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USB sound device looks like a vacuum tube
Feeding our vacuum tube fetish is Tube Delight, a USB "sound card" from the guru of gadget gimmickry, Brando. No, that's not really a vacuum tube inside, it just has that "transparent vacuum tube appearance." Still, you have to admit it looks appealing, especially when stood up straight next as it's plugged into a laptop using its included 90-degree USB adapter.
Besides its appearance, Brando says this $32 USB device is actually functional, providing sound for stereo speakers, headphones, and even has a microphone input. It's showy and appealing, but come to think of it, don't most notebooks have stereo headphone outputs and microphone inputs? If you're still interested, here are two more views:
Via Brando
By Mr. Poe at 12:51 AM ON 07/01/09
Dumb.
By Thrishmal at 4:16 AM ON 07/01/09
So would this allow dual input and output? I can see this as a cooler headphone splitter for when you want to share some music.
By SP Riley at 8:20 AM ON 07/01/09
No word on gb size
By SiriuslyCold at 3:25 AM ON 07/02/09
@SP Riley - why would a sound card have a gb size?
By Blue Tube at 12:38 PM ON 07/02/09
Check out my home brewed USB drive made from a real vacuum tube
By vandamme at 1:17 PM ON 08/17/09
It would be actually useful if you could record two channels with a laptop. This thing is stupid. It doesn't even glow orange like a tube.
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