Jan 08

iTam Tam: Finally, An iPod Dock You Can Sit On

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The biggest problem with most of the iPod docks on the market? You can’t sit on the things. Thankfully, Branex Design has released the iTamTam, a big, hourglass-shaped iPod dock that serves as acoustic loudspeakers, producing omni directional sound.
The dock comes in a variety of different sizes and shapes and ships with a remote for those times when, you know, you’re not sitting on the thing. 
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Jan 08

JVC unveils a wide array of ominous iPod docks

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For those about to dock, JVC has plenty iPod / iPhone sound systems coming out this year. First off, the company has unloaded a pair of shelf systems with dual iPod docks that each sport a USB port for mass storage playback and the requisite audio input, video output, CD player, and AM/FM receiver. Either get the UX-F3 (60 watts) for $200 when it comes out in May, or drop $400 for the 230 watt NX-D2 with Sound Turbo for “wall-shaking, bone shattering, low frequency performance.” (Woah!) For nano fans, the SP-A130 is a compact powered speaker available in the four iPod nano 5G colors. Get yours in March for $29.95. If you spend a lot of time in bed (or wakin’ up), the new RD-N1 ($130) CD player/tuner/iPod dock is one-piece tuner / CD player /clock radio with front facing audio input. Available in April. If you want to save a few bucks, the RA-P1 eschews the CD player and is priced for $60. Available in April. Last but certainly not least, the JVC Kaboom! is an iPod dock / boombox with USB for external media playback, CD player (with WMA and MP3 playback), FM tuner, and front audio input. Available this month for $300. PR after the break.

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Jan 08

iLuv App Station taped down with a cardboard iPhone at CES

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We managed to get up close and personal with the iLuv App Station at CES. Sadly, we didn’t get to try it out with a real iPhone, but even then it would’ve been difficult to see if the sound quality’s any good. How about a review unit, iLuv? *wink*

Gallery: iLuv App Station eyes-on at CES 2010

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Jan 08

Parrot Unveils New Zikmu Designer Speakers

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Parrot is perhaps more known by most consumers as the manufacturers of Bluetooth and wireless calling peripherals, but the company came to CES with some high-end designer peripherals that looks and sound fantastic. Parrot’s Zikmu wireless iPod dock and speakers have been on the market for a while, but Parrot announced four new colors of their high-end home audio product specifically for CES. 
The Zikmu, which previously came only in glossy black, is now available in white, gray, and lime. All of the colors are available now, and support an iPod or iPhone via the docking station at the top of the speaker, or streaming audio from your PC or Mac via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
 
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Jan 07

Buffalo teases Dualie dock, LinkStation NAS and MediaStation 6x portable BluRay writer

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Dropping by Buffalo’s booth at CES today was a surprisingly fruitful affair. The company is keen is to promote its first US-designed product, called the Dualie, which serves as a simultaneous HDD and iPhone/iPod dock. Priced at $250, it’ll come with a rather handsome 500GB external drive, and it’ll even let your iPod Nano take a ride. Moving to more serious modes of storage, we snapped a couple of pictures of the Linkstation Duo NAS, which comes with two drives and will be priced at $500 for a 3TB set, $340 for 2TB, and $230 for a pair of 500GB drives. Finally, the as yet unannounced MediaStation 6x portable BluRay writer will be making its debut in March at around $250.

Gallery: Buffalo Dualie, LinkStation Duo and BD writer

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Jan 06

Sony’s Trik / Triq iPod Dock is perfect for your garishly tasteless lifestyle, also headphones

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Sony's Trik/Triq iPod Dock is perfect for your garishly tastelessly lifestyle, also headphones
Looking for the perfect sound system to match the urban camo scheme you applied on your M4A1 in Modern Warfare 2? Have we got the solution for you, guaranteed to both work with your iPod/iPhone and to make your parents cringe. It’s Sony’s Triq/Trik, which is so unbelievably tricky Sony can’t decide whether to call it the Triq or the Trik. If the monochrome thing doesn’t do it for you there are three other skins to choose from, each more hideous daring than the next. It pumps out a very meaningful 75 watts and will cost a $130 when it ships in April. Sony also announced the MDR-NC300D Digital Noise Canceling Earbuds, said to be the first earbuds with digital noise cancelation, surely far superior than those paltry analog cancellation-featuring earbuds. They’re pictured after the break, featuring a “vertical-in-the-ear” style and providing 20 hours of life from a single AA battery. No, the battery doesn’t go up in your ear canal.

Gallery: Sony Trik and / or Triq boombox press shots

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Jan 06

iHome’s new clock radios will ensure neither you nor your iPhone ever sleep too late

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iHome's new clock radios will ensure neither you nor your iPhone ever sleep too late
If you tend to think of iHome as a company that makes things iPhones and iPods can be seen sticking out of, we’re here to reinforce that impression with the unveiling of three new clock radio dock devices for Appley goods.
  • iP90 Clock Radio/Audio System: This is the latest clock radio from the company, displaying a sleek design (pictured above) that’s much more visually appealing than the last one we saw and, interestingly, sports a sync button that will suck the time right out of your iPhone and use it to set the device. No more swearing at yourself for scrolling too quickly past 9:54pm.
  • iP42 Dual Alarm Clock Radio: This version (pictured after the break) slims things down a bit and, honestly, uglies them up a bit compared to the iP90, but adds the ability to manage two alarms at once. Sync button makes an appearance here, too.
  • iP39 Kitchen Timer and FM Alarm Clock Radio: Wrapping things up is a cooking companion, featuring stainless steel accents that are said to provide “the look and feel of a premium kitchen appliance.” Sadly we have no images of this Bertazzoni wanna-be, but we do know that it’s designed to be easy to clean, also sports an alarm clock, and adds a dual bake timer into the mix as well.
No release date or prices for any of these at this time. Can your sleep cycle handle this kind of variety? We don’t think so.

Update: Justin commented to point out what we missed: that the iP90 will be $99.

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Jan 04

iLuv App Station speaker dock rolls with its own Alarm Clock App

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It’s CES again kids and that means it’s time to pump out as many iPod / iPhone peripherals as possible. Most are lame reworks of designs we’ve seen over and over and over again. iLuv’s App Station, however, is a refreshing update that combines a few old designs: as a rotating iPhone speaker dock, the device can be shifted into vertical or horizontal positions for movies or music. But there’s also a free downloadable iLuv App that turns the device into a big ol’ alarm clock. The App Station is expected to go on sale in February for 130 beans.

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Dec 16

GenevaSound S stuffs ‘hifi’ and ‘pretentious’ into smaller $299 box

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We loved the original Geneva Sound System XL, if for nothing other than the sheer audacity of it, though we hear it made some pretty good noise to boot. But if you don’t have $1,999 to drop on an iPod dock, the new GenevaSound S brings things into the realm of possibility with a street-style $299 pricetag. Of course, with only two speakers under the hood and not as much room (or power) to stretch those bass-ey legs, we’ll have to see just if the dock can measure up to its hyperbole when we get a chance to take a listen. At least that sexy, hidden touch-sensitive control panel certainly isn’t hurting anything.

Gallery: GenevaSound S press shots

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Dec 16

JVC Introduces Curved iPod Dock

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Who says there are no new products introduced this close to Christmas? Not the people at JVC, thank goodness, who today announced the JVC XS-SR3, a curved dock for those tired of the same old boxy shelf systems. The speaker surrounds your iPod with a wraparound design and glossy black styling. It’s powered by neodymium magnets for a clean, crisp sound, and uses Dolby Virtual Surround to create the illusion of a wider sound field when viewing video.

Besides good looks, the JVC XS-SR3 offers versatility. It can hold your iPod vertically for album art or horizontally for video. This five watt system includes two audio inputs, one analog input, and one digital optical input. It also comes with a remote. Look for it this month with a list price of $149.95.

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