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A new set of iPod speakers from Hammacher Schlemmer features audiophile tube-based electronics, and comes with a luxury price.
The $3,999.95 system, developed and built by German audio technicians, consists of an aluminum-encased amplifier housing four powerful Class-A tubes which glow gently as they generate sound that is virtually distortion-free.
According to the company, the tube amplifier [...]

 

Griffin Technology is shipping the iFM, an iPod add-on that integrates FM radio tuning, recording and remote control functionality to the iPod.
With the flip of a switch, users can switch between controlling their music library and listening to FM radio programming. iFM is also a recording device, with a built in microphone to record voice, [...]

 

Kensington has announced its first NXT-based product, the SX 2000 Speakers for iPod. The grille-less NXT flat panel loudspeaker, which forms the whole fascia of the docking station, provides a wide, immersive sound. A Universal Dock provides a way to connect any iPod with a dock connector.
NXT Chief Commercial Officer, Graham Ryan, said, “the Kensington [...]

 

Griffin Technology has introduced the SmartDeck, a cassette adapter that allows you to control your iPod using the built in controls of your cassette player. Using patent-pending sensing technology, the SmartDeck determines which commands the cassette player sends to the iPod.
Use the cassette deck’s forward and rewind buttons to advance to the next or prior [...]