Wednesday, October 20, 2004
CNET Reviews the Bose SoundDock
Posted by James Fee in "HARDWARE" @ 06:00 AM
"The huge popularity of the iPod has given rise to a cottage industry of iPod accessories, including various speakers that help turn your iPod into a boombox. With Apple's blessing, Bose has entered the world of iPod with its SoundDock "digital music system," a $300 stereo speaker designed to work with dockable iPods. Bose's SoundDock is a compact and elegantly designed product that comes in just one color--white--though it works just fine with whatever color iPod Mini you might have. The speaker ships with adapters for the Mini and the various generations of iPod (the only incompatible models are the first two iPods, which lack the dock connector on the underside). You simply pop the adapter in the SoundDock's cradle, plug in the power cord, drop your iPod in the cradle (it's a digital connection), and you're good to go. Also included in the box is a small, very basic, credit card-style remote that allows you to advance and rewind tracks on your iPod, control its volume, and shut off the unit (the iPod automatically turns on and the battery charges when you dock it)."
I'd probably run out and buy one of these if it had even one input. I can't see spending almost $300 and being locked into one hardware format. The integreation with the iPod looks superb though (check out the video of the SoundDock in action), but without an iPod plugged in, this is just and expensive paperweight.
I'd probably run out and buy one of these if it had even one input. I can't see spending almost $300 and being locked into one hardware format. The integreation with the iPod looks superb though (check out the video of the SoundDock in action), but without an iPod plugged in, this is just and expensive paperweight.
