The Next Speaker

kdemo posted a pic said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:21am ET

What kind of speaker will meh sell next?
We have seen speakers in rocks, in lightbulbs, Tweety, Sylvester, airplanes, pigs, padlocks, and so many more. Now we get a wrist speaker. They have thought of every possible speaker idea – right? What can they possibly put a speaker in next?
I’m thinking a speaker in a dog collar could be good for telling your dog to get off of the furniture. How about a small portable stool with a built in speaker for waiting in line at the DMV?

What will it be?

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kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:27am ET:

Maybe a speaker disguised as a barn? I heard Neil Young did that one time.

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- “I once went down to Neil’s ranch and he rowed me out into the middle of the lake—putting my life in his hands once again. He waved at someone invisible and music started to play, in the countryside. I realized Neil had his house wired as the left speaker, and his barn wired as the right speaker. And Elliot Mazer, his engineer, said ‘How is it?’ And Neil shouted back . . . ‘More Barn!’” —Graham Nash, talking about how Neil Young first played him Harvest.
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 1:52pm ET
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heartny said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:28am ET:

Maybe disguised as

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narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:30am ET:

Speakers inside another speaker.

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- @narfcake Yo dawg, I heard you like speakers, so I put a speaker inside of your speaker.
  
  PocketBrain said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 6:53am ET
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- @PocketBrain so you can listen while you listen
  
  NAFderwin said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 8:36am ET
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- @PocketBrain Come to think of it, it kind of exists already in the form of coaxial speakers.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_loudspeaker
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:08am ET
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- @narfcake InSpeakction?
  
  regnowsin said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:32am ET
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- bub78 said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 8:23pm ET
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therealjrn said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:32am ET:

Speaker Mouse

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- @therealjrn - I want one!
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 4:25am ET
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- @therealjrn @KDemo: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Speaking-Speakerphone-Orange/dp/B00DN27I5W
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:10am ET
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- @narfcake - Hmmm, marked down from $49 to $14. This would be ideal at a meh price point.
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 1:56pm ET
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christinewas said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:33am ET:

Oooh. I like the stool idea. Mostly for the sitting, so... maybe I just need a folding stool.

I don't think I've seen any of the speaker hats yet, so that's my guess.

I think speaker madness will officially cross the line when someone starts producing speaker underwear. Until then, I'm just glad meh is here to keep me informed about all the speakers out there.

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- @christinewas - Speaker underwear might get you arrested as a bomber, but totally worth it!
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:35am ET
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- @christinewas A woofer stool is a lot more elegant than sitting on the wash machine during spin cycle.
  
  2many2no said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 1:41am ET
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- @christinewas Speaker beanie hats exist ...
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0163N2T38
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:19am ET
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- @2many2no Oh my. (It's also more portable than a washing machine.)
  
  christinewas said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 11:21pm ET
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- @narfcake Yeah. I saw a bunch of them popping up around black Friday. I don't recall seeing any here, though.
  
  christinewas said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 11:22pm ET
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- @christinewas Not here ... and I'm hoping it stays that way!
  
  narfcake said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 1:35am ET
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Pavlov said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:36am ET:

I'd probably buy a woofer -

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- @Pavlov - They could do a two-fer with a tweeter:
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:46am ET
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kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:37am ET:

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whalewatcher said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:46am ET:

Speaker for my hamster....he's one of the hamsters that came out in the Kia commercial, he likes rap.

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- @whalewatcher No hamsters shall enter.
  
  OldCatLady said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 11:03am ET
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hallmike said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:44am ET:

toilet seat

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- @hallmike Not a seat, but a toilet. What. The. Fuck?
  http://www.us.kohler.com/us/Numi-Intelligent-Comfort-Height-skirted-one-piece-elongated-dual-flush-toilet-(less-remote)/productDetail/toilets/949936.htm
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:49am ET
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- @hallmike
  
  therealjrn said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:11pm ET
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- @therealjrn - Complimentary commode? Laudatory lavatory? Praiseful plumbing? Flattering facilities?
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:38pm ET
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- @KDemo You're a born marketer! lol It's from the show "Better Call Saul"
  
  therealjrn said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:57pm ET
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- @therealjrn - sex toilet? D'oh!
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 3:14pm ET
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- @therealjrn I hope it doesn't say that when you're sitting down.
  
  hallmike said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 5:38pm ET
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- @KDemo Perhaps Woot will sell a bidet with a built in speaker?
  
  heartny said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 10:56pm ET
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- @heartny - If they make that speaker, meh will sell it.
  Wait, what - woot?
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 11:13pm ET
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- @KDemo Yes, Woot. They did a bidet theme on their site for April Fools day and apparently missed the opportunity to offer a bidet speaker. Maybe next year, unless Meh beats them to it.
  
  heartny said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 11:16pm ET
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rockblossom said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 9:55am ET:

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- @rockblossom - This one holds coffee, too!
  
  kdemo said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 6:35pm ET
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compunaut said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:48pm ET:

Speaker-water bottles! or speaker-coffee/travel mugs (preferably made by Bubba)

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- @compunaut Funding unsuccessful.
  
  I say just strap one of today's watches on a cup and call it a day.
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 5:56pm ET
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- @narfcake funding was unsuccessful because marketing was unsuccessful. And price was ridiculous. Meh sold over 1000 of those stupid watch-speakers; with the members' penchant for coffee/travel mugs I have no doubt they could double that number for a speaker version
  
  compunaut said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 12:22am ET
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- @compunaut Price. Also it's bulkiness makes it pretty awkward to drink out of.
  
  As for buying habits here, I find some things are much better separate. LED lightbulbs? Popular. Bluetooth speakers? Popular. LED light bulb with Bluetooth speaker? Not so popular.
  
  narfcake said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 12:26am ET
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compunaut said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 12:49pm ET:

What about a speaker-quadcopter? Hmm, NSA or FBI might already have one...

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kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 1:43pm ET:

Interactive Thundercloud speaker

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- @KDemo What fun! I love this little tidbit from the creator, though:
  
  […] designed to mimic a thundercloud in both appearance and entertainment.
  
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  The system features a powerful speaker system from which the user can stream music via any Bluetooth compatible device.
  
  That does perfectly mimic a thundercloud's entertainment abilities!
  
  brhfl said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:16pm ET
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- @brhfl - lol Seems perfect for some thundering music with cymbal crashes.
  I'd worry about dusting it, though. Maybe in the dryer on air dry?
  
  kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:48pm ET
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- @KDemo I want this so badly! Not cheap, though.
  
  christinewas said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 11:32pm ET
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- @christinewas - They make smaller ones, but I don't think they look as awesome. And still not cheap.
  
  kdemo said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 2:29pm ET
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CaptAmehrican said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 1:55pm ET:

Speaker knife

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- @CaptAmehrican http://www.televisiontunes.com/Dexter.html
  
  rockblossom said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 2:16pm ET
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no1 said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 3:22pm ET:

speakerbra
speaker/vibrator
speaker phone case
speaker selfie stick
speaker built into a slab of himalayan salt
speakerhoverboard

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- @no1
  Bra: http://bendedbrains.com/speaker-bras/
  Hover board: http://m.dhgate.com/product/2-wheel-self-balance-scooter-bluetooth-speaker/255765296.html
  
  narfcake said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 5:59pm ET
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- @no1 I think Ohmibod makes #2...
  
  Edit: nsfw warning
  
  placeholder said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 6:17pm ET
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compunaut said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 3:27pm ET:

OOOooh! Irk-speaker!!

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kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 8:25pm ET:

I like the look of the Doughnut-shaped AeroTwist Bluetooth speaker

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- kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 8:27pm ET
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- @KDemo google Panasonic Toot-a-Loop.
  
  radi0j0hn said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 8:48am ET
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sammydog01 said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 8:54pm ET:

As I requested previously, a Soundglow combination battery operated candle and bluetooth speaker.

C'mon, the Sears outlet has them. You guys are better than the Sears outlet.

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kdemo said Wed, Apr 13th 2016 at 11:24pm ET:

Almost every speaker I can think of is out there already. Probably just a hop, skip, and a jump until meh steps up and sells these:

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sammydog01 said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 7:12pm ET:

Sound garden

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sammydog01 said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 7:18pm ET:

These- I want these. And a foggy pond to put them in.

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- @sammydog01 - I'd like these if I had the right place for them. Maybe they should come with a smoke machine for that misty ambience.
  
  kdemo said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 2:31pm ET
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cation said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 7:53pm ET:

Maybe a speaker in one of those bluetooth pregnancy tests?

You could have two versions - one that congratulates you on being pregnant, and one that cheers for you when you are not pregnant.

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- @cation - You're a glass-half-full kind of person, aren't you?
  
  kdemo said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 2:32pm ET
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- @KDemo I thought about going the other way, but I'm trying to stay more positive these days. I just find it more subversive.
  
  cation said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 2:56pm ET
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madamehardy said Thu, Apr 14th 2016 at 11:03pm ET:

Have there been any submersible bathtub speakers yet?

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- @madamehardy Submersible speakers exist.
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R0GQVWS
  
  narfcake said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 1:34am ET
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radi0j0hn said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 8:46am ET:

I've heard there are these speakers that don't need pairing, never need to be recharged and connect efficiently to the headphone port of audio devices via a thing called "cable."

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- @radi0j0hn - I've heard of those, I think they're called toothless speakers?
  
  kdemo said Fri, Apr 15th 2016 at 2:25pm ET
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