For those who hate headphones.
Razer, once just a maker of gaming mice, is now making all sorts of things. We needn't remind you of the Switchblade that we saw at CES, but this week Razer unveiled that it's getting into audio too.
While most gamers on the go would probably opt for headphones, Razer has a $60 solution for those who would rather fill the air with audio. It's called the Ferox.
"The Razer Ferox is our sophisticated, modern day boombox for gamers," said Robert Krakoff, president, Razer USA. "Its sleek and compact structure takes up minimal space but delivers the crystal clear sound quality perfect for gaming on-the-go or for music playback wherever you’re at."
The Razer Ferox features a 360-degree omni-directional design, giving a much wider listening sweet spot than front-facing speakers. One cool thing is that each speaker has a chamber that rises upon a single press to power up.
Given that portable means remote power, the Ferox has 12 hours of rechargeable battery life and comes with a carrying case.
The Ferox is available this month and is priced at $59.99 or €59.99.
Nice appreciation on the green buck there.
Ha, yeah, tiny AND little?! Maybe it's supposed to say 'tinny,' like you'd expect from small speakers.
I work a second job on the weekends and with it being a 12hr shift at a helpdesk things get pretty slow sometimes. This means I have time to watch movies and play games but I can't wear headphones because I need to listen for the phone to ring. The laptop speakers would be fine but the room I sit in is right next to the data center/server room. Those servers create so much abient noise that even though there is a wall seperating me from the servers, the room I'm in is too loud to hear my laptop speakers at max volume (depending on what I'm watching [netflix]). Since this was an issue I just brought in this little portable speaker cube. You just fold out the cube for 2 speakers and a headphone jack (it's sold in stores as portable speakers for iPods and other MP3 players [NOT AN iPOD DOCK]) I just plug that into the headphone jack of my laptop. I can get it pretty loud and I don't have to worry about it running out of battery juice because it runs on wall power (or batteries if I want) I'm pretty sure I won't be spending $60 on this when I already have a portable speaker setup. I'm sure it's safe to assume that the audio isn't that much better, if at all. Also, if I wanted a different one, I would just buy another portable MP3 speaker setup because I'm pretty sure I could pay less than $60.
Of course they're guaranteed to fail..........when the batteries die out.
I think Ford, GM and Chrysler said the same thing about cars a few years back!!!
In terms of being on-the-go, speakers are as stupid as walking around with a boombox on your shoulder.