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Turn anything into a speaker? How about your helmet?
Now I'm not one for having earphones in when riding - I like to have all my senses available when riding, but... I saw this and thought it might make a nice alternative to add some background music to your ride by sticking it to your helmet. Could be something in it?
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Hi mate,
I happen to have something that works on the same idea. It's called Might Dwarf (http://mightydwarf.com/). Mine is bigger, doesn't stick to anything (you put it on whatever you wish to serve as a speaker) and it's heavier. Geee.. remember in which context it's said, yes?!
Anyway, the speaker effect is done by using vibration. The vibrations are transformed into sound waves when they spread on the "speaker". Imagine yourself riding with something like a vibrat.. no, a shaver vibrating on your head... Probably a bit annoying..
I also wonder for how long it can stick when it isn't on a horizontal surface. After all it vibrates all the time..
And talking about music - I'm like you, I don't like isolating myself from the surrounding. Also, I usually ride with friends, so no use for earphones. What I found is this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/portable-mini-tripo...
I think this should be loud enough to play the announcements from Cyclemeter iPhone app + music.
I already have it, but alas! Got it a few days after I broke my hand, so still didn't check it.. Hopefully in 2-3 weeks I'll be back in the game and then we'll see whether these were well spent $7.52 (inc shipping!)...
Wow! Ended up longer than I planned! (+ typed it single handed!)