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Is This a Giant Bullet?

Nope, not a giant bullet at all. Any guesses as to what it is?

The Constant Gardene(r)

Here's a riddle for you guys:

Question: What would you get if the amazingly popular and well known Ralph Fiennes movie The Constant Gardener wasn't rated R?

When I think about relaxing to some music after a long, hard, days work, the first thing I want to be reminded of is bees. You know, there’s nothing that really helps you take a load off like an alarming swarm of bees in your house. That’s why I appreciate the Hive Speakers, a concept by Yanko Design.

Okay, to be fair, it reminds me a little more of honey, as it has a honeycomb design, but nonetheless… BEES!

The concept works off the sound bar home theater design, centering all sound in one area of the room. There's something even cooler about these speakers, though:

Ready to Rock. Just Let Me Do a Little Gardening First.

I've always been partial to elaborate outdoor speaker systems. Well hidden, they make it seem as if the music is just coming from the atmosphere. It also makes your yard feel a bit like Disneyland. My Uncle Tommy had one of these in his yard, except he always played Shania Twain through it, which never felt right. I'm thinking more along the lines of Bjork.

Either way, a rock seems as good a disguise as any. Who looks at a rock? The speakers on these ones from Audio Unlimited can grab a 900 MHz wireless signal from up to 150 feet away. [Via Nexus404]

[$149.99, Cables Unlimited]

Posted Feb 13 2008, 04:33 PM by Will Doig with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: gadgets, outdoors, rock, speaker system, audio

about the blogger

Wendy Atterberry is a recent transplant to New York City via Chicago. You can often find her at some karaoke dive bar singing her repertoire, which includes "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Daniel," and most recently, "Sweet Dreams." Don't expect her to always hit the right notes. She lives in Manhattan with her boyfriend and two cats, and has a blog like everyone else.

Alex Zalben is a writer living in New York City. He's written for McSweeney's, Modern Humorist and PulpSecret.com. As one-fifth of the sketch comedy group Elephant Larry, he has been written up in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and pretty much every other major publication. Their blog was named one of PC Magazine's Top Blogs for 2007, and they recently won an ECNY Award for their viral short, "Minesweeper: The Movie." Alex did not know love until he bought his first Mac.

Steph Auteri is a freelance just-about-everything, with a special fondness for home goods she can't afford. She has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press and Nerve. She runs the blog selfhelpme.net, and her work can be found at stephiswrite.com.