A Piece of Paper That Boosts Your iPhone's Beats

Frustrated by your iPhone's itsy speaker? (We are.) Jonesing for the sense of accomplishment that comes with building something? (Always.) It'll take you 30 seconds at most to fold up and stick together eco-made's eco-amp, a fully recycled paper horn that passively amplifies the sound coming from that underpowered speaker.
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What's that? I can't hear you over my eco-amp boosted iPhone. Photo via eco-made.What's that? I can't hear you over my eco-amp-boosted iPhone.

Frustrated by your iPhone's itsy speaker? (We are.) Jonesing for the sense of accomplishment that comes with building something? (Always.) It'll take you 30 seconds at most to fold up and stick together eco-made's
eco-amp, a fully recycled paper horn that passively amplifies the sound coming from that underpowered speaker.

Eco-made was founded in May, and cops the gramophone style found in many passive iPhone and iPad amplifiers. Neither is it the first paper gramophone we've seen. But why spurn a design that's served well ever since the first caveman cupped his hand over his ear and heard the far-away trumpet of a mammoth? Eco-made simply advanced the design, making it from paper so that it would be inexpensive, ship flat, and recycle easily.

So maybe it's not the most satisfying DIY project, and it's not going to rock even the quietest party, but the eco-amp's portability and ease of use are hard to beat. The simple design doesn't require a stand, and is made entirely in Los Angeles, priced at a pretty unbeatable $8 for two.

Just don't expect it to flatten out again — the adhesive that holds it together means it's a one-time build.

Nothing but the sound of the sea and your iPhone. Photo via eco-made.Nothing but the sound of the sea and your iPhone.

Photos courtesy of eco-made