Saturday, September 25, 2004

iPod flashlight and laserbeam

Griffin announces the iBeam, a set of peripherals for your iPod/iPod mini including a flashlight and a laserbeam. From their site:

Introducing the Griffin iBeam set, ready for your dock-connector iPod or iPod mini. The snap-on flashlight is great for finding keys in the dark. The other half of the package is a class IIIA laser pointer, handy for iPod-friendly presentations and other, less professional pursuits. Both units come with a snap-on protective cap that can be attached to any keychain for convenient portability and accessibility.

I have to point out here that actually finding the iPod and the snap-on flashlight in the dark would probably be more difficult than finding your keys (especially if the snap-on protective cap is attached to your keychain). In any case, lasers are always cool, but all in all it looks like the least useful iPod peripheral ever, as neither part of the set actually interacts with the iPod itself. Make a little laser attachment that produces a light show to go along with the currently playing track, and then you might actually have something interesting, Griffin.