December 15th, 2007 by ketyung
Nowadays, in teens’ minds are all about gadgets, especially the Apple iPod. If you want your other products to be hot selling like high-tech gadgets, you’ve gotta think of a way to blend it well with gadgets. An Australian pet store has a little modification of its fish tank product, which has been turned into a high-tech fish tank, called iPond. The iPond is now capable of keeping fish in it as well as being a portable speaker with headphone jack for hooking up to any audio device like iPod. And selling for a price of $60.
But unfortunately, the iPond has drawn fire from animal rights groups, as they claim that the little iPod has no sufficient space for a fish to live in it.
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 - it’s like getting the Betta fish to pop some ecstasy and dance to end its life!
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April 1st, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I can personally see why animal rights would not like this. Most of us forget that music generates sound waves and vibrations that are somewhat foreign to fish. While I can’t prove it, I would say that the vibrations made from sounds could cause some very erratic behavior.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:44 am
That is just awful! There is no where near enough room in there for any fish! And yea, the vibrations really can’t be too fun for the poor betta either!