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If you have a Nano, you likely have one of the brightly colored versions.  If you do, you might want to check out iLive’s line of boom box docks.  They feature bright colors to go along with the color of your Nano.  Even if  you don’t own a Nano, having one of these around will add a little color to your music ritual.  Of course, this boom box might appeal more to the ladies than it does the guys, due to the unfortunate purse-like shape that these come in.

The dock will charge your iPod, unless of course you own a Shuffle.  If you do own a Shuffle or any other type of non-Apple MP3 player, you can always plug it in through the aux port.  Which plugging it in that way won’t charge it, but it will at the very least play your music.  It also has an AM/FM radio for when you’re tired of listening to your MP3 player.  You can find the iLive Portable Dock for $29.99 on Amazon.

Source: ChipChick

There are some that are willing to pay hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to get the top of the line sound and the quality looks that go along with it.  Which for them is fun, but not everyone needs that kind of a set up.  Instead, it’s entirely possible to go extremely minimal with your speakers.  You can now purchase a kit to create your very own DIY speakers.  What makes them even better is that they’re eco-friendly.

The kit comes with everything you’ll need for the speakers and that includes things to decorate them with.  They don’t state what exactly the utensils are though, whether they be eco-friendly crayons or just an ordinary set of coloring pencils.  Either way though, even after the speakers are finished you could still use them to decorate other items you find.  The cardboard set of speakers can be found for $18 through Urban Outfitters.  Which definitely isn’t a bad price, especially when you get to decorate them to fit your tastes.

When it comes to camping lighting you typically get to choose between one that requires buying batteries or the slightly more old fashioned versions that require you to light them.  Well this camping light features a vintage look, so you can feel like you’re using an old lamp.  However, it uses solar power to keep the LEDs burning brightly, instead of running on the same thing a vintage lamp would run on.  It’s definitely the best of both worlds, old look and new technology.

Although the lamp is shown in the bright red shown here, once you get to reading through the product page you’ll discover a brief mention that the lamp is actually jet black instead of red.  The lamps use 2 AA batteries.  If for some reason the solar panel does not receive 4-6 hours of the sunlight it needs to charge, you can pop in a couple of regular batteries to run the 7 LED lights.  It doesn’t say quite how long the lamp will run on a full charge though.  You can purchase the lantern for $21.99 from Sourcing Map.

Summer’s here for some parts of the world, and that would mean organizing cookouts as well as having a generally fun time with friends and family while the sun still shines. The Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand ought to make those cookouts a much more fun experience, as it boasts both simplicity and genius in a single contraption - all you need to do is slot your instant barbecue in the top, place the Asado wherever you like, light it up and you’re good to go.

Because of those slender little legs that lift the Asado high up, you can place the BBQ anywhere you like without damaging the surface underneath â€" on grass, even on a tabletop. It’s based on a design of portable grill that South American gauchos would carry on their horses as they ranched cattle over the wide plains. They’d huddle together over an Asado each night, sizzling a juicy steak fresh from the herd as they went â€" then pack up and be off the next morning to repeat the process.

Made from chrome, you can pick up the Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand for £9.95.

The iPod is truly a phenomenal device, and it has spawned hundred of accessories in the past to accommodate the iPod in various circumstances, even when underwater with a waterproof case and waterproof headphones. Well, this time round we have the Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker that is not only waterproof, it is also shock and dust resistant, making it suitable for outdoor parties by the pool or even in the harsh Arabian deserts. It plays nice with the iPod Classic, Nano, Mini and Shuffle series, stowing the iPod behind a clear, watertight door while offering controls through a set of exterior buttons. A quartet of C batteries power it, but you can also hook it up to an AC or car adapter if the need arises. Sounds like $99.50 well spent, this.

Source: Gizmag