Tag archive: Speaker Dock

While House of Marley is mostly known for its line of headphones (they released 52 styles last year) and its laid-back vibe, the brand is entering the home and portable audio market with a new roster of wooden speaker docks; three new designs were showcased at CES Unveiled and we got a quick first look.  For the company's top-of-the-line home audio solution, House of Marley introduces the One Foundation ($600) AirPlay system that will… Read More

It's not enough anymore to have a single stereo system in your home, probably in the living room or near your TV. With smartphones, iPods, and iPads, we expect to be able to blast our favorite tunes at high volumes in any room in the house. Accomplishing this requires either a sound system for every room in your house or apartment, or a portable device that can be carted from room to room without much hassle. This new speaker dock from… Read More

The company that brought the bedside iPod/iPhone dock to the masses has a few new and exciting offerings up its sleeve for next week's CES show. We got a sneak peek at three new docks that iHome will be offering for viewing at CES and for purchase later in the year: the Airplay-capable iW4, the bright and colorful iP18, and the Bluetooth-enhanced iD50. The most exciting offering here is definitely the integration of Airplay into the… Read More

Speaker docks are nothing new, and the options for what to use to charge and play music from your iPhone or iPod are practically limitless, but the trend usually seems to be big size or small sound, take your pick. If you want something beyond your generic iPod dock to play some tunes and give you more freedom of input, the Vita Audio R4i Music System (about $975) is a step up from any other desktop or bedside setup we've seen in both… Read More

The world of iPod, iPhone, and iPad peripherals isn't getting any simpler, and Harman International has just thrown another accessory into the ecosystem, announcing its new JBL OnBeat Speaker Dock. The OnBeat Speaker Dock is designed as a premium speaker set for Apple's i-devices, and while it works just find with iPhones and iPods, it's really meant to cradle iPads: not only is the dock designed to serve as a functional base… Read More

An Australian design team decided to embark on the journey of creating Tembo Trunks while they were traveling in Africa with no way to amplify the music from their iPods without a modern speaker dock. After creating a series of makeshift amplifiers themselves, they went in search of a durable, portable way to play music without the fuss and electronics of a fancy speaker dock. If you're in any situation where a heavy, fragile, electronic… Read More

We know, we know: speaker solutions for the iPod and the iPhone are kind of a dime a dozen, but every once in a while one comes along that catches our eye. And makes us look again. And again. And blink a few times. Speakal is no stranger to novelty iPod/iPhone docks—we've looked at its ghostly iBoo and miSoccer docks before—and now the company is back with its iCrystal, featuring a distinctly retro-future look with… Read More

JVC unveiled a whole slew of new iPod/iPhone speaker docks at CES this week. We are loving the variety of styles that JVC has been rolling out so far–especially the company's ode to the great Kaboom Boombox, which is now the JVC “RB-NV50 Kaboom” iPod/iPhone speaker dock system. Although some of their new products are a little pricey, with JVC's performance standards and all the extra features thrown into these… Read More

Nyko Technologies last week unveiled a new speaker dock for the Apple iPod. The Speaker Dock 2 for iPod is priced at $99.99 and available now. The Speaker Dock 2, said Nyko, is an angle adjustable charging cradle which allows iPod owners to listen to their music while recharging the player's battery at the same time. It features a round base with two built in speakers. Other features include compatibility with a variety of iPods via… Read More

In addition to the Sansa Car Transmitter which was announced yesterday, Sandisk today unveiled plans for a portable sound system for their Sansa digital audio players. The Sansa Speaker Dock will be available in coming weeks for $79.99. The Sansa Speaker Dock, Sandisk said, is a one piece system containing four full range speakers and an amplifier with volume controls. The Sansa digital audio player is slid into a recessed docking station… Read More