Review: Altec Lansing T612 Digital Speaker System for iPhone and iPod

When the portable inMotion speaker designers at Altec Lansing released the non-portable M602 Digital iPod Speaker System a year and a half ago, the appeal was obvious: as a combination of metal-grilled speakers and an iPod dock, M602 offered an audio experience close to the popular, similar Bose SoundDock at two-thirds the price, with added versatility in the form of bass and treble adjustments, video-out, line-in, and USB sync features, as well as…

Review: B&W Zeppelin iPod speaker system

The Zeppelin is among the most expensive iPod speaker systems we've seen, and if sound quality is your only consideration, there are less-expensive alternatives. But, like Apple's own hardware, few systems can match the Zeppelin's combination of design, performance, and overall quality.

Review: Griffin PowerBlock for iPod and iPhone (2008)

For the last few years, Griffin Technology’s car and home iPod chargers have been some of the most popular accessories on the market; thanks to more favorable pricing, its PowerBlock series of home chargers have sometimes surpassed even Apple’s own USB chargers in sales. This year, Griffin has overhauled its entire lineup of car and home chargers, including two-charger combination packs, resulting in an array of options that may be a little…

Review: Polk I-Sonic ES2 iPod speaker system

If you've ever wanted to buy a song you heard on the radio, Polk's I-Sonic ES2, when combined with a recent iPod, makes doing so easy thanks to iTunes Tagging.

Article: iDesign: The Iconic Portable Speakers of Altec Lansing

Only two companies can reasonably claim to have defined the iPod speaker accessory category. One year before Bose came along with the $300 SoundDock—a comparatively expensive, visually neutral all-in-one speaker system that has sold millions of units—Altec Lansing debuted inMotion, a $150 fold-up speaker that perfectly matched the earliest docking iPod in both looks and spirit. inMotion was a sensation, adding four battery-powered 1-inch…

Review: Belkin TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod

Belkin’s first combination car charger and FM transmitter was released as TuneCast Auto in late 2005, a white and gray $60 cable with an iPod Dock Connector at one end, a car charging bulb at the other, and an FM transmitter awkwardly in the middle. Now Belkin has redesigned the product, christening it TuneCast Auto for iPod and iPhone, and raising its price to $80. Thankfully for iPhone owners, who will discover that TuneCast Auto is the first…