I wasn’t real sure about this one,
but once I got to thinking about it, the idea kind of grew on me. A backback with speakers built right in. Now I can
understand if you’re taking this thing to school or around town and you want to pop in your ipod and crank out the
newest itunes download. Fine. But the company is marketing this thing as “wonderful for travelers” and well, I hate to
be the curmudgeon, but isn’t it the slightest bit lame to cart around two big speakers on your backpack so you can
listen to music?
Yes yes, I know. You’d probably do it. I’d probably do it. It’s just that it seems like such an unnecessary
accoutrement. Not to mention how furious you’d be if you were on some overnight train in Italy and some American punk
is blasting Outkast while you’re trying to catch some Zs. Now that said, I guess this could be a good idea, assuming it
was used with some discretion (man, I am a curmudgeon!).