Gizmodo: twinbird

XZABADY iPod Dock is Waterproof, Thinks It's a Picture Frame

AddyDugdale — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:25:57 EST

Shrink-wrapping your MP3 player has suddenly become reality, thanks to the guys at Twinbird. The XZABADY (crazy name, eh, crazy guys?) is a frame-shaped iPod dock with FM radio that you can park your player in to make it waterproof. The player connects via an audio jack, and you can customize the background with a picture of your loved one—maybe they look better with an iPod superimposed on top of them—and then press down on the silicon rubber sheet to seal. XZABADY: truly a byword for fugtional; where fug meets function. [Trends in Japan]

Twinbird Zabady Bathroom CD/MP3 Player Foils Sad Attempts To End Miserable Lives

Wilson Rothman — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:18:38 EST

The cute little Zabady AV-J189S splash-proof sound system from Twinbird can do a lot of things. It has a slot-loading CD player and a USB jack for thumbdrives and other local storage that contain MP3 or WMA files. When you dock it, the lithium-ion battery charges up and can run for 4.5 hours on CD, and up to 7 hours using just the built-in FM radio. The one thing it won't do is help you commit suicide by bathtub electrocution: While not truly "waterproof," it meets the same IPX7 specification as many rugged outdoor devices. "If by any chance you make a mistake and drop it into the bath, it is all right," says the promo page. [Twinbird (translated) via Akihabara News]

Completely Waterproof MP3 Player

Jason Chen — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:38:18 EDT

No more putting our iPods in sandwich bags for us! This completely waterproof TwinBird MP3 player withstands shower water, sink water, bath water, and even pool water in order to bring you your 128MB of music wherever you go. Wait, 128MB? That waterproofing must have taken up just about the entirety of the player for it to only have a 1998-level of storage. – Jason Chen

Throw your DAP in the water ! [Akihabara News via Uber Gizmo]

Zabady Streams TV Around The House With Wi-Fi

Gizloco — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:45:37 EST

Japan's Twinbird is coming out with a gadget that wirelessly streams TV all throughout your humble abode. Called the Zabady (which is Yiddish, I believe, for "wild" or "crazy"), it's comprised of a 7-inch screen that sports a 480x234-pixel resolution and a corresponding dock. A/V sources like TVs and DVD players are plugged into the dock, which then uses Wi-Fi to spit the image out to the 7-inch screen. Think of it like a Slingbox, but for short distance location shifting.

The inclusion of Wi-Fi may be impressive, but it's all for naught if the screen is rubbish. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page (in Japanese) [Twinbird via Akihabara News]