iLuv and iHome Clock, Dock, Speaker Your iPhone and More
03.10.09
Batteries), as well as a remote control that attached to the unit with a magnet. We didn’t experience any problems with the alarm not going off when it was supposed to, even when we specified two different times. The sound quality was decent, better with our iPhone than the FM radio, but that’s almost certainly due to our location. We were even able to stream Pandora over our wireless network! It fits nicely on the night stand, and doesn’t shine so bright that it keeps anyone awake. Overall we were quite pleased with the whole thing, aside from the pretty bland name. The iLuv retails for $100 or less . If only it could have handled two iPhones at the same time (a feature available in the upcoming iMM183).
Now we’ll add one more to our repertoire of sound systems. The iHome iP29 is a cute, compact portable audio system. When plugged in it will charge your iPhone or iPod (the only Apple MP3 player not compatible with this is the shuffle), while it’s playing, or you can use it with 4 AA batteries for the times when you are not near an electricity source. We particularly enjoyed having the iP29 at the beach; it’s easy to carry in the beach bag , doesn’t weigh much and has a water resistant case. We didn’t expect such a great sound out of such a little package, but the iP29 delivers. In a regular room the clarity and volume was really much more in keeping with a larger system, and outdoors we had enough volume to listen to music while playing frisbee. iHome built this portable system so that even though it’s small, it’s sturdy and durable, making it ideal to take along for most outdoor activities. Expect to get around 4 hours of use if you’re using batteries, at reasonable volumes. We might’ve liked rechargeable batteries, and some customization options, but liked this easy zip and go portable speaker system. The iP29 will run around $80 and can be purchased from Apple or Amazon.
Source: Truly Obscure (blog)
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