CES 2012: Behringer's $30,000 iNuke Boom Speaker on Display

[Macman45]

In bringing people in to their booth. Nothing more.

Yep, and a couple of PR companies will probably grab them for product launches as well. A giant cardboard iPhone on the dock? Why not

 

[ironsienna]

Half that price probably goes towards delivering it. Imagine the shipping charges, it'd be like mailing a car across the country...

The IKEA style of assembly could apply here for their next 100000 watt speaker… What if you want to buy a second one for stereo sound??? you can place one in your mains and the other one in your neighbour's house, place them vertically behind the houses doors and voila! you have the world's biggest neighbourhood boom box!

 

[kolax]

I tried to order one, but they were unable to take it up the stairs to my apartment.

 

[MrPresident]

big problem is, it's made by behringer. famously behringer equipment can't last the distance. you'll be sending it back to the shop in 8 months, imagine the shipping costs!

never buy behringer!

 

[Macman45]

The IKEA style of assembly could apply here for their next 100000 watt speaker… What if you want to buy a second one for stereo sound??? you can place one in your mains and the other one in your neighbour's house, place them vertically behind the houses doors and voila! you have the world's biggest neighbourhood boom box!

In addition to the worlds biggest neighbourhood boom box, you also get, completely free, an anti social behaviour lawsuit, and a new variant on Apple"s warranty system.

It's called EEERCare

 

[felixgun]

I want this dock for my living room!

 

[Colpeas]

Why would you still be using MP3s? You do know that iPods support uncompressed WAV and AIFF, right?

Why to use uncompressed WAV when iPods support ALAC?

 

[jasric]

In addition to the worlds biggest neighbourhood boom box, you also get, completely free, an anti social behaviour lawsuit, and a new variant on Apple"s warranty system.

It's called EEERCare

Now thats funny, my office is looking at me weird as to why im laughing on Mac Rumours lol.

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The Napster wants to know if it can blow the clothes off the blonde.

Id like to know that to she is HOT!!

 

[FrizzleFryBen]

I watched the video with my headphones on. I want my eardrums back!

 

[RedTomato]

For my next project, I will put a small speaker into a giant 7-foot plywood box and sell it for $25,000.

Buy mine, it's $5,000 cheaper!

This iNuke is worth every penny. Of free PR for Behringer.

 

[trayburn]

Let me get this straight ... $30K and no AirPlay support? To change tracks I have to stand directly in front of the speaker which can "go to 11"...

Yeah, thanks but no thanks.

 

[RalfTheDog]

That's what I call a speaker system, although I can't for the life of me see were it's real market lies.

Not in the music and recording industries, unless purchased as an iconic lobby type product.

I want to use it with my alarm clock app. I have a very hard time waking up in the morning.

 

[Macman45]

I want to use it with my alarm clock app. I have a very hard time waking up in the morning.

Well, it'll wake the street....Probably the whole town! Chosse a nice sublet alarm tone....Something like this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URoIQvsnbdQ

This should ensure you wake up on time. Please don't send me the lawsuits though

 

[nylonsteel]

re original article

a few thoughts here -

will use an obnoxious twee word here - ginourmous

great - just what the world needs is another bass box

mostly a publicity stunt - but some fool with buy one

muti stage power swicthes are sorta nifty - like arming a missile

 

[Hastings101]

I do not have the answers to those questions. All I know is that if I was the son of a billionaire and I was throwing a pool party for my closest 300 friends, I would not make my personal foot stamper stop stamping his feet until the iNuke was mine.

Really? I doubt a giant low quality speaker with an ugly name is going to catch on around the super rich and famous.

 

[Gravity]

Dumbest. Idea. Ever.

It won't sell. It's the dumbest idea for an accessory to any device I've ever heard. I feel dumber for having heard it....

 

[MagicWok]

It's plainly obvious it's a gimmicky product. However I love the product name.

Each time I read it, I hear Arnie saying: "Get DOWUN. iNUKE BOOM!"

 

[AppleTools]

Perfect for my new iPod nano!!!

 

[erzhik]

Will that fit in the trunk of a Civic?

 

[Ihatefall]

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Let me get this straight ... $30K and no AirPlay support? To change tracks I have to stand directly in front of the speaker which can "go to 11"...

Yeah, thanks but no thanks.

It said it had Bluetooth! Which is basically the same thing has AirPlay. My Bluetooth car stereo does all the same things my ATV does.

 

[ladymacintosh]

You could flip it on it's back and put a mattress on top and turn on some jungle. VOILA!!! Worlds best vibra massage bed! Lol!

 

[Ding.Dong]

This is nothing more than a marketing gimmick. The company probably has no intention of actually selling any of these. They'll take this around to trade shows as a way of getting people's attention and checking out their booth. By putting an outrageous price tag on it, it’s guaranteed to get press attention. It’s pretty brilliant, actually.

 

[rstansby]

I think it's pretty obvious this is a sales gimmick to attract customers to their booth. The previous article mentions that this is the only one in existence.

 

[Gasu E.]

Can I get this installed in my car?

 

[iHateMacs]

Ridiculous. $30k and it doesn't even have a carrying handle!

I wouldn't like to have to buy the AA cells for it.