The 80s revival has gone too far!
I was just out on a lunchtime visit to Rough Trade to buy myself some more Christmas presents when amongst the skinny-trousered boys clutching their Kitsune vinyl I spied this in-store goody.
This is an ipod boombox and it offers an ipod dock, a radio, an alarm with ‘wake up and sleep’ function, an ‘accurately real’ time clock display, separate bass and treble controls, ‘powerful’ speaker sound system, EQ monitor and (wow!) a volume level indicator.
You’ve got to admire it for delightfully defying every single design principle that ipod designer Jonathan Ive and indeed Apple have ever stood for. Sleek and compact it is not.
The ipod boombox will set you back a trifling £195. You could buy one from Rough Trade, but it seems that they’ve sold out…
Recession? What recession?
December 24th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Maybe all the money in Britain currently resides in the bank accounts of about a dozen Camden hipsters.
I’m off to tell Robert Peston……………
December 24th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Yes, a dozen tasteless Camden hipsters. My eyes hurt just looking at the thing. And I equally love the fact that they’ve decided to promote it with a pic of Chris Martin on the ipod. I would have gone for the Rock Steady Crew myself.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
What will they come up with next!?! I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Happy christmas C
hope you got something nice!
December 25th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Happy Christmas Cocktails!