NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK 2009
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2009
PICTOPIA FESTIVAL 2009
HOME AND HOUSEWARES SHOW 2009
TRANSVERSALE 2009
NEW YORK CITY TOY FAIR 2009
IMM COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL FURNISHING SHOW
NORTH AMERICAN INT'L AUTO SHOW '09
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2008
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
BICYCLE
100 PERCENT DESIGN SHANGHAI
Posted by Allan Chochinov | 6 May 2008
|
Comments (9)
Tim Dubitsky has just prototyped "hood.e", a super-cozy solution to bringing music to your ears without blocking everything else out. The product has a great genesis: Tim originally created the design as a present for his nephew--who walks a dangerous route to school crossing busy thoroughfares--and wanted to make it safer for him by freeing up his ears from blasting earbuds that blocked out all the street noise.
Here's the pitch for the rest of us:
There is a soundtrack to life, and now it's not just in your head. Throw on your hood.e, plug in your favorite mp3 player, and you're ready to roll (and rock). The embedded speakers make it possible for you to share your latest favorite track without the awkward ties of a tethered earbud. After all, music should enhance your life, not shut it out.
Nice. And anything that will save me from repeatedly winding up, storing and unwinding my cables is worth a look...and a wear. (Now, if these could be branded with neighborhoodies...!)
Interested parties: www.firstprovision.com
NeoCon 2009
MD&M East and ATX 2009
Nidecker Snowboard Design Competition
Tools of Engagement
Comments
eh. kids are already blasting their cell phones on the train is already annoying enough. I can't wait until they can broadcast through their clothing...
Geeeeeeze. I've been seeing these since the mid-80's - in sweatshirts, jackets, vests, etc.
It's also really obnoxious. What about noise pollution?
didn't we see this a few years ago? for snowboarders?
how do you enjoy your music with the sounds of traffic in the background, turn your music up? im sure passersby will love you.
Its been done before.
A clothing company in London made a similar product about 8 years ago. It was a denim jacket with speakers in the collars. The name escapes me.
Creative, but then you run into the problem of laundry.
I was just thinking about this exact thing two days ago...
I was laying down outside with my hoodie on, listening to some peaceful music by Philip Glass. My iPod earbuds were getting uncomfortable, so I took them out of my ears and let them rest in my hood. I just had to turn up the volume a tiny bit. It was great. I could hear the wind, the birds, and the sweet notes of Mr. Glass.
I would definitely buy something like this.... if it wasn't so easy to just 'install' some old headphone speakers into a hoodie...
I was just looking to replace my sons sweatshirt he got 2 years ago made by "wired for sound", we got it at target. It has the speakers in the hood and has the plug in the front pocket...he loved it, but I cannot locate a replacement.