Beoplay A3 iPad Adaptive Stereo Dock for iPad
If you’re looking for a speaker dock that’s sure to cost more than your iPad, look no further than the Beoplay A3 from Bang & Olufsen. The Beoplay A3 is made of ABS plastic and aluminum; it comes with rubber collars to work with any iPad. It’s a 2.1 stereo system with three 0.5? tweeters and 1 2? woofer. The Beoplay A3 senses its orientation – horizontal or vertical – and activates the appropriate speakers for the best stereo sound. It reproduces 60-15000 Hz. Firmware can be upgraded via B&O’s online Setup Utility app. It comes with an AC adapter, and it has an internal battery for up to 5 hours of playback. It even acts as an alarm clock. It’s not available yet, and pricing isn’t known, but you can sign up to be notified when they are available for purchase.
The HDTV-Support Multimedia Player from Gadget4All doesn’t connect to any online media services, but it will let you play your own media from CF, SD, MS, and XD data cards, hard drives, or flash drives with no computer and no internet connection required. It supports a variety of formats for video (in HD / PAL / NTSC) and music playback and a variety of image file types for photo slideshows on your HDTV. It supports NTFS and FAT32 files and Windows 2000/XP/VISTA and Mac OS 10.2 or higher. It comes with a remote control, power adapter, and cables (apparently outputs component video). It’s currently available at Gadget4All for $69.99.