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Inflatable Loudspeakers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the roadie-unions-promise-boycott dept.

fm6 sent in an article running at New Scientist talking about new technology that allows Inflatable Loud Speakers. The technology is apparently patented and there's not a lot of technical details, but I have to say the concept amuses me. And I somehow doubt that this technology will ever be used in high fidelity home systems.

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  1. My Inflateable Life by MBCook · · Score: 5, Funny
    This should go great with my inflateable couch, pillows, and girl :)

    All I need now is an inflateable stero and some inflateable CDs. Seriously though, how cool is this? And wouldn't it be awesome to inflate/deflate them while their ON? Bet that would sound awesome.

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    1. Re:My Inflateable Life by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

      This should go great with my inflateable couch, pillows, and girl :)

      With all that, I'm surprised that your ego isn't inflated.

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  2. Helium? by infinite9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you fill them with helium, will your music sound like the chipmonks?

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  3. Watch out for ricocheting guitars by MagnaMark · · Score: 4, Funny

    A speaker driver is mounted in a flat, rigid board bonded to a large bladder. When the bladder is inflated, it expands to form a box shape resembling a speaker cabinet.

    I'd like to see the first time someone tries to dramatically smash their guitar against the speakers at the end of a set.

  4. RealSpeakers by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll to get some to entertain my *inflate* *inflate* girlfriend..

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  5. YAIP (Yet Another Inflatible Pun) by The+Iconoclast · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pump up the Jam! Pump it Up! Pump it UP!!

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  6. Terminology is wrong by dwlemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "..rock groups need roadies to hump.."

    No. Those are groupies.

  7. Unclear on the concept. by blair1q · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you could make speakers and enclosures out of lightweight materials, it would have been done long before now.

    They're made out of 3/4th-inch plywood to take the stress of constant packing and unpacking.

    I predict the first tour that tries to use these things will end up with what looks like the first all-duct-tape speaker enclosures by the end of the trip.

    --Blair

  8. But, but... by Fear+the+Clam · · Score: 3, Funny

    What will raveGrrrls stand on top of to dance? What will dweebBoyz jump from to crowd surf? My whole '90s world -- gone!

    At least I'll always have my tribal tattoo.