How to Amplify Your iPod's Sound Without a Speaker

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Amplify Your iPod's Sound Without a Speaker

How to Amplify Your iPod's Sound Without a Speaker

A simple but effective solution for giving your iPod or iPhone a little sound boost.

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Step 1 of 4
Grab your iPod.

Grab your iPod.

Step 2 of 4
Snatch a glass from your kitchen.

Snatch a glass from your kitchen.

Step 3 of 4
Turn on some music and place your iPod in the glass.

Turn on some music and place your iPod in the glass.

Step 4 of 4

Rock out!

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ƈƖάɪℛℰ 💕

you can also use your hand. Just cup the speakers of ur iPhone with ur hand. perfect if you're not carrying a bowl or similar with you

ƈƖάɪℛℰ 💕 5 months ago

💋Karatecutie 💋

Works with bowls too…

💋Karatecutie 💋 8 months ago

Maanav Dalal

Nice!

Maanav Dalal 9 months ago

Hess Hardonk

Works awesome!

Hess Hardonk 11 months ago

Alfred Long

lol! I've been using my earbuds to hear over the air conditioner! I listening to Soul II Soul's 'Back To Life' RIGHT NOW using this method and it's GREAT!

Alfred Long 11 months ago

Justin Wallace

"scientics" looool.

Justin Wallace 11 months ago

Anxious Bolillo

Haha great you can also use your hand when waching videos etc

Anxious Bolillo 11 months ago

Ros Alind

I like the whoo hoo the most!

Ros Alind 11 months ago

Maureen Uebelhoer

I told my dad about this trick & he loves it & has designated a glass his speaker glass

Maureen Uebelhoer 11 months ago

Bobby Polk

Cool!

Bobby Polk 11 months ago

canglang yang

coooool

canglang yang 11 months ago

Alan Campos

you're a magician

Alan Campos 11 months ago

Rob Curnock

Pretty cool r u a scientics

Rob Curnock 11 months ago

Steven Rayz

Clever!

Steven Rayz 11 months ago

Shakti Ram

Nice and simple

Shakti Ram 12 months ago

Cerulean Apple

I also use a hard plastic bowl, and that works well!

Cerulean Apple 12 months ago

Alex -s-

Even better sound when you stick the iphone into an offcut closed one end piece of bamboo pole! Oh yeah!

Alex -s- 12 months ago

Jeff Jolie

A big glass bowl for the iPad!

Jeff Jolie 12 months ago

Kin Hoang

What would you do if you had an iPad?

Kin Hoang last year

Melinda Hooper

Lol. I love the 'whooo!' in the video. Def a nice touch :)

Melinda Hooper last year

Poeka Boland

Haha i love you're 'whooo!' in the video

Poeka Boland last year

criss Tina

It worked very well for me :]

criss Tina last year

Nebmagic98 .

Awesome!

Nebmagic98 . last year

Kammy S.

Too cool

Kammy S. last year

Heidi Feldman

I always thought it was me. I'm Deaf but can hear "sounds" with my hearing aid. I always have a rough time hearing anything from the iPhone. I would remove my HA battery and add a brand new one... I can hear "something"... I tried your method and btw, I did not remove my current battery as I was able to hear my own "hello"... But you made my day!!!! It's nice to be able to hear music... I've been trying to focus on "feeling" the beat... Maroon 5, "Moves like a Jag" ( sorry, can't quite remember the actual name of song), but I love to feel the beat of that song. I'm real glad to know its not just me who can't hear very well with the iPhone. I hope future phones are improved in the field of sound so I can feel it. Thanks so very much for your generous tip!

Heidi Feldman last year

Gabriella <3

wooo hooo. haha. this rocks - the BFs iPod touch's external speakers suck, this actually works!

Gabriella <3 last year

Brianna Falconer-Nash

This tip was on an O2 iPhone advert!!! Great though! :)

Brianna Falconer-Nash last year

Flavia Verzivolli

Lmao

Flavia Verzivolli last year

Aaron Lewis

Thanks! The song is Rainbow by G. Love.

(author) last year

Mandeep Sahota

It's great, can I get the name of the song?

Mandeep Sahota last year

Jade McDonald

Cool

Jade McDonald last year

Son Tran

good job, you kind of funny guy, but it's great, Thanks

Son Tran last year

Jennifer Ferguson Almendarez

Totally works! You can do the same thing with a bowl too!

Jennifer Ferguson Almendarez last year

Débora Zanelato

Very funny, thanks i'll enjoy it

Débora Zanelato last year

Jason McKinney

Is it just focussing omnidirectional sound using the glass?

Jason McKinney last year

James Black

Cool! Sound wave dynamics!

James Black last year

Troy Garcia

Holy crap! Totally tried it & it works great (:

Troy Garcia last year

Douglas F

Great!!

Douglas F last year

Quristeen Brown

Ur the best

Quristeen Brown last year

Aaron Lewis

Believe it or not, plastic works too.

(author) last year

Cool Dude

Awesome! If you have an idevice i also have some guides. Comment and tell me what you want. Btw im guessing this doesent work with plastic ?

Cool Dude last year

Alex Crowley

that's awesome, you learn something new everyday.

Alex Crowley last year

Anna Olvera

This actually works great!!

Anna Olvera last year

Aaron Lewis

You bet!

(author) last year

Mike Fusaro

Also, you have just a few (53) apps to update! :D

Mike Fusaro last year

Mike Fusaro

Pretty cool concept, great possibilities for new powerless speakers lol

Mike Fusaro last year

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Daniel Ovalle

You can also do this with your cup holder in your car!!!

Daniel Ovalle 11 months ago

Naira Villa

cool idea!

Naira Villa 12 months ago

Candace Townsley

A bowl works also!

Candace Townsley 12 months ago

Hasooon Al-lawati

Wooo Hooo

Hasooon Al-lawati last year

Dale Aceron

That's awesome man. When I drive I usually put it in my cup holder and it probably works the same. Nice post!

Dale Aceron last year

Joe Peters

Love g! Kudos on the bomb track!

Joe Peters last year

Dana Lollar

You get bonus points for knowing G Love!!!

Dana Lollar last year

Kremithi Watashi

Song seems legit... New iTunes favorite!

Kremithi Watashi last year

Aaron Lewis

It's Rainbow by G. Love.

(author) last year

Marina Gonzales Piperidis

What's the song? Sounds good!

Marina Gonzales Piperidis last year

Kremithi Watashi

It's cuz there's terbium in the device...

Kremithi Watashi last year