I love my technology, especially when it successfully combines old and new with the sense of irony delivered by this lovely i-Pod amplifier.

It follows the old principle of a horn to concentrate the sound waves and send it all in your direction. No power involved!

The book that it’s sitting on in this shot is rather special too. It’ll be in New Forge later this year after I’ve absorbed it word for word.

OK, it’s not going to deafen the neighbours, but it certainly beats just listening to your iPhone sitting on the desk. And it probably means that children in the second bedroom are happy, but not annoying their folks.

It’ll probably grace the smaller bedroom at Myn Tea and compliment the guitar amp style dock upstairs.