Tag archive: Altec Lansing

Altec Lansing has announced its new Octiv Stage docking speaker system for the Apple iPad—although it can also accommodate iPhones and iPods through Apple's 30-pin connector. The speaker system is specifically designed to enhance media playback on the iPad, handling the tablet device in both portrait and landscape orientation while simultaneously offering stereo speakers with an enhanced center channel to make dialog from movies and… Read More

Following up on the release of its Octiv Mini iPod/iPhone speaker system earlier this summer, Altec Lansing has announced the Octiv Duo speaker system. As one might expect from the name, the Duo offers two iPod/iPhone charging docks instead of one, so multiple devices can get a charge-up while pushing tunes into real air. The bragging point of the Octiv Duo, however, isn't in offering dual-charging: it's in a free Music Mix… Read More

Audio gear maker Altec Lansing has unleashed another iPod/iPhone audio solution: the Octiv Mini multifunction audio dock. Designed for iPod and iPhone users, the Octiv Mini is designed to give clear, high-quality sound output in a footprint that's a fraction of the size of many iPod-compatible speaker solutions—plus iPhone and iPod touch users can leverage Altec Lansing's Alarm Rock app to use the Octiv Mini as an alarm… Read More

That crusty old Compaq keyboard and mouse with a ball stolen from computer lab aren’t going to cut it for serious online fragging, or any sort of gaming, for that matter. Here are 10 of the hottest PC gaming accessories on the market today. Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard $200 Logitech’s top-of-the-line gaming keyboard allows players to customize everything from the macros on the programmable “G-keys” to the color of the backlighting, and a mini… Read More

Sure, powered speaker systems aren't exactly a new thing, but with peripherals for franchise games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero going for as much as $300, it was only a matter of time before folks who make powered speakers decided to get in on the gaming. Enter Altec Lansing with its new Stage Gig portable amplified speaker: the unit packs a 6.5-inch driver, 40 watts of power, and is shaped to look like a miniature stage wedge so… Read More

  iPods and portable digital media players might be just the thing for packing your tunes with you wherever you go, but sharing earbuds is no way to bring them to other people, much less pump them into the air with any authority. To that end, Altec Lansing is hoping folks looking for a (somewhat!) portable iPod speaker solution will consider its new Mix iMT800 digital boombox, which features a 5.25-inch subroofer and a rack-style design that… Read More