2001: A Space Odyssey fans; you need to see this. Indiegogo has created a flawless replica of the film’s antagonist, HAL 9000. There are going to be two variants launched, which will arrive just in time for the film’s 50th anniversary.
Let’s begin with the basic version. This serves primarily as a Bluetooth speaker and is constructed from brushed aluminum, with an extruded aluminum trim. A glass primary lens is affixed to give it HAL’s signature red “eye.”
Rather fittingly, 2001 limited units are being coined the “Command Console” and have a few extra pieces added. Firstly, a 10.1-inch HD display is present, along with customizable bias lighting. Another addition is a row of ten buttons, which operate the graphics on the display. Something that was not present in the film however is compatibility with Amazon’s Alexa, which has been built in for this replica.
Both units include a desk stand for the speaker, but the Console version integrates as a removable unit.
If you want something a little more subtle and need something to store your files, the two speaker units will be joined by a mini-HAL USB flash drive.
