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BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Solent News / Rex Features ( 1265096d )
BoomCase
BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
These fantastic new speakers take the idea of 'music on the move' to a whole new level - they are fitted into stylish suitcases. Designer Dominic Odbert buys cases from antique shops and turns them into portable speakers that can be plugged into MP3 players such as iPods.
The colourful creations - known as a BoomCase - pump out up to 400 watts, which is more than most home stereos.They are available in plastic or traditional leather designs and sell for up to 475 pounds each. Dominic, 26, takes two days to make each BoomCase and another two days testing them to eliminate any rattling, with dampening material.He fits the speakers into holes on the outside of the cases and carefully places the batteries, amplifiers and wiring inside to keep them perfectly balanced and easy to carry. Lights and switches are added to the outside. The onboard battery is charged via the mains and gives up to 15 hours play-time. Each case weighs between eight and 16 pounds.
Dominic made his first BoomCase for himself but was asked by friends to make more when they heard him using it in a local park. He is now taking time off from his visual arts course at university to make and sell the cases fulltime.
Dominic said: "I made my first BoomCase so I could play my music everywhere I went.
"I took it with me to my local park and everybody there loved it so they asked me to make one for them, which I was happy to do.
"My business developed from there. I never thought I would end up selling them and taking time off university to do it.
"Each case has its own set of acoustic characteristics, so we take this into consideration before we do anything.
"If its a thicker wood and leather case we will most likely put a 200 watt amp in.
"If its a smaller, compr...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QCAOUHXKN
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BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Solent News / Rex Features ( 1265096c )
BoomCase
BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
These fantastic new speakers take the idea of 'music on the move' to a whole new level - they are fitted into stylish suitcases. Designer Dominic Odbert buys cases from antique shops and turns them into portable speakers that can be plugged into MP3 players such as iPods.
The colourful creations - known as a BoomCase - pump out up to 400 watts, which is more than most home stereos.They are available in plastic or traditional leather designs and sell for up to 475 pounds each. Dominic, 26, takes two days to make each BoomCase and another two days testing them to eliminate any rattling, with dampening material.He fits the speakers into holes on the outside of the cases and carefully places the batteries, amplifiers and wiring inside to keep them perfectly balanced and easy to carry. Lights and switches are added to the outside. The onboard battery is charged via the mains and gives up to 15 hours play-time. Each case weighs between eight and 16 pounds.
Dominic made his first BoomCase for himself but was asked by friends to make more when they heard him using it in a local park. He is now taking time off from his visual arts course at university to make and sell the cases fulltime.
Dominic said: "I made my first BoomCase so I could play my music everywhere I went.
"I took it with me to my local park and everybody there loved it so they asked me to make one for them, which I was happy to do.
"My business developed from there. I never thought I would end up selling them and taking time off university to do it.
"Each case has its own set of acoustic characteristics, so we take this into consideration before we do anything.
"If its a thicker wood and leather case we will most likely put a 200 watt amp in.
"If its a smaller, compr...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QCAOUHXKN
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BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Solent News / Rex Features ( 1265096n )
BoomCase
BoomCase, portable speakers in vintage suitcases - Dec 2010
These fantastic new speakers take the idea of 'music on the move' to a whole new level - they are fitted into stylish suitcases. Designer Dominic Odbert buys cases from antique shops and turns them into portable speakers that can be plugged into MP3 players such as iPods.
The colourful creations - known as a BoomCase - pump out up to 400 watts, which is more than most home stereos.They are available in plastic or traditional leather designs and sell for up to 475 pounds each. Dominic, 26, takes two days to make each BoomCase and another two days testing them to eliminate any rattling, with dampening material.He fits the speakers into holes on the outside of the cases and carefully places the batteries, amplifiers and wiring inside to keep them perfectly balanced and easy to carry. Lights and switches are added to the outside. The onboard battery is charged via the mains and gives up to 15 hours play-time. Each case weighs between eight and 16 pounds.
Dominic made his first BoomCase for himself but was asked by friends to make more when they heard him using it in a local park. He is now taking time off from his visual arts course at university to make and sell the cases fulltime.
Dominic said: "I made my first BoomCase so I could play my music everywhere I went.
"I took it with me to my local park and everybody there loved it so they asked me to make one for them, which I was happy to do.
"My business developed from there. I never thought I would end up selling them and taking time off university to do it.
"Each case has its own set of acoustic characteristics, so we take this into consideration before we do anything.
"If its a thicker wood and leather case we will most likely put a 200 watt amp in.
"If its a smaller, compr...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QCAOUHXKN
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384P )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384I )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384H )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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Bats invade the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - 29 Feb 2008
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James D. Morgan / Rex Features ( 740384C )
It is census time in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.But it is not humans who are being counted. It is the furry winged invaders that occupied the green sanctuary during the drought and have turned it into their inner-city squat. A year ago, said Tim Entwisle, the executive director of the Botanic Gardens Trust, it was thought the gardens were home to about 11,000 grey-headed flying foxes. Now, he suspects, there could be twice that many. "They are slowly trashing the place," he said. Branches have been breaking under their weight and their urine and droppings have been poisoning plants. "They are destroying the palm grove," said Dr Entwisle. "They are killing the trees. We have had 12 trees die and 45 are on the critical list. A couple on the critical list were planted in the 1820s."Although the new count, being undertaken by volunteers, will not be completed for several weeks, Dr Entwisle expects it will confirm that previous estimates of the flying fox population have been wildly underestimated. Among trees under threat is a flowering ash that was almost killed by the drought.In the 1990s, flying fox numbers were dramatically reduced by staff bashing metal lids, frightening the animals away. Now the gardens trust is seeking government permission to resume the evictions, possibly using mobile loud speakers on buggies to disturb them. Dr Entwisle said the evictions, if approved, would probably not begin until autumn next year, after the next breeding season. "The welfare of the flying foxes is important to us."
Bat Colony Overwhelming Botanic Garden
BAT COLONY OVERWHELMING BOTANIC GARDEN
It's census time at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens; however, it isn't people or even flowers that are due to be counted but a swarm of furry winged squatters.
A drought has meant that the lush spaces of the botanical gardens have...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/CHXGHDT
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