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CES Watch: More clocks and docks

by Mike Schramm (Jan 6th, 2010)

(image by Cult of Mac) As expected, there are a number of iPhone and iPod-related accessories coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Here's a couple we've seen already: iHome's got both audio systems and alarm clocks on display -- the clocks even have a sync button ...

Followup: Transmit TV audio through your Mac

by Erica Sadun (Sep 25th, 2009)

After my post earlier this week about transmitting Mac audio, readers contacted me about extending this solution. Although they liked the idea of direct audio while working out on a treadmill or exercise bike, several stated that they also wanted to watch from the sofa once the spouse or the kid go ...

Earbud speakers from 4 business cards?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 8th, 2009)

I happened to catch this interesting hack on core77 and tried it for myself. You take four business cards, cut them up to interlock, leaving enough space for your earbuds to nestle inside, pop it open a bit and voila -- instant speaker cones for the tiny music makers. My MacBook Pro's headphone ...

TUAW Holiday Giveaway-tacular Part Four: iPhone party

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 27th, 2008)

Plenty of folks are probably getting iPhone gift cards this season, and for anyone who wants to make their iPhone the hit of the party (later, once you've actually purchased and activated the thing) here's a lineup for you: some speakers (which fit just about every iPod ever made plus the iPhone), ...

Livespeakr now accepting pre-orders

by Cory Bohon (Dec 8th, 2008)

When we first wrote about the promising Livespeakr, the creator was still looking for a manufacturing partner. According to the Livespeakr website, pre-orders for the ultra-portable speaker system are now being accepted. Just to refresh our memories, the Livespeaker is a speaker cradle that holds ...

Use a Red Bull can as a radio interference shield

by Mike Schramm (Jun 26th, 2008)

I love the iPhone, save for one thing. It sits on my desk every night, right near my computer, and the speakers I've got hooked up to it. And every 15 minutes, when the iPhone checks email for me, I get that buzzing -- the sound of radio interference flying across my speaker wires. And almost ...

Have fun with iPod Building Block speakers

by Dave Caolo (Apr 29th, 2008)

This is fun. iPod Building Block speakers from Perpetual Kid snap into your iPod's connector port and resemble a certain brand of construction blocks that we all know. Available in five colors, the tiny speakers pull power from your iPod (they won't work with iPhones, unfortunately) and look cool ...

iPhone-compatible speaker system

by Dave Caolo (Mar 14th, 2008)

This was going to happen eventually. Altec Lansing has produced the first fully iPhone-compatible speaker docking system. The descriptively named t612 features 60 Watts of power RMS (120 Watts Peak), and connects to your iPhone's dock port. There are four speakers, enhanced bass, a wireless remote ...

Four-eyed iPod dock

by Erica Sadun (Apr 3rd, 2007)

It looks like sometime in April, for a mere €249 ($335), you can recharge your U2 special edition (or, if you like, standard) iPod in a color-coordinated dock with bendable speakers that watch every move you make. I can't decide if the Dragon I iPod dock looks like a post-modernist flower ...

iPod-compatible Pet Carrier

by Erica Sadun (Feb 28th, 2007)

Did the Lifepop Stereo Pet Carrier really "steal the spotlight" at the Oscars? Unless you believe those wacky PR dudes (and who would?), probably not but it's a pretty cool iPod-compatible accessory. You can use it to carry around your pooch as he or she rocks out to your music, or whimpers in ...

The I-Deck brings some old school to the iPod

by David Chartier (Jul 18th, 2006)

Feeling like something's missing from the digital age of music, with our lists of albums and artists in iTunes and tiny deck-of-cards sized iPods that fit our entire music collections in our pockets? The I-Deck might just be the fusion of old and new school for you. The album art you see is ...

DIY iPod boom box

by Dave Caolo (Feb 28th, 2006)

The new iPod Hi-Fi looks really cool, but who has $350US sitting around doing nothing? Why now whip up your own solution from the parts you probably have sitting around your house right now? That's what Phillip over at Make:Blog did. Buy hacking an iPod speaker unit together with an old pair of ...

iPillow: squishiness* for iPod cuddling

by Fabienne Serriere (Feb 27th, 2006)

When I think of battery powered speakers for the iPod I usually picture a white plastic molded dock-type accessory, but apparently there is a market for cuddlier options. One such example is Brookstone's iPillow Portable MP3 Speakers (pictured here with a Creative MP3 player but compatible via ...

Hidden new iTunes feature: multiple speaker streaming

by David Chartier (Jan 11th, 2006)

A commenter known only as "David" on my post about the new MiniStore in iTunes noticed a great new feature that I'm surprised wasn't somehow worked into yesterday's keynote: multiple speaker streaming. iTunes can now stream music to multiple AirPort Expresses, and even keep playing the ...

The Most Expensive iPod Speakers Ever!

by Damien Barrett (Dec 31st, 2005)

If you thought those $600 speakers for your iPod were expensive, you ain't seen nothing yet. Hammacher Schlemmer has released the Studio-Quality Triode-Tube iPod Speakers at a mere $3999.95. No, that's not a typo, they want you to spend four thousand dollars on a speaker set for your iPod. Okay, ...