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MP3 Player In An AK-47 Magazine

Posted by timothy on from the have-fun-going-through-security dept.

Comrade Pikachu writes "These guys have apparently fit a hard drive based MP3 player into a Kalashnikov ammunition clip. They are accepting pre-orders now. It fits into a standard AK-47 and comes pre-loaded with over 200 audio books. Listen to Poe on your assault rifle!" Audiobooksforfree also is one of the few places I've found online with free (low-fi) audiobooks -- for greater fidelity, you can buy files or pre-loaded hard drives, or (at long last) this unorthodox player.

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  1. Next trip on the airplane... by jawtheshark · · Score: 5, Funny
    Good luck getting that through airport security ;-)

    Nice babe by the way. Wouldn't try to mess with her though....

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    1. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by kilgore_47 · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is great news! While mp3 technology may soon be illegal in the U.S., the conservatives have shown they are highly dedicated to protecting our god-given right to carry an assault riffle! I can't wait until I have to hide my mp3s in an Ak-47 to keep the secret police from finding them...

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    2. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by JohnnyCannuk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Read the nic, brother...

      I'm Canadian, not American (and thank god for that!) :)

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    3. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Polo · · Score: 5, Funny

      I guess if you downloaded mp3's and got caught there would be a $1,000 fine for the clip and a $97,000,000,000 for the music.

    4. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 4, Informative

      I realise that things are different in Canada, but in the US it is completely legal to have even a fully operational (which this is not) magazine deliever to you. I ordered a magazine for my pistol some time back and they just shipped it UPS. No big deal. Guns themselves are restricted, those have to be shipped to someone with a permit, but the associated parts you can just get shipped to you personally.

      Oh, and there's nothing illegal about owning an AK either. In the US you can't own fully automatic weapons (without a permit) but semi autos are fine. I know a couple peopel that have civilian versions of the M16 which just don't have burst or auto fire modes.

      Believe it or not we are actually a very gun totin' nation. Here in Arizona, it's leagal to carry a firearm openly, it just had to be holstered. I've done it and the police have nothing to say about it, it's legal and so they don't bother you.

    5. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by silentbozo · · Score: 4, Informative

      That's in Arizona. Here in the People's Republic of Kalifornia, it is illegal to have, transport, manufacture, cause to transport, manufacture, to sell, or even give away any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Of course there's an exemption for the entertainment industry, but it means that all magazines fitting that description not already in your personal posession at the time the law took effect are illegal.

      Note that this is different from the national law forbidding the importation or manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds - you can still buy magazines that were here in the US at the time (and there are presumably stacks of them lying in warehouses that were manufactured just prior to the passage of that law.) You just can't bring them into California...

      And just try to open carry any kind of firearm in Los Angeles, I dare you. :) Actually, the worst thing about being in LA is that there are no indoor gun ranges within the city limits that I know of, with the exception of the police ranges, and the LAX range, which is getting run down and rather unsavory. No place to shoot means no place to practice. :(

    6. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Actually you can ship pretty much anything except the lower reciever to a gun without any sort of permit. For example, I can ship an entire M16 through the mail, no questions asked -- though it can't have the lower reciever (and thus is not a functioning weapon.) To ship a lower reciever you have to do it through someone with a license (normally a gun shop.)

      Here in Texas, you can walk down the street with a loaded automatic rifle and so long as you legally own the gun, nobody can do anything about it. Though if you point it at someone, that's considered a threatening action and is illegal. Oh, and it's legal to shoot a robber in the back as he flees from your house. So don't rob my place if you don't wanna get shot. ;)

    7. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by ocelotbob · · Score: 4, Informative
      Totally different demographics between our two countries. The US has far greater numbers of people living in cities, and traditionally, cities have a much higher level of violence, due to sociological factors people still argue about. If you compare urban areas, you'll see that crime rates are about the same. If you do more than look at one city, you'l find that nationally, the murder rate is about 5.5 people per 100000. While still high, it's much more reasonable, and a more sensible comparison than what your trying to insinuate. You have to consider external factor like the growth rate of the city; growth pretty much always causes crime.

      Plus, there are figures that seem to show that gun laws have the opposite effect to what you believe. Looking at these statistics, one is lead to believe that many criminals don't care, or perhaps are more willing to shoot when they know someone is unarmed.

      I'd much rather live in a country where the state of government is to ensure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Much nicer that way, don't have to worry about insane taxation that way. Before you start on that claptrap on healthcare -- I pay $14/week for my medical insurance, and could probably pay even less for better coverage, I just need to shop around. By and large the myth of the unaffordable costs of medical care is just that, a myth.

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    8. Re:Next trip on the airplane... by i+chose+quality · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Here in Texas, you can walk down the street with a loaded automatic rifle and so long as you legally own the gun, nobody can do anything about it.
      please be honest:
      don't you think, there is something wrong with this?

      maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem quite OK.
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  2. Finally ... by pyramid+termite · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tupac and Dr. Dre as they were meant to be heard.

  3. Mag, not clip by captaineo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just to pick nits - it is improper to refer to the ammunition feeding device of an AK as a "clip." It has a spring inside of it, therefore it is properly called a "magazine."

  4. Why by Camel+Pilot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would anyone find this interesting? This is completely useless.

    If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

    1. Re:Why by Effugas · · Score: 4, Funny


      If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

      Actually, yes.

    2. Re:Why by pmbuko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, but only if there's a hot, bikini-clad chick taking a dump through said product.

    3. Re:Why by Idarubicin · · Score: 4, Funny
      If I put a mp3 player in a toilet seat do I get to be on slashdot?

      No, but if you put a web server and some neon lights in an AK-47 magazine, you will.

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  5. Marketing 101 by SlashdotLemming · · Score: 4, Funny

    DO NOT put the picture of the crusty old guy next to the crotch shot of the hot model.

  6. Wrong way around, silly ... by BabyDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Build me an assault rifle in an MP3 player, then we'll talk

  7. Sorry couldn't pass itup :-) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The AK-47 when absolutely positively need to kill every motherf**ker in the room, while drowning out their screams with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, except no substitutes.

    (Ah, Violence and soft symphany music They go so well together.)

  8. Not an AK-47 mag... by ktakki · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's too wide for an AK-47 (7.62x39mm). It's really a Dragunov magazine (a sniper rifle based on the Kalashnikov action that's chambered for the old 7.62x54R round).

    k.

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  9. I wonder... by Chocolate+Teapot · · Score: 4, Funny

    if you were load up an AK-47 with Eminem and LL Cool J, would it be classified as a weapon of mass destruction? Hans Blix is going to be busy if these things become popular.

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  10. first post by nuckin+futs · · Score: 4, Interesting

    that questions whether it supports OGG. :P

    BTW, it doesn't. It only supports MP3 and WMA.

  11. Mirrors of pics by Cutriss · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In case anyone wants to see the pics of that really cool guy in the glasses, I've mirrored all the pics on my uni account.

    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/003mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/004mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/013mid.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/P0000381.gif
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/P0000387.jpg
    http://www.msstate.edu/~ajl3/cache/bonifaciy.jpg

    Oh yeah...the pics of that chick are there too, but I know none of you care about that...

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  12. Re:Anti-Shock Protection? by dduardo · · Score: 5, Funny

    All it means is don't hold the fire button for 8 minutes straight

  13. Has anyone ever thought of an mp3 player DILDO ??? by zymano · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am going to make a fortune!!!!

  14. Iraqi information minister says... by gilesjuk · · Score: 4, Funny

    "No these are not cruise missiles, they are MP3 jukeboxes with a 40GB hard disk"

  15. Since it's a rifle... by 1nv4d3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since it's a rifle, for a couple days I could get a kick out of annoying people with my Heston impression. Ahem...

    They'll have to pry this MP3 Player from my cold, dead hands. Damn the RIAA. Damn them all to hell!

  16. Forget mp3 clips, we need mp3 bullets. by Dr+Tom+Danger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine the glory of our army if every soldier had a theme song in their bullets so for every kill they got a burst of musical fanfare! It would probably liven up the monotony of semi-auto machine gun fire...

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  17. Cool idea, but only halfway there... by Moses+Lawn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even better would be to put the player in the AK itself and have the magazines be replacable hard drives or memory sticks. That way I can change musical styles in a *really* cool way, which is the entire point, right?

    And wouldn't it be cool to carry my MP3 player slung over my back when I go to class or the airport? Imagine: extra battery packs and nice speakers built into the stock and barrel -- instant party device when I come by! Hell, put a microphone in the barrel for really easy recording of concerts, teachers, or just plain people outside the car.

    What a great idea - it can't miss. I'm going out to the shop with my soldering rig right now!

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  18. Re:Has anyone ever thought of an mp3 player DILDO by Comrade+Pikachu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, someone has!

  19. Things that go great together by mabu · · Score: 4, Funny

    In keeping with the trend of bundling two things together that otherwise wouldn't be thought of, let me offer these equally-useful suggestions:

    * Upright vacuum with a blender attachment

    * Chess set/tampon dispenser

    * Combination show shovel and nosehair trimmer

    * 801.11 CAT 5 cable

    * Bicycle seat/Sliderule

    * Traffic light that blinks in morse code

    * USB-enabled fishing pole

    * Umbrella/universal AC adapter

    * Insulin pump/rodent defogger

    * Universal language translator/pulsating showerhead

    * Chainsaw/postage meter

    * voice-activated tire gauge which recalls your favorite mixed drink recipes

    * Electric guitar/cheese slicer w/Floyd Rose Grater attachment

    Jeeez. Where's a patent attorney when you need one?

  20. Re:Indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    While we're educating geeks. The thing holding the rifle is a human female.