Rock-a-bye, lullaby: pillows to plug iPods in
Freshome decided to survey one of the more interesting lines of iPod/MP3 player accessories out there: pillows. Seems like everyone’s embedding speakers into the favored nighty-night companion. We’ve covered one of the seven devices they’ve surveyed, the Pillow Pod, but the other six turn out to be interesting in their own right.
There’s the iPod Speaker Pillow set that comes in Rectangle and Neck – the Neck’s gonna be useful for those long, long, long car trips. Options like the sports-themed iPod speaker pillows or the Cozy Tunes Speaker Pillow carry only the basic function of serving as a soft speaker. The Sound Pillow doubles as an MP3 player speaker and a tinnitus relaxer, actually designed by the UK Royal National Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Most interesting perhaps are the iPod Pillow and the Music Cure Pillow (the two serve as this article’s top images). The iPod pillow isn’t just a speaker: it also has a built-in FM tuner and the buttons on the darn thing work! (For volume, switch-to-radio, scan for station, and power-off).
The Music Cure Pillow may be the priciest of the bunch, but it also ensures the best night’s sleep. For it integrates speakers with ergonomic posture tech: “the pillow is made of viscoelastic foam… supports and relieves pressure on the heads and shoulders, thereby minimizing the risk of bedsores.” That certainly sounds like a lullaby. Now, to find the bed that goes with this…
Freshome decided to survey one of the more interesting lines of iPod/MP3 player accessories out there: pillows. Seems like everyone’s embedding speakers into the favored nighty-night companion. We’ve covered one of the seven devices they’ve surveyed, the Pillow Pod, but the other six turn out to be interesting in their own right.
There’s the iPod Speaker Pillow set that comes in Rectangle and Neck – the Neck’s gonna be useful for those long, long, long car trips. Options like the sports-themed iPod speaker pillows or the Cozy Tunes Speaker Pillow carry only the basic function of serving as a soft speaker. The Sound Pillow doubles as an MP3 player speaker and a tinnitus relaxer, actually designed by the UK Royal National Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Most interesting perhaps are the iPod Pillow and the Music Cure Pillow (the two serve as this article’s top images). The iPod pillow isn’t just a speaker: it also has a built-in FM tuner and the buttons on the darn thing work! (For volume, switch-to-radio, scan for station, and power-off).
The Music Cure Pillow may be the priciest of the bunch, but it also ensures the best night’s sleep. For it integrates speakers with ergonomic posture tech: “the pillow is made of viscoelastic foam… supports and relieves pressure on the heads and shoulders, thereby minimizing the risk of bedsores.” That certainly sounds like a lullaby. Now, to find the bed that goes with this…
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