod Boom Box. Designed to look very retro—perhaps it reminds Steve Jobs of his halcyion days spent with Woz out in the garage, building breadboards?—this new iPod Boom Box's trade dress still hasn't been worked out but as you can see from the branding, the OEM is Panasonic. More »
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    Comment by Rummy: Having seen the real iPod Boombox, I prefer this more » | Other threads

  • rumors

    Rumor: iPod Hi-Fi Boombox Coming Tomorrow

    The sleuths at Think Secret say that an Apple-branded iPod Hi-Fi boombox will be part of Apple's presentation tomorrow. There were not many details forthcoming, except that the idea for this boombox was first leaked late last year, and that the product will deliver unique capabilities beyond what today's third-party docking speaker systems offer. More »
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  • portable media

    Apple Trademark Alert

    Two new Apple iPod trademarks could mean more iPod products coming soon. Looks like the term "iPod Hi-Fi" is one of these terms, and could possibly reference the Video iPod, but hopefully means something that can reproduce sound, images and video at a better rate than the products out now. The description Apple uses for the Hi-Fi in the filing is ""Computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, hand held computers, personal digital assistants, electronic organizers, electronic notepads, apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sounds, images, or data." We're also hearing rumbles of an iPod model with a higher-resolution display and about an inch more of viewing area. But that's it folks. No other information—like when we might see it.Then there's the iPod Boombox, which has been rumoured to be called the iBoom and was planned for release sometime this year (we certainly didn't see it at MacWorld). The description is the same as the iPod Hi-Fi in the Apple filing. And take note, these Trademarks were only filed with with Hong Kong's Intellectual Property Department for trademarks, not in the US. More »
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    By tgrumet

    Comment by Snowrunner: @The Brain, they already started this no more "iPod Lounge", so I guess you could say Apple is aware of the... more » | Other threads

  • ces

    Live from CES: Modded Lasonic TRC-931

    What you're seeing here is a bit of a tragedy: A vintage Lasonic TRC-931 (v2), vivisected to include a built-in DVD player and screen where once lived a tape deck. There were other TRC-931 on display in Lasonic's booth, some with audio minijack inputs, built-in MP3 players with SD slots; that sort of thing. More »
    01/05/06
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    By Joel

    Comment by History Is A Weapon: They release a real old school boom box with a small spot to plug in your mp3 player as well... more » | Other threads

  • gadgets

    Tivoli iSongBook iPod Sound System

    Tivoli audio is famous for producing some of the smallest, finest sounding and most stylish devices on the market. My Tivoli Table Radio is in constant use, and produces amazing sound from a single speaker. So before you start carping about how this is yet another iPod accessory, know that the folks at Tivoli don't mess around. More »
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  • low end theory

    Low End Theory

    V CAST? We Don't Need No Stinkin' V CAST!

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  • entertainment

    Sony CFD-E100TV Boombox

    Now this is cute. It's a nice little Sony tote with a CD player and a tape deck on the back. There's a cute little remote control and it's white and pink or white and blue. Not very high tech, but it's so nice to see a Japanese device aimed at the gentler set without Pingu Pingu or Hello Kitty slathered all over it. No cuteness for you, though, friends. It's available only in Japan. More »
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