Tag Archives: speakerdock

Sonos S5 takes aim at the iPod speakerdock market

By mtc | Published: October 13, 2009

I’ll cut right to the chase.  Sonos gets wireless audio distribution.  They also get user experience.  Their products have appealed to many affluent gadget savvy consumers and they’ve made no apologies for being expensive, nor for requiring their customers to bring their own audio hardware – speakers, amplifiers, etc.  If the consumer accepts that, Sonos [...]

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Some background info on the iHome Studio Series iP1

By mtc | Published: May 13, 2009

As soon as you get your hand on an iP1, the first thing you will probably do is crank it up and express surprise at how good the thing sounds…

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Mint 220 Digital Music Station is not your father’s iPod dock.

By mtc | Published: December 27, 2008

Some of you holiday shoppers may have seen the Mint 220 at Costco recently.  It’s basically half iPod dock, half wireless computer speaker.
Full disclosure: This is an Avnera enabled product, the wireless part, and as a result I encourage you to check it out.
All in all, I’d say CNET did a nice job of reviewing [...]

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iHome is showing the iP27 on their international website

By mtc | Published: July 27, 2008

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 [...]

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