Floating Speakers

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This may be one of my wacky and mad ideas and in contrast to the previous post, but I believe it could be quite fun. A speaker inside a balloon. Simple. Obviously it would not become “the next generation of speakers”, it’s merely an idea. I mean, you get to a party, you see a couple of these floating around, and of course you’re going to be gazing at them. It may not be what everyone wants but it’s a simple idea that separates these speakers from all the other normal ones.

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The bonus about this design is that you can refill the balloon with helium so it’s not just a “one-hit” product. The plastic seal around the wire prevents Helium from escaping whilst also meaning that you can take the speaker and the wire out of the balloon if there is a problem or you decided you want another balloon. You can also have as many of these speakers as you want floating about, all plugging into a “mother board” which connects to an iPod/mp3 player/laptop. Another bonus is that they can be easily portable, just need to deflate them and then filling them back up at your destination with a portable can of helium. They also have space for different shapes and designs; variety of colours, letters, animals etc.

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Of course I have not tested the volume of helium needed to lift the speaker and these drawings maybe amateur and scrappy, but it’s only a brief concept which ironically, “popped” into my head!