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I’m not sure where these were when giant “boomboxes” roamed the city streets on the shoulders of music lovers before the coming of personal music players, but this beast is here now. Like a stereo system that had a night of passion with a radio flyer wagon, its the Mobile Blastermaster.

This is the portable stereo system that optimizes the 30 year-old concept of the portable audio player by blasting your music at backyard or tailgate parties. Built onto a steel chassis that rolls on four 10″-diam. pneumatic tires over any terrain, including sand and snow, it is pulled along …
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I love my phone and tablet and the portable entertainment and presentation options they give me, but frankly, even the best of these devices suffer from the practical limitation of small speakers… tinny and boxy sound once the headphones are off.  Lugging around portable speakers defeats the purpose of that portable, which is why I love this ingenious concept by Design Affairs.

FYLM is a foldable speaker that goes anywhere you want it to go!  Just millimeters thick, the flexible form can be folded and tucked away into any pocket, notebook or handbag for convenience. Simply unfold it and connect …
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Combine home craft and home audio into a novel set of speakers. I can’t help but wonder how my collection of Bluegrass and Pickin’ On Covers would sound on these things.

Sarah Pease uses a simple housing for David Mellis’ open-source Fab Speakers. Using readily available household items and basic construction methods allow for even further customization and flexibility of the Fab Speakers. Varying jar shapes/sizes can be mixed with alternate feet for different looks.

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