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.
If you’re an audiophile who’s looking for a high-end audio dock for your iPhone or iPod, you’re going to want to check this out. Harman Kardon has introduced the MS 150, a premium speaker dock that rocks a pair of 30W loudspeakers in a one-piece frame. That’s two 30W bass-reflex speakers –high quality, no doubt – in a docking station that’ll cost you a little under $700.
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.
They just announced a new line of premium portable media players that looks all set to take on the iPod touch and they’re just about to start shipping the Tablet S, but hey, if you already own an iPod, iPhone or iPad, Sony’s still thinking about you. They just announced a couple of new speaker docks designed to work with iOS devices, headlined by the RDP-X500iP.
