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Boombox messenger bag

Cereallad @ Craftster made a functional boombox messenger bag for his iBook, he writes - "Basically I hollowed out the boombox, added hinges and clasps, created a foam interior, created a strap attachment, and... well, attached a strap. Now it holds my ibook and one or two other books. With rudimentary electronics skills, I wired the boombox to play music from the laptop or from any ipod/walkman/etc that you place inside. I added a small amplifier that I found on some toy speakers to increase the sound volume and quality. Don't worry, I respect others when I play music. It's my school backpack first and foremost." [via] - Link.

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Posted by: TitaniumFrog on July 10, 2006 at 4:16 PM

Wasnt this already on make?

Posted by: philliptorrone on July 10, 2006 at 4:22 PM

maybe, i didn't see it in our archives first search, but i used our other search and just found it 10/2005 so - most people who read MAKE now, didn't read MAKE then, so it's ok, i think..

Posted by: cyrano_de_bergerac on July 11, 2006 at 4:01 AM

Here's a question

Why do these modders not realize that it is not OK to have a computer in the proximity of powerful magnets (which most speakers have) for extended periods of time. He's probably screwing up that lovely Mac in the long run.

Posted by: Jnixon on July 11, 2006 at 6:13 AM

I'm thinking that if he wanted to hack up the Mac to turn it into a boom box in the first place, he's probably not all that worried about the magnets ruining it in a couple of years. We all know that you just buy a new Mac instead of upgrading it anyway. :)

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