The DB60 speaker looks a lot like the tip of an airliner’s wing, ripped off, shrunken, polished and hung on the wall. And it might well be – who knows where the designers got their materials? But once mounted on your wall and hooked up to power, it becomes a Bluetooth speaker of uncommon practicality.
First is that wing, which is now a stylish hardwood shelf for the source device, be it an iPhone or (if you don’t mind a bit of balancing) an iPad. No longer will you need to search for a place to put the phone while it plays music or podcasts.
Next is the USB port, which is there for charging your device. It’s hidden underneath the wing so you won’t see it if you don’t need it, and turns the DB60 into a great charging station. You could even run a cables to a dock up on the shelf if you felt the need.
And of course, there’s Bluetooth for those times when you don’t want to plug the phone into a speaker.
Want one? Then be prepared for a long wait. The DB60 product page is just there for show, and to serve as a destination until the Kickstarter campaign begins. Then go course you’ll have to pitch and wait again for the final delivery, if it ever comes. But the reality is that the publicity has come too early: you will all have forgotten about this when the Kickstarter finally launches, and I’m not going to write it up yet again.
It’s a real shame, as one of these would look great in my kitchen.
Source: DB60
Via: Yanko
Charlie Sorrel writes reviews and how-tos. Follow Charlie on Twitter at @mistercharlie, and at micro.blog on @mistercharlie
4 responses to “DB60 Is Just About The Most Practical Speaker Ever”
Impractical. Kickstarter is just one example that any fool can try to market whatever crap comes to mind; functional or not. Sad part, people actually buy into these scams. Common sense would prove how ridiculous this speaker would be. Exposed wires, holes in the wall to mount, a shelf that will collect nothing but dust…just what everyone needs.
The beauty of capitalism! If you invest and they come with a good product at a great price, we all win. If not, they lose, the investors lose, but the public doesn’t have to pay for something that isn’t needed or wanted.
Personally, I’d love to have one of these in the bedroom, where I do all my charging at night. Actually, if it had two wings, then I could put my iPad on it as well.
The technology is moving so fast that this is already out of date. Besides the design features – which I agree might look unique but would prove impractical a AIA17 indicated – there is no new technology.
Project is now live on Kickstarter! http://kck.st/17i211j