Collectible Boomboxes
I can’t say that I pine for the days when boomboxes walked the earth. But for a while, they were the most popular pieces of consumer electronics out there. Everyone had one (or two) of these things–including me. Millions and millions were spent on D-cell batteries.
Now that boomboxes have all but disappeared in favour of MP3 places, the machinery that’s survived has become quite collectible. Chris, a collector himself, offers these links.
Boombox Museum: Just like it sounds.
Stereo2Go: Chat, stats and parts.
Boomboxery: “Making classic boomboxes happy again.”
Also affectionately known as Ghetto Blasters.
These are so cool. My friend Jasin from Toronto designed a neat boom box that you can use with an mp3 player. It's more for design nerds but it looks really, really good. I posted about it on g33kpron if you want to check it out. http://www.g33kpron.com/lilg-coolest-boombox-ever/
His boom box link is: http://ideacious.com/details2000000053.htm?S=3099265715&L=0