The Sound Sofa By CSL Combines iPod/ iPhone Docking Station With Sofa

UK furniture retailer CSL has introduced the Sound Sofa. It is not an ordinary sofa because it comes equipped with an integrated iPod/iPhone dock, Bluetooth support, a USB port, an SD card slot, speakers, and a sub-woofer. The built-in iPod/iPhone dock enables you to listen to music and charge your iPod/ iPhone. The Sound Sofa is currently available only in the UK for £949 or about $1,500.

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Wells Smart Mini Kettle And Water Purifier Concept With iPod Dock

Designed by Sang Keun Sim and Kyowon L&C Design Lab, the Wells Smart Mini is a combination of a water purifier, an electric kettle and an iPod dock. The Wells Smart Mini is ideal for use in small offices or apartments.

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ILIVE iCP122W iPod Clock Radio

Amazon has started selling the ILIVE iCP122W iPod clock radio. The gadget features an integrated FM radio with station presets, dual alarm, sleep, snooze and gradual wakeup, auto time sync with your iPod, an LCD display, a digital volume control, an audio line input and a built-in speaker. The ILIVE iCP122W is powered by a pair of AAA batteries or a included AC/DC power adapter. The ILIVE iCP122W iPod clock radio retails for $38.58. [Amazon]

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This iPod/iPhone dock pumps audio/video to 23″ HD LCD

This cool hybrid setup combines a 23-inch Full HD monitor with an iPod dock, allowing users to pipe video, audio and pictures straight to the bigger LCD screen. Looking for a cool dock for your new iPod Touch or iPhone 4S? AOC plans to ship the Aire Monitor with Docking Station this March if you can wait that long, a 23-inch Full HD 1080p monitor that features a built-in universal docking station for iPod and iPhone owners. What makes this an awesome setup is that video, audio and photo playback is instantly piped to the 23-inch LCD via AOC's “patented” plug-and-play technology. The base of the monitor even includes built-in 10w speakers with high quality SRS Premium Sound. “The Aire Monitor with Docking Station is the ideal multimedia solution for iPhone and iPod users who want to watch movies or browse photos on a 23-inch high definition flat screen directly from their mobile device,” said Robert Velez, Marketing Manager of AOC. “The monitor displays photos and video content on a screen that is 37 times larger than the iPhone that it comes from.” According to the specs, the monitor/dock hybrid will be Windows 7 compatible and measure just 12.9-mm thin. It will also sport a 50,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, a 5ms response time, a 250 cd/m² typical brightness, and 16.7 million colors. As for other notable features, the monitor's Dynamic Contrast Boost will create five different color enhancement settings and allow for color adjustment in highlighted areas. It will also have a user-friendly graphical OSD menu that can be accessed directly through the mouse. The embedded Screen+ software will even allow the user to divide the screen into four self-contained work areas. “Along with being EPEAT Silver Certified for its green packaging and production, the monitor is also equipped with multiple power-saving features for reduced environmental impact, while the LED backlight is completely Mercury free,” the company said on Friday. “An Off Timer allows users to set an alarm clock to turn of the monitor automatically, and the eSaver feature has preset power conservation modes for the display when the PC is not in use.” The 23-inch AOC Aire Monitor with Docking Station (e2343Fi) will be available for $279.99 at national retailers in March 2012. It will also be showcased at the Bellagio, Monet 3 Ballroom, at the International CES 2012, January 10-13, 2012.

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GarageBand now available on iPhone and iPod touch

Apple announced recently that its popular GarageBand music creation software is now available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Prior to Tuesday, it was only available on Mac computers and on the iPad. “GarageBand on iPad has been a big hit and we think customers will love using it on their iPhone or iPod touch," Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing Philip Schiller said. “The innovative Multi-Touch interface combined with Smart Instruments makes it easy to create great sounding music, even if you've never studied music or played an instrument before.” GarageBand is available for $4.99 to new users or for free to those who already own the app on an iPad. It is supported by the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the third and fourth-generation iPod touch. Read on for the full press release from Apple.

GarageBand Now Available for iPhone and iPod touch Users

CUPERTINO, California - November 1, 2011 - Apple® today announced that GarageBand®, its breakthrough music creation app, is now available for iPhone® and iPod touch® users. Introduced earlier this year on iPad®, GarageBand uses Apple's revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface to make it easy for anyone to create and record their own songs, even if they've never played an instrument before.

"GarageBand on iPad has been a big hit and we think customers will love using it on their iPhone or iPod touch," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The innovative Multi-Touch interface combined with Smart Instruments makes it easy to create great sounding music, even if you've never studied music or played an instrument before."

GarageBand features a collection of fun Touch Instruments that sound great and make it easy for beginners or experienced musicians to play and record keyboards, guitars, drums and basses in a wide variety of styles. Smart Instruments now allow you to choose from an extensive new library of custom chords so you can play and strum along with your favorite songs.

You can plug your electric guitar into iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to play and record through classic amps and stompbox effects, or record your voice or any acoustic sound using the built-in microphone. GarageBand allows you to record and mix up to eight tracks and then share your finished song with friends or send it to your Mac® to keep working on it in GarageBand or Logic® Pro.

Pricing & Availability

GarageBand 1.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is available on the App Store™ for $4.99 (US) to new users, or as a free update for existing GarageBand for iPad customers. GarageBand is a universal app that runs on iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod touch (3rd & 4th generation).

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

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Bose Chihuahua is an ultraportable MP3 speaker dock?

Bose and Apple seem to go hand in hand, with Apple retail stores and its online store displaying many of Bose's products that range from earphones to headphones and computer speakers. As harmonious as their relationship may seem, it looks like Bose may have plans to take on Apple's AirPlay and Sonos in terms of wireless streaming of music to speakers.

A recent event invite sent to ThisIsMyNext and a recent Best Buy roadmap leaked they uncovered seems to suggest a possible AirPlay and Sonos competitor. Come October 16th, according to the roadmap leak, Best Buy will be receiving a new in-store display for a Bose product which is called the Chihuahua, which we're guessing is more than likely to be a codename for something small. Based on Best Buy's description of the product as being "a new technology (wireless) MP3 speaker docking station that is ultra small," the codename Chihuahua does seem to fit pretty well.

It even goes on to describe how the Chihuahua will showcase the Bose SoundLink wireless Mobile Speaker System. According to ThisIsMyNext, it seems that the Chihuahua will also feature technology that has been designed to create deeper bass and louder volumes when the sound is reflected off walls and furnitures, which we have to admit sounds rather impressive.

However all of this remains to be proven, so until the Bose event begins on the 15th of September or the Best Buy display has been put up on the 16th of October, I guess we will have to take this information at face value and see for ourselves if and when the Bose Chihuahua hits the shelves.

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Sinjimoru Sync and Charge Stand for iPhone and iPod Review

I have a habit of spilling my sodas on my desk, so you can imagine that I don't like just laying my iPhone on the desktop as I sync it. I don't usually have anything to drink sitting on my nightstand, but I don't like just laying the phone on the tabletop because I'm blind as a bat without my glasses and could put something on top of the phone without seeing it. I wanted a stand that would make my phone visible as it charges and keeps it out of harm's way in case of spills. I wanted something small because I have a tiny little computer table, and I wanted something cheap because I actually needed to buy three of them. While surfing, I found the Sinjimoru Sync and Charge Stand for iPhone and iPod and posted a news item about it a couple of months ago. I found some on eBay, placed my order, and waited for them to arrive.

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In the top two photos, the right adapter is for the Bumper Case. The bottom right images shows the cable inserted in the Bumper Case adapter.

After I placed my order, I realized that I wasn't sure if these stands would work with the iPhone 4 Bumper Case. All of our iPhones are kept in Bumper Cases, and I didn't want to have to remove the bumper every time we needed to sync or charge a phone. I started researching the Sync and Charge Stand and learned that newer models of the stand come with an adapter for the Bumper Case. The eBay listing didn't have any details, so I worried that I'd get the version that wouldn't work with my case. I got lucky - all three of the stands I received had the adapter.

Both eBay and Amazon have the Sinjimoru stands in a variety of colors - white, black, soft pink, vivid pink, green, light blue, and navy blue. Prices vary from $18 (no charging cable included) to $20 (charging cable included). When I ordered, I got a slightly better deal at eBay for the three white stands I wanted.

The stands I received didn't come with a charging cable. I used the cable that came with my phone. There's a cutout in the back of the stand so you can run the cable through for a neater appearance. Both the normal cable connector and the bumper case adapter work only with the newest Apple charging cables. You won't be able to use the older style that have the pinch buttons on the side to release the cable from the Apple device. You can easily remove the cable from the charging stand if you want.

The Sinjimoru stands remind me of the way my first white iPod looked. There's a layer of colored plastic - white in this case - covered by a layer of clear plastic that gives it an "encased in glass" look. They are plain except for a little icon on the front that matches the one on the Apple 30-pin connector showing which side goes up and the Sinjimoru name and URL on the back.

The stand weighs 1.55 oz without the cable installed. It's about 1.9" wide X 2.2" deep X 2.25" tall. It's light enough that you could throw it in your gear bag to use as a travel dock if you wanted.

My iPhone 4 very easily fits in the dock for charging. The wide-placed feet on the bottom of the stand are very stable; the back foot has a rubber pad to prevent sliding. The stand has never tipped or wobbled with the iPhone plugged in for charging. It's very easy to use the stand with the Apple power adapter as a charging stand on my night table. I can just unplug the cable from the adapter and use it as a stand while syncing with my computer. The Sinjimoru is also a simple stand to hold the iPhone in the horizontal or vertical position – just prop the phone in front of the 30-pin connector and lean it against the back support.

The Sinjimoru stand works with iPods and other versions of the iPhone, as well. My 2nd generation iPod touch in a Belkin Grip Vue stand didn't fit easily on the connector in the bumper adapter. It does work well as a simple stand for the iPod touch.

The Sinjimoru is a very nice, simple charging/syncing stand for iPods and iPhones. It's stable for either horizontal or vertical positions. It comes in a variety of colors, and it's inexpensive. It's become a permanent fixture on my nightstand.
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Umbrella Pole iPod Dock And Light

The Sharper Image has started selling the Umbrella Pole iPod Dock and Light, which will turn your outdoor umbrella into a high-tech sound system. Priced at $199.99, this unique iPOd dock attaches easily to any umbrella pole up to 3-inch in diameter. It has 8 individual super white LED lights, which can shine down on your nighttime party. The gadget also provides a bright LCD display that shows you the time, the temperature or the radio station. Its internal rechargeable battery is good for up to 30-hour of light or up to 5-hour of music playback (battery charger included).
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Altec Lansing iMT810 Mix Boombox For iPod Touch

Altec Lansing is back with its new iMT810 Mix Boombox for the iPod and iPhone. The boombox features aluminum accents and grips, encasing a 5.25-inch subwoofer, a 5.25-inch passive radiator pump, horn-loaded tweeters and mid-range drivers. The Altec Lansing iMT810 also adopts the XdB technology for added bass, a digital 7-band graphic equalizer, dual auxiliary input jacks, an integrated FM radio, brushed aluminum accents and grips, a blue LCD information screen and a clip-on remote control with dedicated storage cubby. Altec Lansing’s iMT810 Mix Boombox for the iPod and iPhone sells for $299.95. [Altec Lansing]

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Mustek Video Docking Station For iPod

The Mustek Video Docking Station for iPod is now available for purchase via Amazon. The gadget has a 8. 5-inch 16:9 TFT LCD display and a universal dock for playing/charging iPod and iPhone. The Mustek Video Docking Station also features alarm clock with snooze key function, an FM radio with 20 stations preset and a calendar. This docking station is compatible with MPEG-4 (. AVI), JPEG and MP3 file formats. If you are interested, you can buy the Mustek Video Docking Station gadget for $141. 39.

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Horn Hand-made iPod Speaker Dock

The Horn is the new HI-MACS' hand-made iPod speaker dock, which is designed by the renowned Korean architect Shi-hyung Jeon from Jeon Associates in collaboration with the HI-MACS team at LG Hausys. The gadget features a 30-pin iPhone/iPod connector and provides a full spectrum of sounds. The Horn iPod dock amplifier gadget delivers an output of 25W, and the frequency ranges from 47Hz to 20KHz.

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Chinon Avi Stylix iPod And iPhone Dock

Just as the Apple iPod and iPhone goes through different evolutionary stages in terms of its design, so does the accessories and devices that are made for them. You can just consider how the iPod and iPhone docking stations have changed from when they first came about sometime ago. And in the case of the new Chinon Avi Stylix, the changes may be more evident.

The Chinon Avi Stylix iPod and iPhone docking station is no longer just any other dock to play music and charge your Apple iDevice. It now offers video playback and stream Web videos from YouTube as well as Netflix via your iPhone. This dock may depend on the Internet connection of your iDevice to make this possible though. This docking station now features a 7-inch high resolution LCD display, about 3 times the size of the iPhone display screen. It also comes with the usual dock features like speakers, connector port, USB and SD card slot, radio, alarm clock and a remote control. The new Chinon Avi Stylix iPod and iPhone Dock gadget is expected to be made available at Chinon USA in June of this year for US$100.

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JBL OnBeat Sound Dock For iPhone/iPod/iPad Is Compact, Stylish And Powerful!

JBL just announced a stylish and substance-filled sound dock for iOS devices. It's officially christened as JBL OnBeat and appears to be a device of fairly good mettle encased in a beautiful build.

The JBL OnBeat iPhone and/or iPad dock gadget lets you easily slip your iPad or iPhone on the included connector-laced mount on the dock allowing you to channel audio through the connected dock's speakers for a high-quality room-filling sound.

Once the iPad/iPhone is docked into the JBL OnBeat dock for iPhone and iPad, your iOS device is simultaneously charged even as you enjoy playing your favorite media on your iPad. Compact in build and stylish in design, the JBL OnBeat dock for iPad and iPhone is also compatible with Apple iPods.

The device comes with an IR remote which enables you to swiftly change tracks and navigate through your idevice's menus even from up to 15 feet away. While in the close proximity of the device, you can also use the easy-to-use touch controls on the device to operate it.

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It draws its power from an AC charging outlet and also powers your device when it's docked so don't have to worry about running out of battery when your iPhone or iPad is used with the dock.

Other interesting features include provision for composite video output to display video content on TV, dual Phoenix full-range transducers with computer-optimized DSP equalization, high power output, USB and auxiliary input support, and much more.

Here's an excerpt from JBL in this regard :

“The JBL OnBeat docking station is more than just a speaker dock that works with the iPad device. It's a great-sounding home entertainment system in the JBL® tradition. Dual JBL Phoenix full-range transducers with 2 x 7.5-watt amplification and computer-optimized DSP equalization deliver impressive frequency response (70Hz - 20kHz) with minimal distortion, even at high output levels. You'll hear your favorite music with accuracy and detail you wouldn't have thought possible from a system this size.“

It will be exclusively available from Best Buy in Black color.

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JBL intros OnBeat iPad / iPhone / iPod speaker dock, prices it at $150

This planet we call home needs another iDock about as bad as we need another Charlie Sheen running around aimlessly, but no matter - we're getting one, and it's being delivered from JBL. The company has just outed its first-ever iPad speaker dock, the OnBeat. Truth be told, it's capable of handling iPod touches, iPhones and iPads (no word on the iPad 2), but it's clearly engineered to hold the largest of the bunch best. Aside from providing joints and jams to those situated in your living room (or basement, if that's how you roll), it can also pipe Netflix and YouTube content directly to one's television via a composite video output, and if you're running around sans an iDevice, the 3.5mm auxiliary jack ensures that any other source will still function just fine. You'll also be able to charge and sync any docked devices, but you'll be asked to dole out $149.95 in order to bring one home when it ships next month.

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