Sometimes you want to share the music on your iPod, but all you have are tiny speakers that sound like crap. Well, two designers from Sydney, Australia have your back. Trembo Trunks are rubber “speakers” that will help you amplify the sounds coming out of your earbuds.

They are lightweight, durable and best of all they require no power. Just plug your headphones into the speakers and hit play. It’s that simple. Any sound played through the headphones is amplified up to 80dB and they can be placed anywhere you want, so you can get stereo sounds from them. They are looking for funding on Kickstarter, and have met their goal.

The TRON movie hype may be over, but the products keep showing up. Monster has introduced this new powerful five-speaker 2.1 system inspired by the disc featured in the film. It’s called the Monster TRON Light Disc Sound Dock and it uses sophisticated microprocessors to individually control the Light Ring’s LEDs. And who doesn’t want shiny lights on their sound dock?

This device also features four high-performance drivers for ultra-crisp highs, a clear mid-range and extended low-end effects, while the down-firing subwoofer delivers room-filling bass. The Monster TRON Light Disc Sound Dock is compatible with iPods and includes a 3.5mm auxiliary audio input for additional MP3 players, laptops, desktops and other devices. The Monster TRON Light Disc Sound Dock will cost you $299.95.

Back in July of last year Paul Frank fans were able to buy this Paul Frank Julius Dance Machine iPod dock at Paul Frank retail destinations. Well, now you Paul Frank fans will be happy to know that they have now formally launched it with nationwide availability.

The dock is made by SpeakerCraft, well known for their audio and speaker technology, with or without a monkey. It will hit select US retail stores this month for $99.95.

If you like to listen to your music on the go, from a speaker rather than headphones, then the Spider Pocket Speaker E500 can help. It’s a battery powered portable speaker that will work with almost any music device available.

The speaker uses a 3.5mm headphone jack so it will work with the iPhone, iPods, notebooks and tons of other devices. The internal rechargeable battery will give you about eight hours of playback per charge and the speaker measures just 68.5mm x 68.5mm x 42mm.

The Altec Lansing inMotion Air wireless speaker will play music wirelessly from your computer using stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity. All you need to do is connect the USB transmitter to your computer, choose the playlist and take the inMotion Air wherever you want it.

The wireless transmitter sends your computer’s audio through the air and into your speaker as far as 300 feet away. If you want, you can also pair the speaker to your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad and most other stereo bluetooth devices. It launches next month for $199.95.

The Eton Soulra XL is a Solar Powered Sound System for your iPod and iPhone. It has a strikingly sexy design and features a 72 square inch enhanced monocrystal solar panel so it can catch the sun’s rays.

Some other features include a rechargeable lithium ion battery, 8 speaker drivers ( 2x tweeters, 2x woofer, 4x passive radiator), 20w output with bass boost, a carrying strap, and a remote control to control your tunes. No info yet on price or availability but this thing looks sexy and should sell well for them.

Parrot, leaders in all kinds of wireless peripherals, has launched the Zikmu Parrot by Starck: Dragon Red speakers. The design is tall as the name is long and like the name implies, they are in bold red.

Some features include an iPod or iPhone docking station and you can listen to web radio using a dedicated iPhone/iPod touch application. They also offer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio streaming as well as browsing and control.

JVC’s TH-BC3 and TH-BC1 soundbars look pretty sweet. They use SRS StudioSound HD which processes up to 6.1 channels for playback over two speakers or headphones. The entry-level JVC TH-BC1 is a 60-watt (30 watts per channel) two-channel SRS StudioSound HD front surround soundbar that features a built-in FM tuner, an analog input and two digital audio inputs, and a subwoofer pre-out.

The high-end JVC TH-BC3 has a push-open dock for your iPod and iPhone, an HDMI 1.4 port, 3D Video ready pass through, ARC (Audio Return Channel), an FM tuner and a video output for iPod and iPhone. So how much do they cost? The JVC TH-BC1 will be available in January for $149.95, while the JVC TH-BC3 will be released in February for $249.95.

For those of you who enjoy getting your entertainment through a helmet, check out this Moto GP Helmet Sound System. It’s a lot like this one. This one is built to look like a standard sized helmet, keeping your iPod (or iPhone) just behind the visor.

Your music will play through a pair of 7 watt speakers on the top and a 15 watt sub resides in the bottom. Other features include a USB port and SD card slot for playing music from another source. How much would you pay to use your device from within a helmet? This one will cost you $240.

iLive has given us a sneak peek at their new line of iPhone and iPad docks that they are launching at CES 2011 next week and they look pretty decent. Maybe even sexy. Along with their traditional docking stations iLive will also be showing off its new App Enhanced docks offering features like clocks, multiple alarms, calendars, nature sounds, sleep timers and weather information, all controlled from apps on your iOS device of choice.

The iLive iPad docks offer charging capabilities and can be rotated for viewing in both portrait and landscape mode. The iSD131B is a case, stand, and powered speaker all in one for $49.99. The iSD391B is a powered 2.1 speaker audio system and dock for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch and is App Enhanced for $99.99

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will soon be permitted to use iPads, iPhones and Blackberry devices on the House floor according to a recent report. Current rules ban the use of these devices, though incoming House speaker John A. Boehmer, the Republican Member for Ohio, is working on plans to relax these measures.

Members would still be banned from using the devices for matters that are unrelated to House matters, so they won’t be allowed to shop on Ebay or play games, but permitting the use of technology should help them be greener and help members quickly refer to legislation and receive important communiqués. So it could make things more efficient.

We recently saw some leaked pics of new iPad cases for the next-generation Apple iPad, and interestingly they had a large opening at the bottom of the case. Some speculated that it was for larger speakers or a built-in SD card slot.

Now another iPad case has surfaced that shows the rear with a metal mesh for an iPad speaker. This comes after recent reports hinted that the slot is for a speaker instead of an SD card slot.

Take this one with the usual grains of salt, but according to Chinese sources the next iPad will have a 3-mm reduction in bezel width, the same 9.7-inch display size, and will have a flattening of the back allowing it to rest better on a desktop. It all sounds very plausible, right?

There’s also a “wide-range speaker” covered with “metal mesh”. The overall unit is said to measure 239 x 186 mm compared to the current iPad’s 242.8 x 189.7 mm footprint. Word is that the new iPads will begin shipping from factories in January.

Another day, another Star Wars themed gadget, This time it’s the Funko 501 Clone Trooper fold-up headphones, which are compatible with most MP3 players, iPods and PMPs. And of course they feature the head of a Clone Trooper.

We aren’t sure how durable these are, but these lightweight headphones also feature 40mm stereo sound speakers and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. They weigh in at just 9.6 ounces.

The latest offering from Motz is a new wooden portable speaker that will work with the iPhone, iPod, and other sources. It looks like a vintage transistor radio that just happens to be made of wood. It’s appropriately called the Motz Tiny Wooden Power Speaker.

The internal battery of the speaker can be used to charge USB devices that are plugged into the USB port. The speaker also has a SD card slot for playback of digital tracks. There’s also an integrated FM tuner with a built-in antenna. The unit only takes three hours to charge.