Rugged iPod Outdoor Speaker [iPod Portable Speaker for Beach & Poolside Usage]

Whist you have a host of options when wishing to use your trusty iPod whilst lounging on the beach, or kicking back poolside, few boast quite the degree of portability paired with durability that’s offered by this compact Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker.

Billed as being ‘the ultimate open-air accessory for your iPod’, the Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker may have a particularly uninventive title but what it’s name lacks in terms of inspiration its construction more than makes up for in terms of survivability when used in locations that may otherwise see your iPod’s life expectancy drastically curtailed.

Offering shock proofing courtesy of its durable rubber exterior which will see your iPod protected against the likes of sand and water damage (it conforms to IP53 standards for water and dust resistance) the Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker offers protected docking of your iPod behind a clear, watertight door. And whilst personally I wouldn’t recommend throwing it in the pool it certainly offers enough protection to see your iPod live another day should aunt Angus succumb to one of her funny turns and pull off a pool belly flop in perfect sync to the rhythm, thus seeing the speaker get a good soaking.

In terms of specifications, the linked product site offers nothing by way of confirming output wattage, however, it does confirm that the Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker accepts the iPod Classic, iPod Nano, Mini and Shuffle (the latter via line input, which somewhat defeats the object) and that its powered by batteries or via AC thanks to an included adapter (a car adapter is also bundled).

The Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker is available from Frontgate and will set you back just short of $100.