Craft made speaker-maker Serene Audio is thinking outside the box. Their handmade speakers are clearly a new breed. Their unique line of speakers combines engineered sound with quality, sustainable bamboo craftsmanship.
The worst thing about a big ol’ boombox is how fast they chew through batteries. Plus – where those batteries eventually end up. The Rukus Solar is a Bluetooth sound system with a built-in solar panel. Could there be any boombox better for the beach? Or the landfill? Available April 2012.
Apple’s Airplay is hands down the easiest and best way to stream music wirelessly through your home or workplace. This new digital amp enables your existing speakers to bump your iTunes favorites without a confusing configuration or the need for new speakers.
Pioneer’s N-50 is a networked music player that lets you stream all of your music through AirPlay and/or DLNA. You get pro audio sound without all the traditional physical hardware needed to play your favorite jams. It’ll run everything. iPod, internet radio, all your digitalia. The one stinger is that you have to pay extra for Pioneer’s wi-fi adapter but once you do you’ll be rocking the house.
The new Lynx portable radio from SiriusXM is going to make a lot of Howard Stern listeners very happy. Instead of staying in your parked car listening to the last 5 minutes of her Sybian ride you can just pop this little unit out of the dash, plug in your headphones and cruise casually into the office like a normal person.
Being an audiophile technically is a kind of perversion, so you creeps who know about McIntosh amps will be feeling warm and weird right now. The McIntosh mantle clock is a tribute to the design and styling of the brand’s classic stereo amps, using the same faceplates, meters, and trippy blue lights. Looks like it’s time to rock-and-roll.
Audio Bulb is a speaker that’s also a lightbulb. The Audio Bulb wireless music system brings not just light but music to every room in your home. These high-efficiency speaker bulbs screw into any light socket and deliver long-lasting ultrabright LED light. Do they work with the Clapper? We still don’t know.
Creating the simplest, most intuitive radio and Bluetooth speaker ever made wasn’t simple at all. It took five years of intense research and development. The result is a clean, compact design that boasts 30-hour battery life and 80decibels of room-filling sound.
Tascam makes professional audio gear. Their new iM2 plugs into your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and turns it into a high-quality stereo recorder that you can take everywhere. Perform high-tech feats like capturing stereo sound while you film HD video on your phone. Or make a bootleg concert recording. It’s pocket-sized pro audio.
If you aim to pack light while still bringing along everything you need, you need versatile, multi-purpose gear. The Geneva Sound System XS is one such piece of equipment. It’s a compact Bluetooth-enabled FM radio, Alarm Clock, Speaker, and Amplifier all-in-one. Put it in your bag and get lost.
