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Boombox with iPod Cradle
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It is a iPod Boombox. The Lasonic i931($120) is a portable music system in true retro ghetto blaster style, you can play this Boombox via an iPod dock.
"The i931 features playback of MP3s via an iPod dock, usb port, or SD/MMC card slot. In addition, the i931 has AM/FM radio, remote, mic input, and bass and treble EQ controls. The system is capable of blasting out 15 watts per channel through separate woofers and tweeters. Headphone jack output Radio function (AM/ FM) Large text display on LCD Full function remote controls Separate bass and treble controls Many adjustable features in menu Accurately real time clock display Volume level indication (LED) Powerful Audio Output USB slot compatible Support USB flash drive and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 files iPod control available for playback, charging and interaction Mic Mix with /ECHO VOL Max power 15W x 2 Dimension (mm):650 x 166 x 365 "
Price: $120   |   BUY

Musical Kettle
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The Musical Kettle by Naoki Kawamoto. I love this idea!
He wanted to contribute to the design of daily domestic noises. alarms, mobile phones, a doorbell; he is of the opinion that not enough thought has been given to the noises they produce. The musical kettle is a part of series 're-design soundscape'. As the kettle boils it whistles your favorite tune.

Music from a Tree
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Diego Stocco makes music from sand, now from a tree.
"In the garden of my house there's a tree with lots of randomly grown twigs. It looks odd and nice at the same time. One day I asked myself if I could create a piece of music with it.
To tune the tree I picked a fundamental note and tuned the twigs by trimming them with a pencil sharpener. I used two Røde NT6 and a NTG-2 as microphones, combined with a customized stethoscope.
I recorded the tracks live on a Pro Tools LE system. I didn't use any synthesizer or sampler to create or modify the sounds. All the sounds come from playing the tree, by bowing the twigs, shaking the leaves, playing rhythms on the cortex and so on."

DIY Speakers
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Design it yourself! The DIY Speakers($18) crafted by Merkury, they are portable and made of cardboard. It aslo comes with six colored pencils that allows you to design your speakers .
Price: $18   |   BUY

Yuento Music Balloon
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This cute pink ball is the Yuento's new Music Balloon(JPY 3,990 ; about $40), which is a rechargeable spearker for any portable audio device or your cellphones while riding a bicycle.... It features 7-watts of power and in a full charge for 5 hours using. Cute speaker ball!
Price: JPY 3,990   |   BUY

Linksys Conductor Wireless-N Digital Music Center
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The Linksys's new Conductor($TBA; Coming soon) is an all-in-one Wireless-N music center that is designed to receive and play digital music streams over wireless network. It accesses your musical libraries on your networked PCs or storage devices, or millions of songs online through Rhapsody (30-day free trial included). The Conductor features includes a CD-player, built-in speakers, a 7 inch color touchscreen interface is designed to give you full fingertip control that searchs music, create playlists, set up and play music in different rooms. Accommodates optional Docking Station for iPod, so you can access your playlists and tunes. You can even use the Conductor to control other Linksys Wireless Home Audio components throughout your house.
Price: $TBA   |   BUY

AT-AT Boom Box
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If you love this AT-AT Boom Box Design! For Star Wars fans! This AT-AT Walker will carry a Boom Box attacks the rebellion with boom boom music.
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Music From Sand
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Music From Sand by Diego Stocco. Turned tones extracted from sand extraed from sand with a contact micphone.
"I had some sandbags in the backyard that I used in November during a rainy day. I was moving them to a different spot when I heard the noise of the sand. I thought that maybe I could try a new sound design technique so I bought some piezo film transducers and started to experiment with them.
The entire track is created only out of tuned sand tones. No additional sounds or waveforms.
I emphasized the inner notes of the sand grains and mapped them on a sampler as a series of instruments. The grooves are all played live with various techniques, including taping two piezo films to my fingers.
I'd like to dedicate this work to Mike Oldfield. When I was a child I listened to his music and it opened my mind. That experience triggered my life passion to create the means to access sounds we've never heard before. If you have questions or you just want to say hi please write at info@diegostocco.com"

Luis and Clark Carbon Fiber Cello
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma may take the stage today at President Obama's Inauguration with the instrument that many music enthusiasts by surprise. Black, with a single-piece body, neck and peg box, and with no scroll at the top, the cello is a high-tech carbon-fiber instrument designed to withstand the cold. By Luis Leguia and his Massachusetts-based company, Luis and Clark. If the weather warrants, he will be playing a 1733 Montagnana from Venice, is worth more than $2 million. The Luis and Clark Carbon Fiber Cello($7,139) is just part of the carbon fiber suite of instruments, in his site, you can aslo see the carbon fiber viola, violin and bass.
"The shape of the Luis & Clark cello makes it easier to play. It is played closer to the body so the bow arm does not have to be so high at the point of the A string, thus reducing one of the causes of the "sore shoulder syndrome." There is no sharp edge from the cello neck rubbing against the musician's chest, making this cello more comfortable to play. This instrument uses very little ebony, reducing demand of this endangered tree species. "
Price: $7,139   |   BUY

Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard
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Gibson will be creating a limited run of 500 replicas of the 1959 Les Paul Standard. The Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard($8,500).
"Every subtle detail of this model has been painstakingly reproduced, and nothing has been left to chance. From the gold top-hat control knobs with dial pointers to the molded bell-shaped truss rod cover to the period correct cr¨¨me pickguard and nickel tuners with green buttons, the 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard reaches back into time and delivers the absolute ultimate in vintage guitar recreation. Only 500 of these very special guitars will be produced, and only two colors will be offered: Heritage Cherry Burst and Heritage Dark Burst. Each of the 500 guitars will come with a Gibson Custom case, a certificate of authenticity, and a custom care kit."
Price: $8,500   |   BUY

Vax77 Foldable 76-Key Keyboard
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The Vax77($2,450) is a foldable keyboard, it can be folded to half that will take up only 23.3" of space. It is small enough that you can place the front seat of car or fit into the overhead compartment of an airplane. It features include a 3.5-inch color LCD display, with MIDI in/out and USB 1.1 connections, four pedal inputs and and a lot of synthesizer presets in there so you don't need to set up the functions for all the knobs and buttons yourself.
Price: $2,450   |   BUY

Ovation iDea, The Guitar With a Built-in MP3 Recorder
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A great idea! The Ovation iDea($600) is the first acoustic or electric guitar, featuring a built-in MP3 recorder/player. The digital recorder is part of the on-board Ovation preamp. You can record, playback, create and learn. On the side of the guitar you'll find a control panel with an LCD display, mic input and USB connection, as well as a 4-way controller for navigating the menus and a set of basic EQ sliders covering the bass, mid and treb. The iDea can record from the guitar alone, simultaneously from the guitar and built-in microphone, and from an auxiliary input. Any audio signal fed into the auxiliary input is converted to an MP3 file and stored in the iDea memory. It also includes a USB, you can transfer files from your PC or Mac. Mixes from recording software, rhythm tracks, even songs the player wants to learn can be downloaded and played either through the guitar output or headphones.
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Price: $600   |   BUY

microKORGX
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The microKORGX($TBA) is a keyboard which installed a build-in microphone. And it is battery-powered, you can play and sing anywhere, Cool!
Price: $TBA   |   BUY

Yamaha Electronic Trumpet
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The EZ-TP Electronic Teaching Trumpet($371) from Yamaha in Japan, it is an electronic way to learn the trumpet. Instead of blowing into the trumpet, you just press the proper keys on the trumpet. And the key can light up to help you learn the proper fingering. Cool, it looks like a toy. The trumpet can play 22 different sounds, and the best part it includes a a volume control(You will not bother your neighbor?) It is also built-in 21 songs(You can download songs online) for training and comes with the with MIDI support.
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Price: $371   |   BUY

H20 Audio Waterproof Armband and Headphones
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If you want to listen the music when you swimming or surf? The H20 Audio's new waterproof Armband and Headphone($140) provide watertight and secure seal up to 12ft/3.6m underwater music solution. Its waterproof case includes a ClearTouch Window which alllow you touch and click wheel controls for your iPod even underwater. Surge Bass Amplified Waterproof Headphones feature 8mm neodymium drivers that are surrounded by watertight and sound-isolating earplugs, with 5 earpieces to choose from for an optimal fit. The H20 Audio Surge headphones price for $60, and the Amphibx waterproof case is going for $80.
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Price: $140   |   BUY
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