Posts Tagged ‘ipod’

A friend of mine was at odds with her husband about getting MP3 players for their kids (5- and 3-years-old). The whole family loves music and Mom wanted to encourage their passion by downloading their personal favorites. That way, everyone could listen to their own separate music collections. Dad, though, was adamantly opposed to his young children wearing headphones for fear of early damage to their delicate eardrums. (OK, he has a point).

I think I might have a solution. It’s called the Audiowrapz by ifrogz, an accessory for the iPod Nano. It retails for $15.00 online, and comes in many awesome colors. The protective rubber skin has speakers attached at the bottom of the front panel. Somehow, without draining the iPod’s battery, it uses passive speaker technology to play the music. The sound doesn’t get extremely loud, but the sound quality is pretty great and it’s a safe sound system for kids to use without headphones.

If mom or dad doesn’t mind possible ear damage, there is a hole for a headphone jack at the bottom of the Audiowrapz. If you’re looking for headphones made just for kids, the Airdrives and Sony MDR-222KD are my favorites. They’re made for tiny ears and don’t reach high disciples in turn protecting the eardrum. Rock on!

Do you remember what it was like when you graduated college and it was time to face the “real world”? I remember being totally excited but completely freaked out. When faced with buying the grad in your life a gift, as I am with my cousin Marissa this year, turn to this list of gadgets which help with the variety of real life obstacles awaiting young grads.

1. Fear of getting lost? Pick up the new Navigon 2100 GPS device. It’s a small unit with a large screen that displays a “3D reality view” function. It allows you to actually see what’s surrounding you while you drive. I like the big button selection too. They’re VERY easy to select from behind the wheel.

2. Fear of not making it to work on time? This 3-in-one breakfast maker will do the trick. It cooks an egg, brews your coffee, and makes your toast in one fell swoop! Need more? The iHome Shower Speaker will get your morning rocking! Upload your MP3s and get your booty shaking in the shower. Tunes in the morning really get you to work faster.

3. Fear of not keeping it together on the job? My little brother just graduated from college last year and is starting his first real job. He was THRILLED to call me and tell me that his work was going to buy him a phone! He scored the new BlackBerry Curve and is in love with it. He can literally do his whole job from the road and keep everything on track. He likes the layout, the screen, how it feels in his pocket, and the robust functionality. Also, with this phone you can make free phone calls using a VoIP service like Skype, (calls using your Internet connection) which saves him some of his hard-earned cash!