Electrolux releases vacuum cleaner iPod dock

The Gadget Show  Friday 11 December 2009

Clean up your listening habits

We’ve seen some odd iPod docks in our time, but nothing quite like this vacuum cleaner-dock mashup from Electrolux.

The Silence Amplified is based on the ultra-quiet Electrolux UltraSilencer, and to demonstrate just how quiet it really is, its maker has cut an iPod-shaped hole in it so you can charge your ‘Pod and listen to music while cleaning the house.

Electrolux says that its eco-friendly dust-buster produces just 68 decibels of noise – the equivalent of a normal human conversation – so is quite capable of getting on with the job without interrupting your listening pleasure.

Electrolux has even gone as far as creating a dedicated website where punters can create the ideal home-cleaning playlist based on the nature of their vacuuming task – it claims hard rock gets the job done quickest, incidentally.

Sadly, however, the Silence Amplified is nothing more than a marketing concept, though Electrolux joked it would consider mass-producing it if it received “a million” pre-orders. Where do we sign up?