The Skinny Player is a concept design for a music playback device that is attached to the users skin and is powered through their body heat. The device is intended for use when a person is exercising or is out walking.

The Skinny Player is a concept by industrial designers Chih-Wei Wang and Shou-His Fu to allow people to listen to music without needing to carry a player or use headphones. They envisage that you would buy the player with an album preloaded onto it. To listen to the music you would simply stick the Skinny Player onto your body, on your arm for instance, which would provide the heat to power the player.

The Skinny Player comprises of a plaster/band aid shaped device that features an on/off button in the middle of it and has flexible speakers running down the ‘arms’ of it. By sticking the player to you it would gain power from its flexible battery charging device. This part of it must always be in contact with you for the device to function, by using body heat the player is powered in an eco-friendly and sustainable way.

The one issue with the player is the concern over the ability of the player to stick to a person without coming off. The device is intended for exercise, a time when the body is hot, and usually sweats, most stick on items do not remain stuck on a sweating body for long. The player would allow anyone to listen to music at any time without any forethought, or the need for batteries, which for some would make this a useful eco-friendly powered device.

Source: Yanko Design

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For us tinkerers, there’s nothing more satisfying than making your own gadgets, especially if you’re making eco-friendly gadgets. The DIY Solar Powered Boombox is a relatively simple speaker and amplifier unit that cost just $75 to make! The system is neatly housed using plywood, creating a very portable and very usable music system. Just plug in your MP3 player, and off you go.

The speakers are not too critical, so you can recycle some old speakers if you have them. The battery is around 2.5 to 5Ah at 12 volts, and is a sealed lead-acid type. The battery could be recycled from elsewhere if you can find one, such as from a motorcycle. The construction is pretty much soldering everything together.

Source: Instructables

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