At CES: Bob Marley lives on in House of Marley music products
If the music of Bob Marley and his family satisfies your soul, there will soon be headphones and other music devices that aim to deliver positive vibrations.
The Marley family including Bob Marley's daughter Cedella worked with electronics maker HoMedics on the product line expected to launch later this year. However, a wooden "house" on the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show contained dozens of prototypes to check out.
All of the personal audio products are manufactured from sustainable substances including aluminum, hemp and wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and come in eco-packaging. "All of what is happening in the world today, animals, birds (falling dead from the sky), it's a signal," says Rohan Marley, son of the late Bob Marley. "We need to take better care of the earth."
Prices are expected to start at $30 for Smile Jamaica earbuds and run to $300 for the noise-cancelling over the ear Trenchtown Rock model. Other products include the iPod-friendly Roots Rock speaker boom-bag ($249) and the One Foundation iPod speaker dock.
The products will help carry on his father's legacy, he says. "We want to give back."
By Mike Snider
