This is not the gold card you would get swiped after dinner. Instead you would plug in earphones and load up 2 GB of songs to its onboard memory. The little one also packs in a speaker, it charges via USB and lasts 15 hours on a full charge. No display and fancy features here. The Strapya Credit card player is available in Japan for 2480 Yen ($ 28). [Strapya]...

Maxell (Hitachi) has announced the MXSP-D240 iPod dock. The drum shape emits the sound more efficiently while delivering extra bass. The 53mm wide speakers are powered by a digital amplifier which delivers an output of 2.5W×2ch and a playback frequency of 60Hz - 20kHz. The iPod dock connector sits on top of the unit and is compatible with all the fourth generation iPods. Available in black and white the dock will sell in Japan for 10,000 Yen ($ 110)....

Thanks to a honest effort of one Justin Cole, who managed to bring back our entertainment from yesterdays, that can never be forgotten. Yes, he did rip out the entrails of a good old cassette, only to breathe in some fresh breath into it, thus making it iPod ready. So you basically have a retro MP3 player. I remember the days when I’d sit by the player and watch it spin to the sound of The Everly Brothers. Here’s...

Fu-Bi a little known company from Japan sells the Cube mini Speaker which has a built in MP3 player. The onboard stereo speakers deliver an output of 3W×2ch and can connect to the PC or Music player via stereo mini plug. Apart from this it has a SD card slot for direct playback of music and a remote control. What it lacks is a FM radio. It charges via USB and once fully charged it can run continuously for...

Sanwa Japan is out with a waterproof speaker bag which can be attached to a bicycle handle. The bag comes with an active speaker which delivers an output of 1.5 watts also included is a stereo mini plug for connecting to the audio source. The bag is made from EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) which is shock and water resistant. Sanwa ships a belt loop so you can hook the bag to your waist belt and be a nuisance to others...

From Ray Out corp Japan comes the crystal studded Mickey Mouse earphones codenamed RT-DE2. Designed for the iPod Nano the earphones come with a neck strap and are encrusted with a crystal cut in the shape of Mickey. The earphones have a frequency zone of 20Hz - 20KHz and impedance of 32 ohms. It will be made available in three colors blue, pink and silver for 3480 Yen ($ 38). [One more image after the jump]...

All this dock is a photo of Hello Kitty or Barbie. Targeted at the fairer sex this one has a CD player, AM / FM tuner and of course an iPod dock. It has a USB slot for direct playback from compatible devices. The speakers are 10 cm wide and are powered by a 35w x 2ch amplifier. Complete with a remote control the unit will go on sale in Japan by mid November for 29,000 yen ($ 270)....

Along with an iPod dock the UX-GN6 packs in a CD player, FM tuner and a USB port. The unit does pack in some fancy features like a motion sensor which automatically lights up the onboard controls when you take your hand towards it. The controls are touch sensitive allowing you to adjust volume, change tracks etc all with a slide of finger. The amplifier delivers an output of 60W×2ch which is sufficient for the two speakers, tweeters and...

Thanks to the growing demand of iPod users for accessories that can fit into just about every moment of their audiophile existence, we have some fantastic offerings from the world of technologically advanced fabrics. To add to the list we have this fantastic sports jacket by UK sports biggies, Gul. The jacket features specially designed QIO systems that provide a specific region on the clothing for setting up iPod controls on the sleeve. The Coastal Vigo jacket is available in...

I wonder how good it gets from here. We first see a speaker that can match the thinness and flexibility of paper and now we’re treated to an offering that gives advertisers the joy of getting their banners to be vocal. And hey, it’s just 1 mm thin! It was displayed by Yamaha at CEATEC and surely makes a lot people do a double-take as they wonder what’s speaking to them. It’s only when you stand before this thing...

The most enjoyable time to go running is in the morning, with the sun almost about to rise and listening to your favorite songs. It is almost a tradition that while running alone you have some company with your head phones. So on hearing something where a marathon runner, Jennifer Goebel, was disqualified from her winning the fist prize during the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee, you get confused and wonder why! Why would someone disqualify a marathon runner just...

Yamaha Japan has come up with a new iPod dock called the TSX-W80. It has features apparently that will not make you sling it across the wall when it cries out in the morning to wake you up. It has AM/FM radio and features a 2.1 speaker configuration with dual 4-watt speakers and 8 watts on the low end and also a AirWired Cradle that allows you to connect you iPod to wirelessly stream iPod audio and music to...

The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver is all about what we make of our lovely audible gadgets. Leading the charge is the fantastic WES that comes in from Brooklyn’s Woo Audio. It is basically a headphone that uses a twin chassis amp with EL34 vacuum tubes that have a pair of Stax Omega SR-007 Mk2 electrostatic headphones. The best part is that it guarantees some pretty good sound. The worst part: it weighs a whole 40 pounds....

Yes it is very important because as adults we might understand what very loud music can do to your ears but as children I don’t think we ever cared about that. Eventually this will create a lot of hearing impaired adults in the future and I do agree to the suggestion given by EU to set the maximum volume defaults on portable music players. The commission is citing research reports that one in ten persons could suffer from permanent...

Speakers are another idea aside from robots that is taking a lot of space in the technology scene. This is the Little Horn Speakers. It has these huge horn-like attachments to the speaker’s base as though it ready to screech out some cries. Seems these can work with any stereo. The horns are made using a high-density fiberglass, while the bass is made out of heavy, void-free Baltic birch plywood. If you want them, buy them now for $1500...