vase speakers
The New Scientist's Barry Fox looks at the most interesting patents out there and has seen one recently that may turn out to be compelling from a digital audio and design perspective.
A California inventor has patented a way to make ornamental objects, such as vases or spheres, into speakers. The object is filled with a liquid that contains tiny particles of magnetic metal, which work with a powered magnet at the centre to create the vibrations neccessary to resonate the housing.
Imagine a club where the furniture, ornaments and decor (floors, mirrors?) actually projected the sound. Pretty cool, no? http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn9520&feedId=online-news_rss20