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Can Your Luggage Carry a Tune? Boom Bags Create 'Home Stereo' Sound In Your Hotel Room by Turning the Packing Space of a Suitcase Into a Resonance Chamber (15/2/2005)

With the advent of MP3 players and laptop music programs, there has been an explosion of people traveling with extensive music collections. According to Steve Jobs in his MacWorld keynote address, "For Holiday quarter 2004, we sold over 4.5 million 'Pods.'" This was a 500% increase over the previous year. This trend has created a much stronger demand for a portable speaker solution. "The problem is that most travel speakers don't offer high-quality sound because they lack a resonance chamber. They can also take up a lot of the packing space in a suitcase," said Mark Wright, Boom Bags president. "The answer is Boom Bags(TM), the world's first stereo luggage!"

Boom Bags include a removable stereo amplifier, speakers, and subwoofer, mounted in the normally unused space between and around the trolley rails, with almost no impact on the packing space. The result is near "home quality" sound using the suitcase as a large speaker cabinet or resonance chamber. "Boom Bags are the answer for anyone traveling with their music," Wright went on to add. In addition, the bags include a microphone input with separate volume control. Anyone doing presentations can use their suitcase to provide speakers and amplification for a multimedia program, and for live narration at the same time.

Boom Bags are available now in two models. The Boom Bag Rolling Office is a ballistic nylon business case. It features a removable laptop shoulder bag, which can be carried separately and a large main compartment with ample space for a projector or a few days' worth of clothes. The Boom Bag Rolling Suiter is a clothing-oriented 22-inch carry-on sized bag. It features a removable hanging garment sleeve. Both bags have top-quality YKK(TM) Racquet Coil zippers. "Although both are sized for carry on, they can be checked as baggage without concern for the stereo system due to its rugged construction," added John Wright, VP of Boom Bags.

"Boom Bags are top-quality luggage that can truly improve anyone's experience on the road. The user can seize control of their sound environment while traveling. For example, imagine a little jazz in the background while you're answering your email. Maybe you'd like to listen to Mozart while you're taking a bath, or enjoy an audio book while you're going to sleep, or some top-forty background music while you share a drink with a colleague to decompress after a day of meetings. Boom Bags let you take your musical lifestyle on the road!" concluded Wright.

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