04-17-2002, 05:23 PM
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Turning Your Window Or Tabletop Into A Speaker
http://www.insomedia.com/soundbug/
Here's a review of a little device Jason saw at CeBIT and that Phillip Torrone seems to really like. It's a type of speaker amplifier for use with mobile devices like Pocket PCs. You plug it into the headphone jack of your device, then attach it to any large, flat surface like a large window or table top. The sound is then vibrated through the surface, turning it into a huge speaker.
Phillip writes:
"The sound quality of the Soundbug is pretty impressive, the best results have been with a large pane of thick glass at a restaurant and also my wooden dining room table, in fact it was so loud that I was asked to turn it down. Smaller than a computer mouse, Soundbug plugs into the standard 3.5mm headphone socket of any device, so that means pretty much anything that has headphones...
The Soundbug transmits the sound to the flat surface by way of a small piece of Terfenol, which is a mixture of rare earth metals and iron. This substance is placed within an aluminum case, around which is wrapped a coil. Passing electricity through the coil causes the piece of Terfonal to slightly expand, resulting in a force of 400 pounds. Once attached to a flat surface, Soundbug will transmit electronic signals into mechanical energy, causing the flat surface to vibrate and broadcast the sound."
Thinkgeek.com publishes these additional specs:
� Turns any hard, glossy surface into a sound source
� Generates sound levels of up to 75 dBm peak
� Two Soundbugs can be linked in parallel to generate full stereo sound
� Uses (3) AAA batteries (included)
� Dimensions: 3.8" x 2.1" x 1.5"
I wouldn't mind giving this a try, as long as my teenage son couldn't end up creating an "Is It Live Or Is It Memorex" effect with it.
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04-17-2002, 06:43 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 22
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...... must have one ;-)
8O WOW 8O
Any word on when this gadget will be available and what the pricetag might be?
iPAUL
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04-17-2002, 06:44 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 355
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...... must have one ;-)
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Originally Posted by iPAUL
8O WOW 8O
Any word on when this gadget will be available and what the pricetag might be?
iPAUL
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cheers,
pt
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04-17-2002, 07:24 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 302
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Airplanes?
My guess is that the airlines wouldn't appreciate you sticking one of these on the window and that's a place where I could really use amplified sound :wink: (yeah I know, not everyone wants to hear what I want to hear). Sounds neat though.
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04-17-2002, 08:11 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Sound Bug - Very Nice
I have been using on of these for about a month and it is very nice I got mine from
http://www.shoplifestyle.com/store/p...CPF5NLHEHWCEK9
Big sound from a little space. Can us hooked up to anything with a standard 2.5mm jack, (MP3 player, GameBoy, cassette player, ....)
Uses 3 AAA batteries.
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04-17-2002, 08:46 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 792
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Have you seen the video of this product on the companies web site? I wouldn't think that trying to stick this little baby TO YOUR FRIENDS HEAD would be such a good idea?!?! Maybe it is just me.... :wink:
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04-17-2002, 09:08 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by pdadave
Have you seen the video of this product on the companies web site?
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That video was sooooooooo cheesy - it made me laugh! :lol: :lol:
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04-17-2002, 10:35 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 43
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I went against my better judgement and ordered one of these babies today  . I'll post some thoughts after it comes in.
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04-17-2002, 11:31 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 437
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This may be a silly question, but can anyone tell me how the bass response on this bug is?
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be too good but as long as its decent, it might have a chance of being worthwhile.
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04-18-2002, 03:17 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 3
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Bug price
They want $50.00 + shipping! 8)
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