This padded shoulder bag contains a pair of sewn-in satellite speakers, a removable battery-powered amplifier, and a handy flip-up iPod holder that lets you access a mini or full-size iPod's controls without removing the bag from your shoulder.

The construction quality of the case is just average, but the bag is large enough to hold a 15-inch notebook. Its petite sound system produces decent output quality at modest volumes and can run for several hours on a set of heavy-duty alkaline batteries. But the bag lacks external controls, forcing you to dig the amplifier module from its cramped pocket every time you turn it on or off.

Despite a few caveats, we found the 2-pound Musak to be attractive, comfortable, and reasonably priced. It's not perfect, but it does the job.