It's not a coffee filter or a soup can, it's a quadrophonic speaker that tucks (115mm(dia) x 85mm(h) closed or 125mm(h) open) into a spare spot on the bookcase or even into your backpack for interludes of Dvorak (and we don't mean that New World that everybody listens to either; this baby can handle the most obscure concerti) by the lake. The Genesis QDOS weighs only 0.8kg and provides eight hours of sound on 4AA batteries (though you can plug it in if you happen to be indoors). Compatible with all iPods except, shockingly, the Shuffle. £89.
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