Soul Electronics Party in a Box

Ludacris’ expanding Soul line of audio products now includes its first non-headphone gadget, the sleek Party in a Box (possibly derived form the infamous SNL skit?) The Soul is supposed to be the ‘newage’ boombox, arriving with wireless capabilities and able to dock an iPad. It features 2 6.5in woofers and 3in drivers, in addition [...]

Camp Bisco ’13 Lineup Revealed

New York’s Camp Bisco has released the lineup for the 2013 installment of the festival. The festival is jam-packed with electronic artists like Bassnectar, Wolfgang Gartner, Tommy Trash, Dillon Francis, Baauer, and Flosstradamus, just to name a few. It all goes down from July 11th to 13th at the Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, [...]

build your own iPhone boombox

The iPhone Boombox is an awesome project created by a student for a production class, with instructions for Make It Real competition. For someone with basic electronic and wood-work knowledge (or just eager to build something), it should not be too much effort to re-produce this simple, retro wood boombox for the iPhone. The full [...]

Logitech UE Boombox and Mobile Boombox

From Ultimate Ears (purchase by Logitech in 2008), comes a pair of speaker offerings. The ‘light’ version, Mobile Boombox ($100), is obviously made for mobility and offers sufficient sound quality for recreational purposes. It features a 3.5mm audio output and a 10-hour micro USB rechargeable battery. The premium offering is the UE Boombox ($250), which [...]

Boombox Metal Wristwatch

If you thought the old school boombox was going away, you thought wrong. It has actually mad a furious comeback with companies like iHome putting a 2013 spin on it. Now, Flud has created a very unique metal watch which has the old school flavor with a new twist. A must buy! Check it out [...]

TDK 3 Speaker Boombox

TDK’s 3 Speaker Boombox is another blast-from-past gadget which incorporates modern audio technology. The physical appearance is inspired by the vintage boombox, adding on two 6-inch speakers and a 6-inch subwoofer, FM/AM (if you really want to go retro), USB, and 3.5mm jack. We find the appearance to be unique and sleek, and listeners should [...]

Boombox Clutch, designer bag + audio system

For the females out there with no room to carry around headphones arrives the Clutch, a creation between Stelle Audio Couture and Rebecca Minkoff. From the outside, the accessory looks like a designer handbag, but when opened, doubles as a speaker that is able to stream music from up to 50 feet way. Available for [...]

Lasonic Bluetooth Boombox

Lasonic is a consumer electronics firm that was known for its portable audio business in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, mainly in the form of the iconic shoulder boom boxes that were prevalent during the rise of rap music. Going back to these roots, the firm has created the Lasonic Bluetooth Boombox, which has a resemblance [...]

Case of Bass: One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Boombox

Combing the old and the new, brothers Ezra and Alex Cimino-Hurt have built a business that turns old and discarded luggage to portable sound systems with classic audio components, powered by lightweight Li-on battery packs. Their Portland-based company, Case of Base, has pieces categorized into four distinct classes – Courier, Debonair, Diplomat and Swarthy – [...]

Eco Terra Boombox

Start a party wherever you go with the Eco Terra Boombox ($149.99), designed specifically for taking your tunes with you on the go. It is 100% waterproof and can connect to your iPhone or any other MP3 player or smartphone. The boombox features two 3-inch, full-range speakers. Battery life is a surprising 25 hours so [...]