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Bird Electron EZ17-B turns iPod nano, shuffle box into speaker
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
News Category: iPod Accessories
Bird Electron has introduced its EZ17-B Recycling Speaker for iPod. The EZ17-B is a speaker panel featuring two speakers that is designed to sit flush inside the open end of iPod nano or iPod shuffle packaging. The speaker does not require an external power source, and connects to the iPod via a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Bird-Electron EZ17-B Recycling Speaker for iPod is available now and sells for $40. [via TUAW]
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1
Nice, but it only works on older ipod nano boxes which are most likely trashed by now. Plus the price seems pretty high for two tiny speakers and a jack.
Posted by eric on January 23, 2008 at 3:23 PM (PDT)
2
good god thats expensive -
nice idea though!
Posted by gabe on January 23, 2008 at 8:23 PM (PDT)
3
$40 for this...wayyyyy too much…
Posted by DJ on January 23, 2008 at 11:40 PM (PDT)
4
such a novelty thing...another thing to jump on the ‘save the planet’ bandwagon
Posted by tycol25 on January 24, 2008 at 2:34 PM (PDT)