If you need sound for your MP3 player, but don’t quite have the budget to fork out R4000 for a multimedia dock, then you could go for these cheep and cheerful little speakers from SONICGEAR.

They’re battery-powered, but you can also get power to them through USB if you use it to better the sound on your notebook, or just via regular power supply.

You just plug your player in, using the supplied mini-jack cable, and listen away. It’s unlikely that you’ll deafen the neighbours, but sound quality is sufficient from such a diminutive creature. From Computer Corporation on 08616-08616 for R150.