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The Oto Shigure will give you the perception of a normal Japanese umbrella which is carved in oil paper and bamboo sticks. But as you know looks are deceptive. This umbrella leads a double life as a personal speaker system with built-in amplifiers and four vibrating motors. It will not only protect you from rain but will also provide you with a complete personal speaker system.

This system allows you to connect your musical gadget to your umbrella and experience an outstanding three dimensional sound space. Imagine how great it would be if you could take an ordinary umbrella, like the Wilson Umbrella, and transform it into a mobile audio system. A new development by by Mai Tanka and Yusuke Kamiyama in collaboration with Tao Engineering and Keio University has made this dream a reality. This umbrella speaker when connected to portable audio device produces or emits out outstanding sound quality as its built-in tiny amplifier and the four motors convert this canopy into a large speaker cone.

This umbrella produces localised three dimensional sound space which is only audible to the people who are standing underneath it and therefore can be used in public place without disturbing the peace of other people. This high tech umbrella is capable of delivering sound quality that would have been never experienced by the music lovers.

All in all, this high end umbrella speaker is capable of functioning as a personal audio system, thereby giving all its music lovers a reason to dance in rain.