Here’s a nice-looking bedside dock if you’re into slim-and-sexy stuff: XtremeMac has started shipping the Luna Voyager II, a speaker dock with clock functions for iOS devices. Equipped with a built-in speaker, LED clock with alarm functions and FM tuner, it won’t really offer anything unique or different from your regular alarm clock dock, but the design makes it noteworthy simply by looking so much like your classic bedside clock. It’s not necessarily retro-styled, but the design works well.
Like every other clock-rocking speaker dock already in the market, the iLuv’s new iOS dock features the basic speaker and clock radio functions that include a basic alarm, making them a handy device to have on the bedside table. You know the type; you set an alarm time, and it’ll blast the room with your specified radio station, alarm sound, or MP3 track when it hits the time. But sometimes, it just doesn’t work. Sometimes, you’re too drunk to mind, or you’re the type of heavy sleeper who can sleep through anything. In that case, you might want to get your ears checked, but if you need a reliable device to wake you up in the morning, this might work for you: iLuv has introduced the iMM155 Vibro II, featuring a “Shaker” peripheral that’s built to shake you til you get up.
A dock that’ll let you mount your iPad onto your wall? It’s a pretty simple concept, but one that’s surprisingly rare in a world that’s filled with tabletop iPad docks. It’s definitely a cool idea though, giving your room that nice, futuristic touch you always wanted since watching your first sci-fi movie. Anyway, there’s one headed for the US: Bracketron has announced that they’re bringing the iDock (created by iRoom) to the US, Canada and Mexico.
Looking for a better way to control your home entertainment system? Logitech has something for that – they’ve actually been serving universal Harmony remotes for years. But if you already own a smart device, say, an iPad, iPhone or Android device, then you don’t have to splurge on a separate remote anymore. They’ve just announced the Harmony Link, a tiny adapter that acts as a WLAN-to-infrared bridge, letting your iPad (or iPhone/ iPod touch/ Android device) control your home entertainment system.
We’ve seen our share of unique iPhone docks and accessories over the years, but this literally lit us up with an idea that sounded good. The GiiNii AudioBulb is a device that integrates a 10-watt, 2.25-inch wireless speaker into a standard light bulb’s casing that also comes with an LED light bulb. The speakers then connect to a dock via a 2.4GHz wireless radio. The result? Like a lot of wireless speaker docks, you get to spread your tunes around a room (or around the house) without having to dedicate wall or desk space to a set of speakers, since the bulb fits into any standard Edison socket that you likely already have on your ceilings and lamps.
