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JVC’s Sound Garden Sustainable Speaker Planters

by Matt Embrey on November 1st, 2008

This concept from JVC dubbed the Sound Garden “Kirikabu” Speakers were debuted this week at Tokyo Designer’s Week. These modular, multi-directional speakers are made of recycled and sustainable materials, like recycled sliding door casings. I’m not sure why there’s a bonsai tree growing out of it, but it does make for a cool aesthetic! [...]

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Eco-Friendly Fold-Up Portable Speakers

by Matt Embrey on April 11th, 2008

Upgrade: $15 These eco-friendly speakers are made from recycled material and packaged in recycled packaging. They are inexpensive and can fold up to slide in a bag or a note book so you can take em with you where every you go. I can’t speak to their quality, but their website says they sound [...]

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Eco Friendly Speakers | Vers 2X

by Matt Embrey on March 4th, 2008

Upgrade: $159 If you are in the market for a high quality iPod / iPhone/ mp3 player speakers that look good, sound great, and are environmentally friendly, the Vers 2X are the clear choice. We first featured these speakers on eupgrader for their amazing design, but we felt it worth mentioning the "Green" factor. The Vers 2X [...]

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