Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/01/zune_bug_concept/
Designer moots Zune-friendly wireless speaker
Also acts as nightlight
Posted in Hardware, 1st September 2008 15:38 GMT
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Zune ownership is still a dream for many European music fans [1]. But one designer’s dreamt up a concept wireless speaker for the player, that’ll also scare away any monsters lurking under your child’s bed.
Zune Bug: a concept wireless speaker for Zune players
Designer Ashley Payne has no official affiliation with Microsoft’s Zune arm, as far as we know, but his concept [2] Zune Bug is designed to receive music transmitted from the player and then pump it out through a small speaker.
It also acts as a nightlight
The so-called Zune Bug’s capable of emitting several different colours too, which Payne envisages changing according to musical frequency. For example, play a fast, high-pitched Bee Gees track and you might get a bright red light, but play a slow Barry White melody and the Bug could shine a dull red.
The Bug’s colour capabilities are also designed to power-up when it’s surrounded by low lighting level – which makes it sound more like a nightlight than a speaker.
A nice feature is that the Zune Bug plugs directly into a plug socket, again much like a nightlight, so there’s no need for messy cables.