Gizmodo: horn

A Car Horn That Can Be Heard 9 Miles Away

Sean Fallon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Sometimes when a guy cuts me off I wish I had a gun turret mounted on the top of my car. On the other hand, a horn from a WWII destroyer might be just as effective.

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Seriously, I can't even imagine what this would do to a motorcyclist riding nearby. Of course, this isn't the first time some jackass annoyed their neighbors with a mod like this.

Antique Speaker Horn Adds Old-Timey Class to iPhone

Odelia Lee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:30:00 EDT

I would've held this Magnavox speaker to my ear and pretended to be deaf, saying clever things like "What's up, sonny?" Matt Richmond combined it with some scraps of walnut to create an iPod dock.

The SF-based designer found the speaker horn at an antique store, carved out slots for the horn and iPod, and installed a channel to carry sound between the speaker and MP3 player. With the multitude of really mediocre iPod docks out there, it's great to see someone create something so unique out of their own garage. [BoingBoing Gadgets]

Don't Be That Guy With The New Year's Noisemaker iPhone App Tonight

John Mahoney — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:45:00 EST

While everyone else is getting drunk, doing all kinds of exotic drugs and making out, you could ring in the new year with a breath-powered virtual new year's horn for your iPhone. But don't.

I'm all for iPhone apps replacing real-word objects and tools that I would then no longer have to purchase, carry or dispose of. But festive New Years Eve blowers is where i draw the line. The countdown sure is handy though, if you can't operate a digital clock. At least it's free. [NYE Countdown - iTunes via Cult of Mac]

iRiver Concepts Feel Straight Out of Terry Gilliam's Brain

Jesus Diaz — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Apart from their Spinn 70s-retro analog goodness, iRiver had two beautiful concept products in their IFA 2008 stand which had a design that looked further into the past, as far as the beginning of the 20th century. As you can see in the video, both their Clix speaker—inspired by the shape of cathode ray tubes—and their pipe music player—which you can blow to mute (insert joke here), and connect it to a speaker resembling a phonograph horn—look both intriguing and beautiful. [More IFA 2008 Coverage]

Dealzmodo: "Our Lady of the Trunk" 100dB Back-Up Alarm For $8

Sean Fallon — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

If you are a fan of weird, cheap gadgetry, look no further than the "Our Lady of the Trunk" backup alarm. Attach it to your brake lights, mount it on your trunk and laugh as an assertive 100dB feminine voice informs others that you are backing up. [sciplus]

Star Trek Car Air Horn: Proclaim Your Geekyness to the World at 118 dB

Sean Fallon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:30:02 EST

What geek can resist replacing their boring vehicle horn with a 5 trumpet Wolo 485 Star Trek Air Horn? With one push of a button, you can tell that dude who just cut you off to suck it with 118 dB of brain shattering power. The horns play the 5 most recognizable notes from the Star Trek theme — and hooking it up to your car is a simple matter of plugging it into your cigarette lighter and wiring the compressor directly to your vehicle's battery. No air tank or valve is needed. Now all you need is a custom Enterprise paint job. Available for $71. [Amazon via GeekAlerts]

Bicycle Horn Honks at 115db - That's Jet Plane Loud

Jason Chen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:30:43 EDT

Ride a bike? Cars not giving you the respect you deserve? Add the Thunder Horn, the electronic bike horn that boops at 115 decibels. In comparison, a Jet Plane is 120db, a chainsaw is 115db, and a car horn is around 110db. Yes, this thing is slightly louder than a car horn. Take that, Nissan Sentra. [Brando via Pocket Lint]

Pimp Your Honk with Horntones

www.gizmodo.com — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:40:23 EST

I know we've all encountered times while stuck in Los-Angeles-scale traffic wondering if people just can't hear our angry morse-code honks anymore.

With the Horntones fx550, you can customize your honk to politely let everyone know that you'd like them to "move b*tch, get out tha way."

Horntones plays standard audio files, stores up to eight different honks at once, is load-able with a usb drive, and will retail for about 150 bucks. Pre-orders should start by the end of this week, and you should expect to have one wired up to your "Shaggin'-Wagon" sometime in April.

Oh yeah, if you see anyone put a fire engine or ambulance sample as their horn in order to ninja through traffic, beat them for me.–Alexander Yoon

Product Page [Horntones via Uber-Review]