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Activists have called to ban a tiny fish tank with built-in speakers which sells in Australian pet shops. The $70 device allows users to play their iPod tunes through a speaker built-into the bottom of the fish tank, which holds on 650 millilitres of water.
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Sold in Pets Paradise and Pets Goods Direct chains, Siamese fighting fish are typically bundled with the tank.
Creative Technology has launched pocket-portable speakers, the TravelSound i50, designed for the second generation Apple iPod Shuffle.
The speakers are small enough to fit in your jeans pocket, Creative says, and the design matches with the iPod Shuffle. The TravelSound i50 also features a carabina style clip, so you can hang it off your backpack, gym bag or handbag.
Canton claims to have put a lot of extra bells and whistles on the DSS-303, making it the iPod docking station of professionals at a consumer driven price of $599. The unit has a built-in FM tuner and even has an alarm function so a user can wake up to their music.
B&W has unveiled in the US an iPod dock which is designed to raise the bar of iPod sound systems. The Zeppelin speaker system even uses technologies in B&W's high-end 800 series speaker range.
Zeppelin is an integrated iPod speaker system which promises to create sound that you never dreamed could come from the compressed audio files stored on your iPod. The sytem is compact enough to carry around as well, the company says.
Altec Lansing under their new owners Plantronics is attempting to claw back market share in the fast growing iPod add on market with a powerful new range of products which are due in Australia later this year.
The Company has unveiled a range of ultra-portable Bluetooth and corded speaker systems that they say are designed to deliver clear, rich audio directly from MP3 enabled mobile phones, iPods, laptops and other portable digital devices.
Bose which is holding a press briefing this week is set to launch several new products including an iPod SoundDock Portable with integrated carrying handle.
Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers three hours of playback time at full volume and more at moderate listening levels, the company says. It features a rotating iPod dock that spins around to fold into the portable's chassis for easy carrying. The device's rear-firing bass port doubles as a carrying handle. An IR remote that operates the Portable and docked iPod offers playlist control. The unit is expected to sell for around $499.
Audio product manufacturer Jabra has announced noise cancelling headphones for the Australian market.
The Jabra C820s remove background noise by up to 22 decibels, the manufacturer claims.
They are powered by a single AAA battery in the ear cup and come with a standard stereo audio cable for devices such as MP3 players or PCs.
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Jabra has released two new headphones, which connect to your MP3 player via the usual 3.5mm jack, but because they are Bluetooth compliant, they can also be synchronised with your Bluetooth-compliant mobile phone. (In the same way you would sync a Bluetooth headset for hands-free talk).
The Ex Monitor headphones apply elements from the technologies that create professional grade recording studio monitors, Sony claims (hence the moniker).
Though many attempts have been made to "iPod-erize" existing headsets, the iCans are one of the first headphones we can think of to be designed with the iPod in mind.
These are "style" headphones, with their white plastic and faux chrome earpieces, but the actual design is a matter of taste. Once on, you could be mistaken for an extra from Doctor Who and The Cybermen with their square headband. But their looks take a definite back seat to the sound.
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