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Memorex miniMove – Boombox for your iPod

memorex-minimoveEverywhere you look – on the street, on television and online – another iPod or iPhone is being produced or sold. And as they become more integral to our lives, we are also flooded with news of latest iPod accessories, and if you haven’t yet selected an iPod speaker dock or boombox of sorts, you’re definitely spoiled for choice. There are literally hundreds of options available, but don’t simply go plunking down your hard earned money on any model as the manufacturer’s brand name certainly has a part to play.

Memorex might not be at the forefront when it comes to iPod accessories, but their miniMove portable boombox is worth considering as it attempts to combine both form and function in a single device. Blending fashion with electronics and inspired by the shape of a purse, the Memorex miniMove Boombox for iPod represents a new approach to electronics to fit a modern woman’s lifestyle.

minimove_family_252x174Featuring a chic design silhouette, a headphone jack, and a built-in handle to make carrying and sharing music from your iPod or MP3 device fun and stylish, the miniMove is perfect for pumping out tunes in the park, at a party, or at the beach. The miniMove also offers a digital FM radio with station presets and a wireless remote, so you won’t have to change your position when you want to switch the radio station or song. It can also be used to connect non-docking iPod devices, CD players and MP3 players – through its line-in jack. An AC adapter cord powers the device and charges your iPod, while AA batteries are used when mobile.

If you’ve been searching for a cheap, portable iPod boombox with decent sound, features, and the all-important chic looks, then the Memorex miniMove is one to consider. Choose from the different colors available: black, silver, blue, pink, purple, and graphite. Click this link to get yours!

Zeppelin Mini – Small Space, Big Music

Bowers and Wilkins speakerSize doesn’t matter and that goes for the Zeppelin Mini – the smaller version of the Zeppelin all-in-one sound speaker system for iPod/iPhone, but with an equally great sound quality. Like any of their speaker system, the Zeppelin Mini is intended to be a perfect sound system; a vision shared by company’s founder John Bowers.

The exquisite form is a fusion of smooth flowing curved cabinet and the 90-degree rotating arm. Tailor-made by the award winning product designer Morten Warren and his team, the Zeppelin Mini iPod speaker’s design is a handsome and stylish addition to any home or office space. The docking arm is fashioned to maximize functionality; it is angled perfectly tapping or scrolling the iPod with ease and it can be rotated to a horizontal position.
Bowers and Wilkins iPod speaker
Inside the miniature shape of Zeppelin Mini sound system is a grand opera of components made to deliver music as it was recorded and intended to be heard. Each drive units accurately reproduce everything from the smallest frequency to the loudest bass. The Digital Signal Processing unit then brings together everything and balances them to produce a lossless sound quality; no matter how loud the music is played. Zeppelin went as far as using USB digital connection to prevent data losses from analogue to digital signal conversion. This mini speaker manages to produce astoundingly loud bass for its size, the secret lies within the Flowport technology which allows free air movement inside the speaker.

Visit Amazon to know more about Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini Docking Speaker for iPod.

Wall of Sound iPod Speaker – Loud and Proud

wall of soundIf you happen to remember the movie The Italian Job (2003), one of the ending scenes involves Lyle (the 1337 haxxor cheated out of Napster development) blowing the clothes off a fine female using a wall of powerful super speakers. The off the clothes part is theoretically impossible but the super speakers aren’t. Meet the perfect contrast to your iPod’s petite and portable design, the 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide Wall of Sound speakers.

Straight from Stockholm, Sweden, this speaker was finely handcrafted and tuned by Brothers Company to provide “graceful mids and crystal clear highs”. This humongous sound system puts the X in the extreme iPod speaker’s category. When you thought iPods are for sissies, think again – the WoS is meant to be experienced loud. Not broken loud but clean and crisp loud that only the Wall of Sound’s 125 watt tube amplifier can offer. Brace your eardrums for the speaker’s 40 Hz – 20,000 kHz frequency response and max loudness of 95dB. It may not rip people’s clothes off like in the movie but it can definitely raise the roof of any party any time.

If you want one for the Holidays, save up early or pray for a big payout because The Wall of Sound has a hefty price tag of $4, XXX.00. Given the dimension and the 102kg weight, you better hope that it comes with free shipping.

Now, if living out loud is not your thing, you can always settle for these iPod speakers.

Logitech Rechargeable Speakers S315i Review

If you are one of the 10s of millions of music lovers who owns an iPod or other digital music player, chances are you are usually listening to your favorite music through earphones – a personal and isolating experience. Don’t you think your iPod would serve you better if you have a little speaker system to play your music out loud – whether it is because you are walking around your kitchen or hanging out with friends or sitting around with your family on vacation?logitechUnfortunately, most MP3 players do not come with any built-in speakers, so you need to find some portable external speakers if you want to hear your music without earphones. Good news is, there are many different external iPod speakers and docking stations out there that would let you enjoy long hours of accurately reproduced music from your iPod or iPhone – at home or on the go. In this week’s Editor’s Choice, we will take a look at a rechargeable speaker from Logitech called S315i.

Product Summary:

The good:

The Logitech S315i Rechargeable Speaker is portable that makes it easy for you to take to picnics, parties, the backyard, or room to room. At 10.5 inches wide, 5 inches tall, and an inch deep, the unit will fit nicely into any carry-on bag or purse. It comes with a built-in rechargeable battery – you can listen to your music for up to 20 hours without the power cord in sight using Power-saving mode. Best is, it charges the iPod while docked, works flawlessly with the iPhone, and it features an auxiliary line-input [a standard 3.5mm stereo jack], which can be used to just about any portable music player.

The bad:

The Logitech S315i Rechargeable Speaker doesn’t come with a case in the package and its power-saving mode will surely compromise audio/sound quality.

Bottom line:

The Logitech S315i Rechargeable Speaker is a good choice for iPod/iPhone owners who are constantly on the go.

Price: $120.37 – now available at Amazon.

Pop Open the Fun With Veho 360 Speakers

veho 360Portable speakers come in different array of shapes and sizes. Some comes in as weird as the bomb-shaped speakers that were featured here on Geekie some few posts back or as futuristic as those that were suited for iPods.

This, is a new twist to something old – expandable speakers. The Veho 360 pops open to make the sounds coming from its mouse like speakers squeaks to deliver a lion’s roar that can continue for 7 hours! The internal battery is charged every time it is plugged in a USB port which is very much common nowadays. Aside from working with standard 3.5mm music player jacks, it can also work with various proprietary connections of cellphones like mini USB for some HTC devices, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung ports.

You might ask “how small is this that we are talking about anyway?”. This portable speaker is small enough to fit in the palm of your hands or 5×3.5cm and 5×5.5cm when fully extended. That extra 2cm of resonance space makes all the difference. I can definitely recommend this thing to be an important add-on in your laptop bag when your laptop doesn’t really pack a punch in the sound department or for presentations that need some sounds on or in your school bag to impress your friends on how techie you are having such a small speakers for its loud sound.

The Veho 360 is rated at 2.4W which is even more powerful than my 2W speakers built in my Samsung LCD monitor. Get yours here.