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Turn Your House Plants Into Speakers

Posted by timothy on from the audrey-already-sings dept.

thermopile writes "According to this story, your everyday houseplants could be turned into room-filling speakers. Called Ka-on ('Flower Sound' in Japanese), the machine consists of a donut-shaped magnet and coil at the base of a vase that hooks up to a CD player, stereo or TV. Prices range from $46 to $460. I don't know about you, but I'd hate getting fragged by that plant over there while playing Doom 3..."

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  1. Greenpeace is not gonna be happy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Greenpeace is not gonna be happy about this.

  2. wait a minute by commodoresloat · · Score: -1, Redundant

    can I plug my iPod into it?

  3. fragged by my pot plant by __aaacoe2998 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    'nuff said.

  4. Oblig Reference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia The Plants Talk To You!

    Is it good or bad one of these "In Soviet..." would actually work? I'm scared.

  5. -1 redundant by denlin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    go ahead & moderate me -1 redundant, the article posts have been lately.

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  6. dupe by SadPenguin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    this is a dupe article.

    Teh original post is here

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