iPod Docking Station

iHome App-Friendly Rechargeable Speaker System for iPad, iPhone and iPod

The iHome App-Friendly Rechargeable Speaker System is a very light, yet sturdy and secure docking, charging media station for whatever you use, an iPad, iPhone or an iPod. We had to remove the iPad protection case to fit it in, though (this seems to be a very common problem with docking stations these days, we wonder why?). From the side it looks a little like our printer, but you simply can’t judge this book by its cover!

We were expecting to encounter something heavy when we was pulling it out of the package, but it was only about 3 pounds (that’s about 1.5kg). Combining that with the fact that it has an internal rechargeable 2000mA Li-Ion battery, it can be carried around easily enough. We took it outside and placed it on the garden table to further enjoy some music and show off to passerbies with its access to over 10,000 internet radio stations around the world – it held wonderfully! The most important thing about a speaker system of course is the sound quality, and this unit is yet the best we’ve heard in it’s price range. It doesn’t have any separate controls for bass and treble levels, but it makes that up with the just about perfect sound quality at all output levels.

It doesn’t come with a dedicated remote control device, but it works perfectly with any other universal remote control you can find if you have the patience to give it a little time to find the correct signal. There is also a line-in jack for other audio devices, but we haven’t really used it yet for any. Aside from its main purpose as a media sound system, it is customizable with apps to be used as an alarm clock with local weather and stuff like that. Overall, the iHome App-Friendly Rechargeable Speaker System is definitely worth the price if you ask us.