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Giant Umbrella Speaker
gadgetvenue.com - 11/10/2008
Giant Umbrella Speaker
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The Japanese have created a rather different umbrella that keeps you dry when it rains (nothing new there) and pumps out music by acting like a large speaker. It is named Oto-Shigure and is made of bamboo and paper. A built in amplifier pushes sound out of four satellite speakers that are ...

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Japanese Oto-Shigure umbrella also blasts your tunes
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... It’s made of bamboo and paper, equipped with built-in amplifier and four small satellite speakers located at the tip of it, to create 3D bubble sound which is only heard by its holder. The price is definitely more expensive than any average umbrella. The inventors Yusuke Kamiyama and Mai Tanaka plan to sell it at $100 per unit. Those who’ve found carrying an umbrella and an iPod in the rain is simply too troublesome would most likely be interested in this special umbrella. via [ gadgetvenue ] This entry was posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 7:17 am and is filed under ...

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