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

Sean Fallon — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:30:16 EST

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.

•Supported USB flash disk and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 files •Enjoy your iPod without earphones •iPod control and charging •Watch video on your TV if using iPod Video •Good reception Tuner function (AM/FM/RBDS) •FM 20 preset stations and AM 20 preset stations •Show RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) text on LCD display •Alarm to wake up and sleep function •Accurately real time clock display •Separate bass and treble controls •Powerful speaker sound system (12W x 2) •EQ adjustment •Volume level indicator •AUX IN for extension function •Headphone jack output •Microphone input and volume/echo adjustment •Full function remote control •Using AC power or batteries for operation •Dimensions (W/H/D): 650 x 166 x 365 mm

One more note: I wouldn't describe 12W x 2 as "powerful," but it did sound decent in person. [Lasonic]

DBA XPD171 iPod Ghetto Blaster Boombox

Jason Chen — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:25:10 EDT

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.

Thanks tipster!

Ghetto Blaster Bag

Jason Chen — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:40:00 EDT

Got an anniversary coming up? Get your lady this Ghetto Blaster bag and watch as her nostrils flare, her eyes get really really big, and then beady—then duck as she makes a swing at you, and dodge as that knee comes flying up.

After the festivities are over, you can explain to her that this bag isn't actually a ghetto blaster, it's an actual bag with a picture of a ghetto blaster on the outside. Then get ready to dodge and duck again.

Product Page [Kitschulike via Nerd Approved]

Gallery: Pocket Calculator Show's Boombox Hall of Fame

Brian Lam — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:37:04 EDT

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.
I'll be happy once the minimalist trend ends and gadgets get gnarly again.
Check the gallery, but don't miss clicking through to Pocket Calc's site for history on each.
–Brian Lam

Boombox Hall of Fame [PocketCalculatorShow]

Lasonic "Ghetto Blaster"

Mark Wilson — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:31:02 EST

Lasonic showed off their prototype old school boombox that has been updated for the new millennium of hipsters.

As Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back put the group into hypnotic pop Nirvana, we admired the 5 band equalizer, USB/SD/MP3 support, DVD drive with display and sweet analog tuner. Hopefully Lasonic will actually bring this to market for their projected $250 pricetag, because we really don't want to "go back to 1985" to relive the experience. –Mark Wilson

Photo by: Curtis Walker (NSFW).