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Robotic Wall Knows What You Want
botjunkie.com — Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 9 of November , 2009 at 1:44 am Walls. They’re all... around you. They keep your roof from falling on your head, they keep your neighbors from seeing you naked, and they’re convenient to hang stuff on. But give them a ... (more) Robotic Wall Knows What You Want
Sound Egg Chair (5.1 Surround Sound) [SE-STD] - $1,450.00
store.acousticom.com — The Ultimate Gaming, Movie, and Music Chair The Sound Egg is currently Patent Pending Acousticom re-invents the 70’s... Egg Chair to be released at The International CES 2010 Event i-Newswire Press Release 10/27/09 ... (more) Sound Egg Chair (5.1 Surround Sound) [SE-STD] - $1,450.00
Sprint, Partners to Pump $1.5 Billion Into Clearwire
online.wsj.com — Sprint Nextel Corp. and its partners are preparing to pump at least $1.5 billion more into Clearwire... Corp., said two people familiar with the matter, adding yet more aid to a wireless broadband firm that has struggled to build out its next-generation ... (more) Sprint, Partners to Pump $1.5 Billion Into Clearwire
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World’s Biggest iPod Speaker Available for Pre-Order
Cult of Mac — ... 2:54 pm, November 2nd, 2009, Leander Kahney wall_of_sound Powered by good old valves, the Wall of Sound iPod Speaker claims to the most powerful iPod speaker available. It’s for “people who believe that music should be listened to loudly,” the company’s website says . “It looks frightening, and it IS frightening.” Handmade by a company called by Brothers of Stockholm, thh first edition of this monster speaker is sold out, so the company is taking pre-orders for a second gen speaker. Only $4,495.00 — ...

WOS (Wall Of Sound): A 225lb iPod Dock Speaker
GadgetReview — ... looking iPod speaker dock system.   Stuffed inside this 102 kilo (225lbs) behemoth are 28 elements (I guess that includes the speakers as well) and a tube amp for pitch perfect sound.  It measure 3′ x 4′ x 1′ (HxWxD) and boasts a 40hz to 20,000khz (I think they mean 20,000hz)  frequency response. The first iteration has sold out, but you can plunk down $4,495 to get in line for the next build. [via Cultofmac] Read ...

Wall of Sound is loud, prohibitively expensive, and somewhat defeats the purpose
Engadget — ... You know the problem with most iPod docks? They're too compact, too convenient. Luckily the wild men at Brothers in Drottninggatan, Stockholm, have the cure to tinny sounds that come in small packages. Hopefully a nod to the sound generated by "the bruddas" ...

News: Brothers intros Wall of Sound iPod speaker system
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — image Swedish audio company Brothers has introduced its new Wall of Sound (WOS) iPod speaker system . Hailed by the company as “the most powerful iPod speaker on the market,” the WOS is powered by a 125 Watt, built-in tube amplifier. It features a total of 28 driver elements, each of which has its own handcrafted box for a more balanced sound. Other features include a frequency response of 40 Hz-20,000 kHz, dimensions of roughly 37” x 49” x 12”, and a weight of approximately 225 lbs. Available exclusively at Brothers’ flagship store in Stockholm, the Wall of Sound is priced at ...

The Wall of Sound: If this thing falls on you, you're screwed
Core77 — ... This roughly six-foot-tall behemoth is called the Wall of Sound, and has, absurdly, been designed specifically for use with the relatively dimunitive iPod. ...

Wall of Sound: World’s Biggest iPod Speaker
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... away inside and yes, that tiny protrusion on the side is an iPod dock. The pitch reads thusly: “It looks frightening and it IS frightening!” This is backed up by the horrendous music which blasts from the website of the maker, Brothers of Stockholm, and of course the name, Wall of Sound, which reminds us of the scary Phil Spector The most frightening part, though, is the price? $4,500. Incredibly, the first batch has already sold out, Product page [WoS via Cult of Mac] ...

Floor-to-Ceiling 'Wall of Sound' iPod Dock Would Please Phil Spector
Switched — ... If Stanley Kubrick and the Beastie Boys ever got together and decided to design an iPod dock, it would probably look a lot like the latest monolithic, instant-party machine to hit the market. Brothers' new 'Wall of Sound' iPod speaker (sharing the name of Phil Spector's legendary production technique heard on classics like the Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron') is the perfect way to intimidate friends and deafen neighbors. Billed as the "most powerful iPod speaker on the market," and "possibly the most powerful speaker of all ...

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