Hasta La Gadget!

Lacie’s new Sound2 Speakers are neat in two ways. First, they can hook up to a computer via USB as well as the usual line-in jack, and second, they look like a giant pair of earbuds.

The pedigree is also good, with the internals designed by high-end French speaker company Cabasse, and we like the loud-enough 30 Watt output and the fact that these are real, big speakers rather than the ubiquitous subwoofer and satellite setup normally targeted at computer users.

But what will sell these speakers is of course the looks, and those earbud-like cases will sit great on your desk next to a notebook. There’s even a hide-away external power supply to keep the desktop clear. We’ll have to hear them in person to make a choice, of course, but right now these are looking like a good candidate for the new speakers in Gadget Lab’s Spanish office (aka my bedroom). $100.

Product page [Lacie. Thanks, Kim!]