Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

So you’ve got one of them nifty Wii GiftCards, do ya? Don’t feel bad, neither do we. But from what we’ve read, the little Target card can be used to buy anything in the store, which doesn’t really have much to do with the Wii other than to promote it. If you press the power button on the top of the card, the sides light up like a Christmas tree (that is, assuming your Christmas tree glows solid blue for 10 seconds). Well, those crazy cats at Instructables have put together a series of instructions as to how to disassemble this card, and what you might be able to do with it if you did. They discovererd exactly what types of timers, resistors and batteries are in this little number, and gave some suggestions as to what to do with ‘em, including changing the LED colors, altering the logos on the top, or our favorite: attaching a lanyard. Because if you’re going to go to the trouble of taking apart a card like this, nothing says classy geek style like a lanyard.

[Via MAKE: Blog]

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Filed under: Peripherals, Portable Audio

Okay, so you’re terrified to even leave your own home with your iPod, let alone take it on a stroll downtown, which leaves you with a portable media player that’s stuck in the house, right? If this is you, fret not — Pacific Rim Technologies has crafted the ultimate in-home (or bar, gameroom, café, etc.) accessory for your little Apple with the iPod-ready JukeBox Station. Standing a full one meter tall and weighing in at 55 pounds, this 72 watt sound system could technically be lumped in as just another speaker station that’s “made for iPod,” especially considering the built-in dock connector and included adapters to suit every dock-rocking iPod ever produced. But alas, this device demands a bit more respect than the little guys; this beast has 5 drivers, including a 6-inch subwoofer, 2 mid-range speakers, and 2 tweeters, an LED lighting system to add that oh-so-familiar jukebox ambiance, “17 function IR remote,” RCA / 3.5mm inputs for alternate DAPs, video-out, and even a lockable window to ensure the tunes don’t come to an abrupt stop care of a desperate party-goer. While we doubt the overall quality here will be anything above average (it’ll be sold through Target, which isn’t exactly known for its high-fidelity offerings), we doubt the signal-to-noise ratio is the focal point here, and though this jukebox isn’t coin-operated, it’ll cost you $699 — or 2,796 quarters — when it drops in October.

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