XM-I have introduced a new PMP version of their expanding capsule speaker, the X-mini Happy. Keeping roughly the same design and tweeter of the X-mini II (shown on the right), the Happy adds an SD/SDHC slot for up to 8GB cards and onboard mediaplayer, meaning it can be used as a palm-sized music system.
If you’re a fan of the iLuv portable speakers, then you’ll be pleased to hear the tiny stereo accessories are now available in new color options that are sure to brighten up your music listening experience.
After parading Bluetooth handsfree kits before us last month, Tokyoflash are back with a selection of concept clock designs that they’d like your opinion on. Nine designs are on offer, ranging from the melted to the high-rise, and the most-favored concepts will reach production.
We already know the Sony Rolly speakers got a remote control. That’s old news. However, it was only to be available in Japan. But now, U.S. Rolly users can rejoice. Now, you too can get your hands on a remote for your Rolly.
Jabra have announced two new Bluetooth devices, the HALO Stereo Headset and the SP200 Speakerphone. The former uses A2DP Bluetooth together with Zirene Power Bass for audio enhancement, and has a folding headband for portability. Meanwhile the SP200 has a single control button, volume wheel and a dedicated on/off switch for straightforward use.
I love my iPhone, but one of the biggest problems I encounter with it is that annoying buzzing it makes when anywhere near anything with a speaker. It’s an awful screeching noise that can ruin a phone conversation and any music listening session. However, the QB-EM Shield is designed to fix the problem.
If the high-end M-Audio speakers are out of your price range, Avid has just announced they will be releasing new monitor speakers in the Studiophile series that satisfy those with middle-of-the-road budgets. The CX-5 and CX-8 speakers fall between the BX and Studiophile DSM Monitor lines and features silk-dome tweeters with kevlar lower-frequency subwoofers.
Sony Ericsson have announced a portable Bluetooth speaker that, thanks to a splash-proof casing, is suitable for outdoor use. The Sony Ericsson MS500 measures 113 x 83 x45 mm and runs for up to 5hrs on two AA batteries; it uses the Bluetooth A2DP profile for stereo streaming from a cellphone or PMP, and the AVRCP for remote control.
Speaker-docks used to be a straightforward proposition: take iPod (for the majority pander to Apple’s audience), slot into cradle, enjoy louder music with no need for headphones. The arrival of video content, particularly in the orientation-flipping iPod touch, iPhone and iPod nano 4G, demands new accommodation from speaker-dock manufacturers, and Logic3’s i-Station Rotate steps up with one of the more engineered approaches SlashGear have seen.
Sometimes a simple problem calls for a simple solution, and the Logic3 i-Station25 is a good example of that. Recognizing that iPod touch and iPhone users want to not only enjoy audio but video when their PMP is docked, the i-Station25 is designed to tip 90-degrees left or right, courtesy of a wedge-shaped casing. Flipping genius or flipping frustrating? SlashGear set to finding out.
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