I was a bit skeptical when I first read about the Griffin AirCurve. I didn’t think this tiny piece of plastic – with no electronics or batteries – could be that great at amplifying sound from the iPhone. Look at it, it’s just a slab of plastic with a slot in the middle. I’ll be honest, the main reason I got it was because I wanted a cool iPhone stand (and it matched my laptop stand), I didn’t care so much about the amplifying factor. That all changed when I had a listen.

This might sound like an ad but I can assure you I’m not getting paid to say this, I’m just really impressed. Like really surprisingly impressed. This stand actually makes you want to listen to music from your iPhone and it’s environmentally friendly too – no power or batteries needed.

When you look closer you’ll see that there’s some mathematical genius behind the construction. I’m not a sound engineer so don’t ask me to explain it, to me it just looks like an ear.

Pretty cool huh?