Speaker docks outfitted with Apple’s Lightning dock connector seem like kind of waste these days. Wireless music is the future, homie! But does this new beauty from Bowers & Wilkins look like a dock? Where’s the port? It’s hidden by clever design. More »
This week, accessories for Apple’s new lightning dock connector are finally starting to trickle out. Starting right now, you can order two new lightning connector speaker docks from JBL. Finally, a dock for your iPhone 5. How did you ever sleep at night without one? More »
Just in time for Halloween, Jarre’s new Aeroskull dock embodies 70 watts of total power in a human-like cranium, complete with a pair of speaker-packing shades. Jarre is showing off the colorful chrome tune machine in black, white, blue, green, orange, pink, purple and yellow finishes, with a matching IR bone remote to boot. With a tinted lens appearance, the permanently affixed sunglasses actually contain two 15-watt speakers, with a 40-watt subwoofer occupying the skull’s rear. The lofty £349 (about $565) sticker price will net you some of the latest technologies, including Bluetooth audio support and a standard 3.5mm audio input, but Apple’s new Lightning port is notably absent, with a good-as-dead Dock Connector mounted up top, instead. With 70 watts of power and Jarre’s backing, this seemingly bizarre rig may actually offer decent performance. You’ll need to wait until its October ship date to see for yourself, but if a skeletal sound system is on your list of must-haves, you can rest in peace knowing that you have but weeks to live (with your current spirited setup).
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Jarre Aeroskull speaker dock packs dual 15-watt woofers, recently departed Apple Dock Connector originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
XtremeMac is back with its latest product in the form of the Soma Frame. Priced at $299.99, the Soma Frame is a portable speaker frame for iPad that enables you to enjoy the enhanced sound while utilizing the frame for portability. It has a dock that functions as a sub-woofer. What makes the Soma Frame more interesting is that it can automatically switch left and right speaker channels depending on the iPad’s orientation. The speaker frame draws its power from a built-in rechargeable battery, offering up to 6-hour of continuous music playback. [MacNews]
Sony today introduced two new speaker dock for iOS devices. Dubbed as the CMT-V70BIP and CMT-V50IP, these speaker docks feature a CD player, a digital S-Master amp, an FM/AM radio and two 20W speakers. The Sony CMT-V70BIP is a high-end model that supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and A2DP. Folks in Japan are able to buy the Sony CMT-V70BIP and CMT-V50IP speaker docks in September 2012 for 35,000 Yen ($446) and 30,000 Yen ($383), respectively. [Akihabara]
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What a lovely set of speakers. Let me just dock my smartphone right th…
Or perhaps you happen to own one of the thousands of devices not equipped with a proprietary Apple dock connector. Well, when it comes time to slide your Android or Windows Phone into place, the only sound you’re likely to hear is the screech of a 30-pin plug scratching up the case. If the speaker rig packs Bluetooth, you can use that instead, but if you own one of many that don’t, you’ll probably want Pear. Drawing some name and design inspiration from an arguably more popular fruit, Pear brings Bluetooth connectivity to any dock connector-equipped speaker set, drawing power from the port so it can pair with virtually any smartphone or tablet, letting you play your tunes while keeping your handset in hand. It offers a range of 30 feet indoors or up to 75-feet outside (there’s a video proving the feat at the source link below), and works with any apps and devices that offer Bluetooth output.
The wireless gadget’s designer is turning to Kickstarter to raise the funds necessary to launch Pear into production. The team has already developed a working prototype, so there’s proof that you’re not backing vaporware, and a $30 pledge can net you one of 250 early bird devices. After that initial run, you’ll need to hand over 40 bucks (which also happens to be the expected retail place) for an arctic white or jet black Pear. The developers are hoping to raise $40,000, to cover their prior investments and push the device to the manufacturing stage (no, it won’t be “made in the USA“), so if you want to see Pear pop up in a speaker dock near you, hit up our source link below to make your pledge. You can also jump past the break for a quick intro video, and an update on a previous Insert Coin project.
Gallery: Pear Bluetooth adapter
Continue reading Insert Coin: Pear brings Bluetooth to your Apple-compatible speaker dock
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Household, Wireless
Insert Coin: Pear brings Bluetooth to your Apple-compatible speaker dock originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The Pure Contour 100i is an affordable speaker dock for iPod, iPhone and iPad with an integrated FM radio. The dock works with a free companion internet radio and music streaming App, allowing you to enjoy over 18,000 global internet radio stations, on-demand programs, podcasts and ambient sounds, and millions of music tracks. The Pure Contour 100i produces up to 20-Watt of extremely powerful and detailed audio. The speaker dock also provides a rotating dock connector, a slim remote control, two alarm clocks, sleep and snooze timers, an aux-input for MP3 player connection and a headphone socket. The Pure Contour 100i speaker dock is priced at an MSRP of $189. [Press Release]
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