By: Joseph Knuden
IPod and other MP3 players have no speakers but using them with earbuds is a wonderful experience. These players have revolutionized people's lives and created a whole new industry for companies. No longer do you have to fumble with cassettes, and cds since these players store everything in one unit.
But what if you want to use something other than ear buds or headphones. No manufacturer includes IPOD or MP3 player speakers with their units even though many people could use these items to listen to music. There are several companies in the marketplace that do make external devices for using your player and we cover them here.
One company makes a nice unit that serves as an alarm clock and MP3 player docking station. The unit fits all kinds of players with included adapters. The unit is able to ply the device as well as charge it. But the problem is that this needs AC power and plugs into a wall outlet making its portability rough. This unit is great for listening to your device in a room where you are but not convenient if you move around in your house or if you go away as you would have to pack it up to take with you.
One company has made a very interesting device that is a tripod mp3 player speaker setup. This is a cylindrical unit that opens up like a camera tripod to use as speakers for your device. The setup consists of three separate speakers each on one arm of the tripod legs. When opened, the speakers make a wonderful surround sound type of effect of the music off your player device. Fold up the unit and you have a round cylinder of speakers that push out the sound. Also what is amazing about these speakers is that it is strong enough to flip upside down and act as a stand for your IPOD or MP3 player.
