Scosche Adds To Your iPhone 5 And iPad Charging Options With New Lightning Line

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Once upon a time I thought I would be very short of charging solutions for my iPhone 5 thanks to the switch to Lightning. Now, for various reasons, I have an abundance of Lightning cables. One might even say an overabundance. But they do lack variety, and that’s what a new line of charging accessories from Scosche aims to address.

The new Scosche line offers both 5W and 12W dedicated car and wall chargers, an industry first for Lightning cables. The car chargers in particular are a nice addition to the line, since they’re designed to be low-profile with curled cables to keep them out-of-the-way when not in use, which has an advantage in a car versus a combination standard-issue Lightning cable combined with a car outlet adapter.






Finally, a retractable model fills out the new line, hiding a 3 foot charge and sync cable that remains coiled in a small package when not in use. I know a lot of gadget aficionados who will appreciate a Lightning version of this design, which has propagated like an unchecked bunny population in ideal mating circumstances over the past few years.

The Scosche cables range in price from $24.99 to $34.99, and are available from Scosche’s website and also from AT&T, Wal-Mart, Staples, Fry’s and other retailers soon. They’re MFI-certified, too, which means Apple has given sign-off on their designs, unlike a lot of the knock-off chargers and cables coming from Chinese accessory manufacturers. I may already have an overabundance of cables, but let’s be honest, you can always have more.

Scosche RH1060 Bluetooth Headphones: Reference Grade & Wireless

There are plenty of Bluetooth-headphones on the market, but many of them don’t have the greatest audio quality. Scosche is going to try and change the game with their new RH1060 Reference Grade Bluetooth headphones.

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The Scosche RH1060 Reference Grade Bluetooth headphones are an over-ear model that come with 40mm drivers, made from neodymium magnets and precision wound copper voice coiling. The ported sound chamber is supposed to provide the headphones with the precise air space required for optimal performance. They will work up to 33 feet away from your gadgets, and come with media controls to change tracks, adjust the volume, and play/pause your music. The buttons are conveniently located right on the right ear cup.

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Their battery will give you nine hours of playback, and you can recharge via the USB port. They can also operate in a wired mode using the included cable. The RH1060 will cost $250(USD), and is expected to ship in about 1 to 2 weeks.

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Scosche intros BoomBottle, thinks you’ll prefer sound over water during bike rides

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Looks like Braven’s BRV-1 ruggedized Bluetooth speaker just got some competition out of CES. Scosche has unveiled its BoomBottle speaker, which is indeed similar in form to your average water bottle — perfect if you don’t actually use that H2O holder on your bike or bag. This IPX4-rated “splash-proof” system lasts about 10 hours per charge, pumping out sound through two 40mm drivers and a passive bass unit. The BoomBottle is covered in rubber and TPU to handle light impacts, and houses a 3.5mm input if you don’t want to stream over Bluetooth. No word on pricing or availability just yet, but you can also read it about it and the also announced RH1060 “reference-grade” Bluetooth headphones in the press release after the break.

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Scosche reveals a trio of headphones and portable speakers

Today Scosche has just detailed three brand new audio devices to help make your listening experience better. With CES fully under way Scosche has released all the details on their new boomBOTTLE portable speaker that will fit any bike mount, as well as two new headphones to blast your tunes in the new year. Read on for details and pictures.

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First off is the most exciting yet oddly named Scosche boomBOTTLE. With this neat portable and fully waterproof Bluetooth Speaker you’ll be blasting tunes or listening to your favorite book on tape while on the go. They’ve designed the omnidirectional speaker to nicely fit inside the waterbottle rack on all of today’s bicycles.

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The boomBOTTLE offers omnidirectional sound from dual 40mm drivers delivering rich bass and amplified acoustics that won’t get lost in the wild during a bike ride. It features a vibration and water-resistant casing for durability, multiple color options, 10 hours of battery life and a 33 ft Bluetooth range. As usual 3.5mm options are available for those wanting to jam to some tuned while camping, and don’t need wireless capabilities. You’ll also get microphone support for hands-free calling if needed. No pricing or details are available at this time.

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Next up is their reference grade RH1060 over the ear Bluetooth headphones. This new RH1060 headphones builds on Scosche’s award winning reference grade design by adding Bluetooth for a truly wireless and free experience. They rock the same 40mm drivers made from rare-earth neodymium magnets for superior sound and voice reproduction. Just like the speaker above offers 33ft range, full audio controls on the right earpiece, and micro-USB for charging the built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery.

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Then last but certainly not least is Scosche’s oddly named lobeDOPE headphones. These colorful California inspired cans will look great, sound great, and won’t break the bank. These being the only wired headphones announced today but that is a good thing. The headphone’s powerful 40mm drivers are optimized for any musical preference, and will sound great. There’s no details on specs at the moment but you can expect the new lobeDOPE cans to come in red, black, blue, green, orange gray and pink to match any personal sense of style.

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Stay tuned right here on SlashGear for plenty of hands on with everything from CES, including these new Scosche products by heading to our CES 2013 portal.


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Scosche RH1060 Bluetooth Headphones

scosche RH1060 011 640x426 Scosche RH1060 Bluetooth Headphones[CES 2013] When it comes to the number of Bluetooth enabled headphones in the market, they are dime a dozen. Well, Scosche intends to stamp a very different mark for themselves with the Scosche RH1060 Reference Grade Bluetooth headphones, where this wireless model will be the latest addition to their award winning range of reference grade headphones.

This will be the most recent over-ear model from Scosche that comes with Scosche’s proprietary headphone design which uses 40mm drivers that are made from rare-earth neodymium magnets and sport precision wound copper voice coiling to deliver an incredibly accurate musical reproduction. Not only that, there is also a ported sound chamber which is said to provide the precise air space required for optimal component performance.



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By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Turtle Beach Launches Multiple Cross-Platform Gaming Headsets, Cricket’s Muve Music Has Over 1.1 Million Subscribers,

Scosche boomBottle Dishes Out Tunes

boomBOTTLE speaker 04 640x426 Scosche boomBottle Dishes Out Tunes[CES 2013] If you were in the desert dying of thirst, you would probably start to wonder whether your mind is playing tricks on you as the Scosche boomBOTTLE starts to dish out some tunes. Is it a mirage? How come a water bottle implement is “singing”? Well, that is because this is no mirage, and you are not imagining things despite being extremely dehydrated, as the Scosche boomBOTTLE functions as a wireless omnidirectional outdoor speaker complete with weatherproof housing, and it has been specially designed to fit in majority of the water bottle cages in the market, allowing it to stream music during your activity in the great outdoors. (more…)

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Trade Hydration For Hendrix With Scosche’s boomBOTTLE Speaker

After a long ride there’s nothing quite like a refreshing bottle of water. But getting to that point where you’re tired and dehydrated sometimes takes some extra motivation. Like your favorite music, which Scosche makes easier to access on a bike with its new boomBOTTLE weatherproof speaker. More »

Scosche announces Lightning Wall and Car chargers

Scosche Industries is no stranger to those who are firmly entrenched in the world of accessories for smartphones, tablets, notebooks and computers. In fact, here they are with their latest announcement that are sure to please the new iPhone 5 owners out there – especially since Scosche is the first accessory manufacturer to have unveiled both 5 and 12 watt Lightning wall and car chargers. In order to keep up with the times and be forward looking, Scosche has decisively done away with 10W chargers from its range since these are unable to charge the new iPad 4th generation at the fastest charging speed possible. iPad mini owners, on the other hand, are able to make full use of the new 12W chargers from Scosche, where these are more than capable of powering the smaller tablet in a matter of 3 hours, which is far faster than the 4.75 hours required via the 5W charger that is included with each iPad mini purchase.

Kas Alves, Executive Vice President of Scosche Industries, said, “Smartphones and tablets are an integral part of our daily lives, but keeping them all charged can create several challenges. We designed our Lightning chargers with flexibility in mind. The new line provides power solutions for home and on the go and addresses the varying wattage requirements of our favorite devices, the need to charge multiple devices simultaneously and is capable of powering multiple devices with different connections with the same charger.”

The new strikeDRIVE for the car and strikeBASE for the home boasts of a captive (connected) Lightning cable, where it will be available in both 5 and 12 watt models. There is a similar strikeDRIVE 12w + 12w that makes use of a captive cable with both a microUSB and Lightning tips while boasting a second, tablet-friendly, 12w port that enables it to charge a couple of USB powered mobile devices simultaneously. All of Scosche’s Pro Lightning chargers will come with dual USB ports, accompanied by a 3 ft. charge and sync cable with both Lightning and microUSB connections. Talk about convenient charging on the go!

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Scosche is next up with Lightning accessories, brings chargers for iPads and iPhones alike

Scosche is next up with Lightningcompatible accessories, brings 5W and 12W chargers

If you’ve snagged one of Apple’s new iThings complete with 30-pin dock connector-replacing Lightning ports, Scosche is the next manufacturer (after Belkin) to offer up a compatible line of accessories. The variety of car and wall chargers come in several 12W and 5W variants, with the more powerful ones pushing enough juice to quick charge those fourth generation iPads and iPad minis. Of course, while they can provide design alternatives like multiple ports that Apple’s official hardware doesn’t cover, there’s not a price break coming with the cheapest strikeDRIVE car charger starting at $29.99, while the most expensive item listed is the strikeBase pro dual USB wall charger (pictured above) and lightning cable setup for $49.99. There’s more details at the source link if you’re interested in purchasing. Apple users let us know what your plan is — making do with just the one new charger, slapping on a $29 adapter, or sticking with old hardware for now / switching to a new platform to avoid the new connector altogether?

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Scosche’s Rhythm pulse monitor for iOS tracks your run, lets you change the beat (video)

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“Appcessories” is probably one of the more abrasive, yet devilishly descriptive, portmanteaus we’ve heard in recent years. But, if you’re still not sure what it means, consider the Rhythm pulse monitor from Scosche a perfect example. The forearm-mounted device is a pulse / heart rate monitor with an iOS companion app. Working with some of your phone’s inner smarts (like GPS), along with a dedicated accelerometer, the hardware / software combo logs vital data from your work out, which you can then share with the world, or enjoy broken down into detailed statistical analysis. If you’ve ever gone jogging with your iPhone, you’ll know how fiddly it can be to change music tracks on the hop, so you’ll be pleased to know the Rhythm covers that too. If this sounds like what your workout is missing, you can strap-up right away from any Apple or AT&T store (real or online) for $99, with other outlets, including Best-Buy stocking in time for Christmas.

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