Pet stores in Australia have been selling a portable speaker with a built-in fish tank, designed to hook up to portable audio devices like the iPod. The cleverly named iPond, which is currently drawing fire from animal rights groups for not providing adequate space for a fish to live.

Melbourne Aquarium officials say the Betta fish sold with the iPond need a 10 liter tank to swim and get a proper amount of oxygen, but the iPond's tank is only 650 milliliters. Acoustics experts also say sound from the speaker, which is built into the bottom of the iPond, could transfer into fish tank, bringing up another potential hazard.

But even if Aussies are ambivalent to bleeding heart animal rights activists, they should still avoid the iPond because it looks like a cheap piece of garbage selling for an inflated 70 Australian Dollars (60 USD).

Not good at all

very not good

I wonder how you change the water or feed it?

I wonder how you change the water or feed it?

Um a lid?

Id be more concerned on how it would turn around

I think we have a winner in the 'dumbest tech product of the year ' category. :roll:

I think we have a winner in the 'dumbest tech product of the year ' category. :roll:

Its hard to top "direct exhaust injection" for over all winner

Google it lol

Thats stupid how would the fish survive

sure its not a hoax?? :-?

Least I hope its a hoax....

If it tipped over the rocks would kill it wouldn't it?

Its not real IMO.

Seems like a bit of a hoax. To begin with, why would bettas need a 10L tank to get enough oxygen?

has to be a joke

Here is the article about the iPond from the Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/f ... 24984.html

That is disgusting, i want to find whoever invented this brutish idea and hang them froma tree by thier genitals.....

idiots, GAH!!! Y ARE PEOPLE SO DUMB

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because they no nothing about fish

HOW IS THAT FISH MEANT TO TURN AROUND!!!!!????? Its sooooooooooo cruel :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

they had it on the 'Today show' on prime tv this morning and its bigger than what the picture shows

still its a stupid idea

still to small

come on people, 650 millilitres is HUGE :roll:

Might make a cool Majano nano!

i know why anyone would think its not cruel to keep siamese fighters in tiny tanks. Aparently they natuarly live in puddles and cow hoove prints filled with water according to those people. :evil:

and everyone knows cow hoof prints come equipped with speakers

Why is it only for sale on Oz, and not the states? or is it?

must also be for sale in france, judging by the french on the box

i know why anyone would think its not cruel to keep siamese fighters in tiny tanks. Aparently they natuarly live in puddles and cow hoove prints filled with water according to those people. :evil:

Yes and the Betta's that are forsale are bred with big tails etc in captivity. They basically are 'domestic' pets. The people who buy a Betta for a speaker while justifying by using a cow hoof puddle example are ignorant and deserve a large measure of pain and suffering imho.

this going to turn into one of those posts where everyone complains about how cruel some people are to bettas isnt it