Hasta La Gadget!

With summer almost here, people all around the country are gearing up for warmer weather and spending time with friends and family at the beach, lake, or poolside. One thing that most people no matter where they’re going want to have handy is music. The easiest way to have your favorite music with you everywhere you go is by using digital tunes on your smartphone or MP3 player and a portable Bluetooth speaker of some sort.

iHome has announced a new Bluetooth music playback device called the iBT4. The device is a Bluetooth wireless rechargeable boombox that has an integrated FM radio receiver. The Bluetooth connectivity supports just about any Bluetooth enabled device out there including the iPhone, iPad, Android devices, and more.

The Bluetooth connectivity should have the typical wireless range of 33 feet. The audio device has Reson8 speaker chambers designed for clarity, depth, and power in your music playback. Power comes from an internal lithium-ion battery pack that’s good for up to seven hours of use per charge.

If you get tired of listening to your own music, the device also has a telescoping antenna and a built-in FM radio tuner. The Bluetooth boombox also ships with an AC adapter allowing you to plug in the wall when an outlet is available for continuous listening. The Bluetooth stereo system will support devices that don’t have integrated Bluetooth via a 3.5 mm input port. The iBT4 is available in black, purple, or green for $99.99.

[via iHome]

iHome unveils iBT4 Bluetooth boombox with FM receiver is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.

[CES 2013] We know there are a good majority of you that don’t own an iOS device, so something like iHome’s iDL100G would be completely useless to you with its two Lightning docks and USB dock. We know if you decide you need a stereo FM clock radio, it should be one that just has a USB dock so you can charge your Android, Windows or BlackBerry devices as well as be able to play music. iHome’s IBT20G may just be the clock radio you’ve been looking for.

The iHome iBT20G doesn’t have an iPhone-compatible dock on top of it, instead, the top of the IBT20G is completely free of a dock. If you’d like to have your non-iOS device connected to it for charging and playing music, you can plug it in through its iBT20G USB port.

Just like iHome’s other clock radios, you can expect to be able to listen to FM radio on it and also have the ability to listen to music through bluetooth, which is something you non-iOS device owners will probably appreciate. The IBT20G will be available later this year for $79.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: ION Clipster Makes Your Bluetooth Speaker Wearable, iHome iB85 Foldable Bluetooth Headphones Include Built-In Mic And Travel Pouch,

[CES 2013] iHome’s line of stereo FM clock radios have been one of most popular products as not only do they offer a great-sounding clock radio, but being able to dock your iOS device to charge as well as listen to it has made its radios quite popular. At this year’s CES, iHome is showing off a new stereo FM clock radio that kicks up what previous iHome clock radios have done up a couple of notches.

iHome’s iDL100G is a triple charging stereo FM clock radio, which, as you could probably assume by its description, can charge up to three devices at one time, serving as more of a charging hub than a radio. The iDL100G has two Lightning docks located at the top of the device that can charge your iPhone 5, iPad fourth generation or your iPad Mini. In addition to the two Lightning docks, it also has a universal USB dock that can charge and play audio from legacy devices.

The iDL100G includes an auto-sync feature that syncs it to your iOS device and an aux-in jack if you’d prefer to connect your music-playing device through its 3.5mm headphone jack. There’s currently no release date for the iDL100G, but when it’s made available, expect it to cost $149.99.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Spotify for Android updated with NFC sharing capabilities, Spotify for iOS updated with radio streaming feature for both free and premium users,

The biggest irritation for many people who moved from an older version of the iPhone to the new iPhone 5 was the smaller Lightning port. This meant that without an expensive and wonky adapter, your existing alarm clock dock and other plug-in accessories wouldn’t work with it. Until recently, if you didn’t want to bother with Apple’s adapter, there haven’t been a lot of other options.

Accessory maker iHome has revealed an interesting gadget that will be on display at CES 2013. The device is an alarm clock docking station called the iDL 100. The most interesting aspect of this device is that it has not one Lightning dock, but two.

That means you can charge two iPhone 5s, or 5th gen iPod Touches at the same time, or your iPhone 5/iPod Touch and your iPad mini. If you still have additional gadgets in the house that you need to charge, it also offers a USB connector. Charging capacity is up to 2.1 amps. In addition to being able to play music from docked iOS devices, the clock radio also has an auxiliary input jack for other devices. One other interesting feature is the time autosync, which ensures your alarm clock’s time matches that of a docked iPhone or iPad.

The expected retail price for the iHome iDL 100 is $149.99(USD), and a release date has yet to be announced.

Joining the fray of other companies ready to jump the pre-CES gun, iHome’s announcing its full product suite just prior to its official Vegas showcase. Billed as a first for the audio solutions outfit, the iDL100 and iDL45 — set to retail for $150 and $100, respectively — are both charging stereo FM clock radio docks that feature Lightning port connectors (two in the case of the former model) to link up with Apple’s latest batch of iOS products, in addition to a sole USB port and auxiliary in jack. The company’s also releasing a slew of Bluetooth-enabled, USB-charging products, the most notable of which are a new $200 “retro boom box,” dubbed the iBT44, that allows for wireless music streaming from any compatible iOS or Android device and the iB85, foldable headphones that incorporate an inbuilt mic and on-ear remote for $100. There’s a bit more to the company’s lineup than just those headliners, so head on past the break for the full rundown of what iHome has to offer next week in Vegas.

Continue reading iHome unveils CES 2013 lineup, outs Lightning port-compatible docks and others

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Comments