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DLO has launched a couple of new Jam Jacket protective cases for iPod Touch, Classic and 3G Nano. For $20 you get a form-fitted silicone case protecting your unit from bumps, dust and scratches gifted with an earbud storage system (securing both buds and cord) while still allowing access to all controls and connectors.

Available in black and clear silicone.

DLO: iPod Touch Jam Jacket ($19.99)
DLO: iPod Classic Jam Jacket ($19.99)
DLO: iPod 3G Nano Jam Jacket ($19.99)

Here’s d-JAYS LE by Swedish Jays. Available in four distinct colors (blue, pink, orange and green) guaranteed to stand out from the milky white iPod-bud crowd.

Besides the looks these buds ship with a cord that can be adjusted in length, 4 pairs of silicon rubber sleeves (XS, S, M, L), 4 pairs of canal filters and sport technologies like JAYS Sound Isolating System to reduce background noise and effective transducers which allows you to lower the volume on your media player to consume less battery power.

“d-JAYS LE comes in four limited colors and combine Swedish design and patented in-ear technology for a perfectly balanced sound, with detailed highs, natural mids and extended bass. This without compromising on functionality, look and feel.”

AudioCubes: Jays d-JAYS LE Micro Armature Earphones ($143.00)

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Here’s “Shining Stone” UP3 S2, LG Electronic’s brand new MP3 player with a jewelry concept design. It’s all metal and available in 1-, 2- and 4GB models and in five jewel-influenced colors (black diamond, crystal silver, ruby red, pink topaz and sapphire blue).

Among the features we find MP3/WMA/OGG/ASF/FM-radio playback as well as voice- and FM-radio recording but although it does feature a 65,000 color OLED display it doesn’t do videos or images. File managing and battery charging are easily done by USB 2.0 though.

More pictures at AVING

LG Press release (Korean, Google translated)

(Via Anything but iPod)

AudioJunkies has put together a list of what they think is the world’s top 15 sexiest speakers. While most of them are insanely expensive they still work well as eyecandy.

(Glad to see that they have my favorites in there, KEF Muon. 2 meters tall, ubershiny and just $140,000 per pair…)

AudioJunkies.com: The world’s 15 sexiest speakers

Evolve is a truly wireless iPod sound system from Griffin Technology. Each speaker cube is equipped with a Lithium-Ion battery pack capable of 10 hours of playback. When the juice runs out you place the speaker on its charging station and just wait for it to fill up again. Easy as that.

The speakers has an effective range of 150 feet and besides the regular iPod dock the base unit sports composite and s-video out as well as in- and outgoing female RCA connectors for non-iPod devices.

GriffinTechnology.com: Evolve iPod Speakers ($299.99)

Xtreme Mac’s MicroMemo turns any iPod Classic+2nd/3rd gen Nano or Video into a portable audio recorder. Just plug in the detachable microphone and hit a button to record audio content directly to your iPod.

The main focus is on voice memos (meetings, interviews, random deep thoughts etc) but it seems to work well with other sources as well since you can hook up anything you like using the 3.5mm jack.

The recording time is displayed on the iPod screen in real-time and it’s available in both white and black.

XtremeMac.com: MicroMemo for iPod Classic / 3rd gen Nano / Video ($59.95)
XtremeMac.com: MicroMemo for 2nd gen iPod Nano ($59.95)

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To help fight breastcancer Microsoft and Ford offers a Warriors in Pink Special Edition 30GB Zune of which 100% of the purchase price goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. That’s right, all of it.

$250 is still more expensive than a regular Zune, but considering the cause it’s quite impressive.

(If you’re more into Apple and iPods there’s always the red special edition models where a portion of the purchase price goes to help fight AIDS in Africa)

Warriors in Pink: 30GB Pink Zune ($249.99)

Here’s ATH-SQ5, a new range of stylish headphones from Audio-Technica. Piano painted (red, white and black), rectangular and minimalistic - straight from Japan. Each ear piece can be turned 90 degrees horizontally and 180 degrees vertically as well.

AudioCubes: Audio-Technica ATH-SQ5 (Red, White, Black: $99.00)

Got a pair of excellent headphones you can’t use with your iPhone because of its recessed (or “special”, as some put it) headphone jack? No worries. Griffin’s iPhone Headphone Adapter is designed to fit the jesus phone perfectly and then work as a regular 3.5mm adapter.

GriffinTechnology.com: Headphone Adapter ($9.99)

According to COAGENT Ltd they’ve worked closely with Sennheiser over the years, something that might vouch for decent sound quality coming out of the small MusiCAN Speakers. Besides looking stylish these 1W+1W desktop speakers are stackable and completely USB 2.0-powered. No external power source required.

Whenever it’s time to go you just stack the speakers and hide the USB cable inside, easy as that.

COAGENT Ltd: SP001U MusiCAN USB Powered Speaker

Read on for the full specs.

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