TIME Magazine today announced OrigAudio’s new limited edition Fold n’ Play speakers as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009. The magazine was inspired by the brand’s ingenious solution to entertainment on the road, touting its “self-powered, 1-watt speakers made of heavy-duty recycled paper,” and praising the speaker’s portability and functionality. The annual guide highlights companies, large and small, who have developed gadgets and breakthrough ideas in 2009.

Chicago-based OrigAudio was founded this year by 26-year-old and 16-year resident of Danville, Jason Lucash. Lucash is a 2002 graduate of San Ramon Valley High school and attended Sycamore Elementary and Charlotte Wood Middle School. He started working for the Town of Danville when he was 15 as a basketball referee and continued working for them throughout college. He finished in their Parks and Recreation department, eventually running their All- Star Sports camps. After high school, Jason went to UC Davis, where he was a managerial economics major.

Lucash’s parents still live in Danville where his mother, Andrea, is a travel agent, and his dad, Ken, works for Cisco and as a volunteer police officer for the Town of Danville.

Lucash has traveled a lot in his early career, over 450,000 miles in the last four to five years, and even did an Elephant trek across northern Thailand last year. He came up with the idea to create OrigAudio on his many travels across the country and the globe, both on the road and in the sky, and wanted to develop an easy, sustainable solution to enjoy music on the go— while doing something good for the environment. Thus, OrigAudio was born.

“We are extremely honored to be included in TIME’s Top 50 inventions of 2009”, says Lucash. “TIME is one of the world’s most prestigious magazines and to be included with such great inventions is a thrill to all of us at OrigAudio.”

OrigAudio’s new Fold n’ Play speakers are the first-of-its-kind recycled, self-powered, portable components that start flat and fold together like origami. The portable 3-inch cube speakers can be used with any audio device that has a headphone jack, and the slim, portable design allows them to slide easily into any laptop sleeve and won’t take up added space in luggage. The speakers are also made from recycled materials and require zero external power, which makes them Mother Nature approved. Choose from five unique designs including CityScape, Flowers, SurfBreak, DayDream and Lake, plus one that allows you to create your own artwork.

OrigAudio Fold n’ Play speakers are now available exclusively online at www.origaudio.com. To read more about the brand's selection as one of TIME’s Top 50 best inventions for 2009, please visit www.time.com.