Boombox w/USB Jumpdrive support

[Sphexi]

How hard is it to make a boombox/portable radio with a USB port on it, so you can plug-in a jumpdrive or something and play MP3s off it. I've found a few with USB links to a PC, so you can stream MP3s to them, but what if I want to take it somewhere, and not have to deal with audio cables?

Someone should build one of these, so I can buy it 😛

 

[Shawn]

because they don't exist?

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Shawn
because they don't exist?

Why not? Wouldn't it be cool to be able to plug a jumpdrive right into your radio and listen to music off it? I've got a 1GB jumpdrive that I've only half filled with data, I could put music on it too and use it to listen to music at work. But as is I can't do that, if I had a boombox I could plug it into then I could?

 

[bapace]

I've seen them, they do exist, just a little pricey.

-bapace

 

[Shawn]

just get a portable mp3 player.

 

[bapace]

http://ericdeperic.trustpass.alibaba.co...oduct/11274780/Funpro_USB_Boombox.html

* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files

Google is your friend.

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: Shawn
because they don't exist?

Why not? Wouldn't it be cool to be able to plug a jumpdrive right into your radio and listen to music off it? I've got a 1GB jumpdrive that I've only half filled with data, I could put music on it too and use it to listen to music at work. But as is I can't do that, if I had a boombox I could plug it into then I could?

Because it's easier to read the line out on every other portable music device?

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: bapace
I've seen them, they do exist, just a little pricey.

-bapace

You sure you're not thinking about the ones that hook to your PC and stream music off it?

Originally posted by: Shawn
just get a portable mp3 player.

And do WHAT with it? Run cables from it to a boombox, which requires one with aux inputs? Then that's two things to carry, and the MP3 player will run on batteries, unless I bring a second power adapter for it, all very complicated. The jumpdrive could be powered off the boombox USB port, so that's just one power supply/cord, and only one thing to carry around. Much more simple, and anybody could plug their jumpdrive into it, as long as it uses standard file systems.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: bapace
I've seen them, they do exist, just a little pricey.

-bapace

You sure you're not thinking about the ones that hook to your PC and stream music off it?

Originally posted by: Shawn
just get a portable mp3 player.

And do WHAT with it? Run cables from it to a boombox, which requires one with aux inputs? Then that's two things to carry, and the MP3 player will run on batteries, unless I bring a second power adapter for it, all very complicated. The jumpdrive could be powered off the boombox USB port, so that's just one power supply/cord, and only one thing to carry around. Much more simple, and anybody could plug their jumpdrive into it, as long as it uses standard file systems.

i don't see why you'd want to carry around a giant boombox when you could carry around a tiny mp3 player.

 

[bapace]

click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: bapace
I've seen them, they do exist, just a little pricey.

-bapace

You sure you're not thinking about the ones that hook to your PC and stream music off it?

Originally posted by: Shawn
just get a portable mp3 player.

And do WHAT with it? Run cables from it to a boombox, which requires one with aux inputs? Then that's two things to carry, and the MP3 player will run on batteries, unless I bring a second power adapter for it, all very complicated. The jumpdrive could be powered off the boombox USB port, so that's just one power supply/cord, and only one thing to carry around. Much more simple, and anybody could plug their jumpdrive into it, as long as it uses standard file systems.

You'd probably spend a lot more for what you want, and end up with crappy sound from 2" speakers. Buy an old 10 gig iPod and attach it to an 80s boombox with one of those car mounts. Problem solved, and you'll have woofers and tweeters and a fly looking stereo. The batteries should last for hours anyway.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

That's a wholesale store, in the Netherlands 😛...but that is the kind of thing I'm talking about.


And at work I'm on machinery a lot, and have to be able to hear other things, so I can't have headphones on. We can listen to radios though, so it'd have to be a boombox.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

It also says minimum order 1000...


This looks better http://kenix.en.alibaba.com/product/500...s/Micro_System_with_CD_MP3_Player.html

 

[bapace]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

It also says minimum order 1000...


This looks better http://kenix.en.alibaba.com/product/500...s/Micro_System_with_CD_MP3_Player.html

I was only pointing out the fact that they do exist....people were saying they didn't, when in fact they do.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: bapace

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

It also says minimum order 1000...


This looks better http://kenix.en.alibaba.com/product/500...s/Micro_System_with_CD_MP3_Player.html

I was only pointing out the fact that they do exist....people were saying they didn't, when in fact they do.

Never said they didn't, just that I couldn't find em. I figure that Sandisk can make a little tiny $40 dock for their jumpdrives that will read MP3s off them and output them to a headphone jack, how hard would it be to incorporate that same circuitry into a boombox? Shouldn't be that hard, I'm just surprised there haven't been more coming out with it included?

 

[bapace]

Originally posted by: Shawn
because they don't exist?

This is what I was refering to, not the OP

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: bapace

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

It also says minimum order 1000...


This looks better http://kenix.en.alibaba.com/product/500...s/Micro_System_with_CD_MP3_Player.html

I was only pointing out the fact that they do exist....people were saying they didn't, when in fact they do.

Never said they didn't, just that I couldn't find em. I figure that Sandisk can make a little tiny $40 dock for their jumpdrives that will read MP3s off them and output them to a headphone jack, how hard would it be to incorporate that same circuitry into a boombox? Shouldn't be that hard, I'm just surprised there haven't been more coming out with it included?

Or you could just get the mp3 cd player boomboxes?

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: FleshLight

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: bapace

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: bapace
click the link I provided...specifically says

Detailed Product Description
Play your music files directly from USB stick using the Funpro Boombox USB.

Specifications:
* FM/AM tuner
* CD player, also supports MP3 & WMA
- electronic shock protection:40 sec for CD,120sec for MP3/WMA
Repeat/Folder/All function
Intro, Program, Random and Mute
* USB2.0 connector for USB stick or MP3 player, supports MP3 and WMA files
* Bass Boost function
* Fashionable blue LCD display
* Colours available: White, silver grey, black, blue and red

It also says minimum order 1000...


This looks better http://kenix.en.alibaba.com/product/500...s/Micro_System_with_CD_MP3_Player.html

I was only pointing out the fact that they do exist....people were saying they didn't, when in fact they do.

Never said they didn't, just that I couldn't find em. I figure that Sandisk can make a little tiny $40 dock for their jumpdrives that will read MP3s off them and output them to a headphone jack, how hard would it be to incorporate that same circuitry into a boombox? Shouldn't be that hard, I'm just surprised there haven't been more coming out with it included?

Or you could just get the mp3 cd player boomboxes?

And then have to reburn CDs all the time, be limited to 650MB rather than my 1GB, and others at work that I know have jumpdrives and use them to transport music wouldn't be able to just plug them in.

 

[Ornery]

1. :music: My solution. MP3 player goes into back pouch. :music:

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Ornery

1. :music: My solution. MP3 player goes into back pouch. :music:

Funny enough we sell those 🙂...very nice unit, and with the pouch it wouldn't be AS bad carrying it around, but there's still the problem of powering the USB player. Since I'd be plugging in the radio, I fail to see why I'd want to blow through batteries on the player.

 

[Ornery]

1. They're a buck each, and plenty of room for extras.