iHome is showing the iP27 on their international website

I’ve been writing about the iPod speaker market for some time… well, I’ve spent a good bit of time testing and using them as well.

Easily the best portable iPod speakerdock has been the iH27 from iHome.  It’s a great portable speaker, runs on batteries, and has an alarm clock built in so you can wake up in the morning to your tunes.  Great for long business trips where I can’t count on the hotel having a decent stereo, and I can’t live without my music.

So this is why I am glad to see the iP27 hitting the market… if only overseas for now.  The iP27 is the “Works with iPhone” version of the iH27 (note: the iP27 doesn’t seem to be branded “iHome2go” anymore).  This means that my (soon to be acquired) iPhone can sit on the dock without annoying buzzing disturbing my sheep-counting at night, and the iPhone can still effectively receive phone calls without being disturbed by the surrounding speaker enclosure.

iHome, no doubt, had to jump through engineering hoops to get this design certified for iPhone.  It’s obvious from how few models are out today that come with the certification.

Can’t wait to snag one of these and make it a permanent fixture in my luggage.