The usual iPhone dock does things such as charging, syncing, and playing back music via built in speakers. But have you ever seen an iPhone dock modeled after early 1900′s tech? The iPhone Horn Stand Amplifier does just as the name suggests — amplifies the audio coming from your iPhone 3G/3GS/4 with a horn. The same type of effect can sorta-kinda be reproduced by cupping your hand underneath the speaker, which redirects the audio up at you. Of course, the iPhone Horn does that in a much more dramatic way.
Skepticism is a given with “gimmick” gifts such as this. Perhaps the video inside will change your mind…
- September 18, 2009 7:32 am
Can’t get away from your beloved iPod Nano? Work in business that frowns on such activities or simply like a clean, cord free look? Thomas Pink is your answer. The Thomas Pink iPod Nano tie features a hidden compartment on the back of the tie to hide your little music player. Naturally, going with the clean and uncluttered look, the headphone cords can also be situated in a way that makes them completely invisible to the outside world. Nifty huh? In the market for a flashy, functional new tie?
Source: Slippery Brick
Now before you get all giddy and jump off the roof with glee, take a second and read carefully, the iPhone/3G is getting Wireless USB features. Wireless USB features will not be built into the phone’s hardware inside. Instead, a company on the forefront of wireless USB technology, Alereon, will be debuting a wireless USB accessory for iPhone/iPod Touch users that will help the freedom fighters cut yet another cord and get one step closer to true wireless freedom. With the new wireless accessory, iPhone/iPod Touch users will be able to take advantage of wireless syncing between any PC or Mac with the ability to transfer everything you could before over a wire now over thin air. One small added bonus comes in the form of slightly longer run time for your iDevice when the wireless USB accessory is plugged in as it has it’s own small battery that will also share the love. If you’re still equally as excited and can deal with a bit of added bulk on the outside of your iDevice, you may want to keep on eye on Alereon and see exactly what they have to offer.
Source: Techchee, Slippery Brick, Alereon
- February 22, 2009 9:35 am
iPod docks are by now a dime a dozen in the overly saturated iPod add-on market. It’s a tough market out there wit nearly 10 different versions of every type of iPod accessory you can think of. Today, Cambridge Soundworks, a subsidiary of Creative hopes to break past the rest of the iPod dock crowd with their MovieWorks HD iPod dock. The MovieWorks dock will allow you to connect your iPod to your TV/audio receiver by way of HDMI where you can view your iPod content upscaled to 1080i coupled with 5.1 DTS surround sound. Video output isn’t the only transmission method getting the attention here as all audio signals can be processed using Creative’s Xi-Fi Xtreme Fidelity, Crystallizer and CMSS-3D technology. Crystallizer brings your compressed low quality music to life by subtly enhancing the frequencies lost during compression. CMSS-3D will take care of converting the stereo signal into multi-channel surround sound as to envelop you in audio nirvana. Everything above comes with a handy remote for making your way through your iPod’s menu system so you don’t have to get up every time you want to change a song, adjust volume, etc. And for the people who just can’t stand the confinements of cords, an optional wireless receiver can be purchased that will allow you to beam your tunes throughout your abode ensuring that where ever you are, your music will be with you. If you’re ready to party with $250, head on over to Cambridge Soundworks for the exchange. If you’re the type of person that loves raw specs,you’re not alone…come inside!
