Nokia Music Speaker MD-3

First up we have the Nokia Music Speaker MD-3. These are small, portable speakers designed to provide slightly more sound than its brother, the MD-4. As you can see, they're like those millions of speakers created specifically for the iPod. To be honest, I still don't really see a need for phone speakers for 2 reasons: 1) it's just another accessory that you need to carry around, and 2) why not just use your cell phone speakers? The stereo speakers on my N71 are definitely way more than adequate.

The MD-3's come with the speakers, the Nokia Audio Adapter, Nokia Universal Headphone Adapter, and the travel charger. Which basically means you'll be lugging around your Nokia phone with the audio adapter plugged into the Pop-port connector, with another wire running from the adapter to the speakers. Sounds just a tiny bit annoying.

I definitely think Nokia has to come up with some decent Bluetooth headphones.

Nokia Mini Speakers MD-4

And now we have the MD-4s. They're basically tiny, foldable speakers that weigh about 4.5 ounces. I can't imagine these speakers doing 50 Cent very much justice. But apparently there is a built-in stereo amplifier, as well as a built-in radio antenna so you can listen to some Visual Radio. At least these speakers look cooler than the MD-3s. But they're still ridiculously tiny.

I applaud Nokia for coming out with more new and exciting and useless products, but I really think they need to focus their R&D team into maybe...coming up with new ways to slim down their cell phones?

Tags: bluetooth, md-3, md-4, speakers

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