Kickstarteris a source of seemingly endless iPhone accessories just waiting to raise the funds to come to market, but this one caught our eye.iBamboois an alternative to mains or battery-powered iPhone speaker systems, instead using the natural power of… bamboo.
Yes, US-basedTriangle Tree(whose other products include anedible spoon) have come up with this design, which uses a whole length of bamboo with a laser-cut slot that snugly fits an iPhone 4. Then, you just fire up the music player app of your choice and the hollow bamboo shoot naturally amplifies the sound from the phone’s built-in speaker. The designers say that the shape of the bamboo means that sound waves move in two directions at once, intensifying the stereo effect.
This patent-pending design needs $10,000 to come to market. Only 14 people have pledged funds so faron Kickstarter, with $495 raised to date. If you, or your favourite neighbourhood panda, wants to see iBamboo become reality, you’ll need to sign up on Kickstarter in the next 30 days.
Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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