If aliens made sausage, and then listened to the sausage for sustenance instead of eating it, and then sold the sausage to Earthlings for use with their portable audio devices, they’d create something like the Saitek iFreedom A-250.

“Laws are like sausages,” said Count Otto von Bismarck. “It is better not to see them being made.” But the Iron Chancellor never said anything about listening to sausages. If the Saitek iFreedom A-250 Wireless 2.1 Speaker System had been invented in 19th-century Prussia, the Count’s reaction surely would’ve been “Ja, ist gut! Sehr gut!” Then he’d deport some Catholic priests and throw a few union organizers into jail. Barrel of fun, that Otto.

An overstuffed rockwurst of wireless audio power, the iFreedom lets you play music from your PC, iPod or other MP3 player from anywhere within Bluetooth range (30 meters, they say, although your meterage may vary). Pretty much anything with a 3.2mm plug, built-in A2DP Bluetooth, or a PC/USB connection can pump out the oompah through the iFreedom. It doesn’t boast the bumpinest bass you’ve ever heard, and its unfortunate maroon-and-orange trim isn’t likely to complement any interior decor this side of the Joker’s hideout. But if you like your home audio the way Count Otto liked his legislation – in sausage-like form – then slather some sonic mustard on the Saitek iFreedom A-250.

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