The Klipsch ProMedia speaker sets have been a respected cornerstone in enthusiast audio for nearly a decade. In honor of the lineup’s impending 10-year anniversary, Klipsch has announced a new version which cuts the cords.

The original THX®-certified ProMedia 2.1 was introduced in 2000, and over the years it has become one of the highest praised, best-selling products Klipsch has ever produced. Therefore, Klipsch designed the ProMedia 2.1 Wireless to sound just like it.

With or without wires, the ProMedia remains the defacto 2.1 standard for computer speakers—it’s even been known to put some home theaters to shame.

So get ready to kiss lackluster performance goodbye because with the ProMedia 2.1 Wireless, you’ll be swept away by the sheer power, detail and emotion of your favorite music, movies and games. In fact, you won’t believe the performance of these wireless computer speakers until you experience them for yourself.

Hercules XPS 2.150 speakers may just be what your desktop needs.

It’s that time! We’ve wiled away the weeks waiting for an assortment of suitably-awesome gadgets to arrive, and this festive slice of the year is just such an occasion. Put your peepers on these bizarre (or awesomely bizarre) doodads below.

• This hideous baseball cap boombox is allegedly capable of saving lives… Probably by scaring away anyone who could ever hurt you.
• The Specimen XL Horn Speakers look like something that jumped straight out of Whoville.
• This Sony Ericsson cell phone has been modded to detect AIDS, Malaria and other nasty bugs.
• Nothing spells f-e-s-t-i-v-e like a buckshot of tinsel, fake snow, and somewhat unwilling targets.
• Vacuum tubes, swear words, and time-keeping. What’s not to love?
• LEDs, microcontrollers, and sensors, oh my! It’s called beer pong, not Beirut.

Fin.

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The Chill Pill

When it comes to portable media, the sad truth is that speaker quality generally goes out the window as speaker sizes decrease. Today’s small laptops prove this trend, as recent releases like the MacBook Air contain only a single speaker beneath the keyboard. While these solutions are inexpensive and gentle on battery life, they leave something to be desired when used for anything beyond system sounds.

While manufacturers have, in part, circumvented this issue with the prevalence of headphone jacks, what about situations where you don’t want to (or can’t) use headphones? Small Dog Electronics’ Chill Pill speakers were created for that purpose, and today Icrontic will be taking a look at them.

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