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Windshield/Vent Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone

Posted 02/02/2010 at 2:44am | by Ray Aguilera

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If you’ve ever had your iPhone slide into the crack between your front seats while driving, the appeal of a dedicated car mount is obvious. While we usually take the “throw it in the cupholder” approach, that’s not always the best move when you want to actually hear your phone ringing. Kensington’s latest iPhone car mount attempts to not only keep your phone handy, but also pumps up the volume enough so that you might actually hear it ringing.

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iBlink

Posted 01/27/2010 at 1:05am | by Susie Ochs

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Headphone choice is very personal. Some people opt for sophisticated, audiophile-approved $300 earbuds, while others pick up the cheapest pair possible so it doesn’t hurt so much when they’re lost or broken. And some want their earbuds to have little blinking lights. Of course they do.

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Bose Quiet Comfort 15

Posted 01/21/2010 at 2:01am | by Ray Aguilera

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The worst part about airplane travel is, well, the plane. Besides being cramped, crowded, and short on any decent snack foods, they’re also noisy. So noisy that it’s difficult to make the hours zip by more quickly by revisiting your favorite albums on an iPod or watching a movie on your MacBook. Bose’s new Quiet Comfort 15 headphones are made for just these moments. The active noise cancellation helps block out background noise, and Bose’s considerable audio experience brings you a clean-sounding set of cans--with a couple of drawbacks, however.

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Altec Lansing Mix

Posted 12/01/2009 at 10:34am | by Ray Aguilera

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In the 1980s, “portable audio” took the form of comically large boom boxes with as many flashing lights and extra buttons as eight D batteries could power. The ’90s turned boom boxes into gadgets so sleek and light, they looked (and often were) incapable of pushing enough decibels to fuel a party, let alone annoy the neighbors. And today, the iPod has pretty much killed the boom box, collectors of old-school memorabilia notwithstanding.

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Shure SRH240 & SRH440

Posted 11/10/2009 at 10:27am | by Ray Aguilera

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Shure’s been building pro audio equipment for forever. Chances are, if you’ve seen a band perform in the last 75 years, you’ve seen some Shure gear at work. While the company is well known for its microphones, it has recently begun expanding into the headphone market. Shure has brought its considerable audio know-how to bear on the SRH240 and the SRH440 headphones, both of which offer studio-level sound at prices that make them attractive for home use as well.

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iLuv iSP100

Posted 10/22/2009 at 10:06am | by Susie Ochs

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An iPod speaker is a great investment if you want to rock out with friends--unless you and your friends prefer to dance around with headphones on, like those silhouetted party people in Apple’s print ads. iLuv’s iSP100 is portable, compact, and takes regular AAA batteries, so there’s no need to tote along an AC adapter or charger. But the anemic sound it produces might have you reconsidering that “let’s all just put our headphones on and dance around” idea.

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Pioneer VSX-819H

Posted 10/20/2009 at 11:25pm | by Roberto Baldwin

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Giant TV. Check. Super-rad universal remote. Check. Speakers strategically placed around the room so that when stuff blows up onscreen you actually feel it in your belly. Check. A/V receiver that supports up to 7.1 surround sound and the iPhone. Surprise--check!

While the iPhone has taken over your pocket and possibly your car, home theater rigs have been noticeably late to the iPhone party. Fortunately, the folks at Pioneer have taken notice of the iPhone and its league of faithful users with the release of the VSX-819H home receiver. Instead of relying on 1/8-inch cables, the system includes a USB port with a USB-to-dock cable.

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iHome iP1

Posted 10/12/2009 at 1:42am | by Ray Aguilera

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We’re amazed how many iPod speaker docks these days still won’t play nicely with the iPhone--it’s been two-and-a-half years, people! Which is one of the reasons we’re so excited about iHome’s iP1. Besides being iPhone-friendly, it also looks great, a piece we wouldn’t mind having in our living room. The sound is a step up as well, which is fitting since the iP1 is the first in iHome’s new Studio Series line. And here’s the kicker--the iP1 features some high-tech circuitry that makes it rock even harder at the touch of a button: the Bongiovi button (more on that in a bit).

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Aluratek AIREC01F

Posted 09/23/2009 at 9:41am | by Susie Ochs

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Back in the day, people listened to the radio all the time, and families would gather ’round it in the evenings, and it was all a very big deal--um, so we’re told. Today it’s easy to look at radio as a last resort, the old standby when you forget your iPod or there’s no computer around for firing up Pandora. Fans of radio will appreciate the Aluratek WiFi Internet Radio, Home Theater Edition, aka the AIREC01F (another tech product whose name just rolls off the tongue).

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Ultimate Ears 700

Posted 09/22/2009 at 3:15pm | by Ray Aguilera

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Ultimate Ears has been making in-ear monitors for professional musicians for nearly 15 years. The company was founded by Alex Van Halen and Jerry Harvey, a sound engineer for the band--a couple of dudes who know what they’re talking about when it comes to audio. Musicians rely on UE’s monitors during performances, and now you can bring that pro-level tech home in the form of earbuds. Even if you’re just listening to “Panama” while you’re walking the dog, rather than pounding it out on the skins in a packed arena, Ultimate Ears can make your iPod rock that much harder.

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