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<content mode="escaped" type="text/html" xml:base="http://www.macidol.com/reviews/ipod/accessories/" xml:space="preserve">&lt;img src="http://www.macidol.com/assets/images/ipod-hifi-spoof.jpg" alt="Apple iPod Hi-Fi Grafitti "/&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Apple's new Boombastic Boom Box the iPod Hi-Fi&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Apple have &lt;a href="http://www.macidol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5098"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; a new Boom Box, dubbed the iPod Hi-Fi. A semi-portable iPod dock and amplified speaker system. It has a dock connector for your iPod, and with it's innovative 3 speaker design will pump out tunes where ever you wish to carry it. If you can carry it that is, it weighs in at 16.7 pounds (7.6 kg) with 6 D batteries on board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;How much!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The iPod Hi-Fi weighs in at &amp;pound;249 GBP or $349 USD. You don't get a radio or fancy built in Air Tunes receiver, but you do get a remote. It has a special tone control for later iPod models so you can control the speakers EQ depending on the acoustics of your room, it will also show full-screen album art as well. Although you would still need binoculars or bionic eyeballs to view across a large room.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;How does it sound?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Early &lt;a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/28/apple-ipod-hi-fi-hands-on/"&gt;accounts&lt;/a&gt; are that the iPod Hi-Fi sounds as sweet as the hype, but we will have to wait and hear for ourselves before we pass judgement. It really oughta sound special though at this price break.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join in the &lt;a href="http://www.macidol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5098"&gt;iPod Hi-Fi discussion&lt;/a&gt; or read the &lt;a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2006/03/ipod-hi-fi-boom-box.html"&gt;iPresents iPod Hi-Fi review&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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<h3>How to tune into your favourite radio station using your iPod</h3>
<p>You could buy an Apple Radio Remote, which is an FM radio/remote control with some Apple headphones. You plug it into a <a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2005/12/ipod-video.html">fifth generation iPod (Video)</a> or a <a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2005/09/apple-ipod-nano.html">iPod nano</a> and you have FM radio receiver.</p>
<h3>London Calling</h3>
<p>It's nice to be able to listen to the radio, but for me, I don't think i'll bother. It's just a little unelegant, and I am having a blast listening to <a href="http://www.macidol.com/podcasts">podcasts</a> at the moment, but your tastes may differ.</p>
<h3>Apple iPod Radio Remote Links</h3>
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<a href="http://www.macidol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4829">Apple iPod Radio discussion</a>
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<a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2006/01/ipod-fm-radio-remote.html" title="Apple iPod Radio Remote Review from iPresents">Apple iPod Radio Remote Review</a>
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<a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/jan/10ipod.html">Apple Press Release</a>
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<issued>2005-11-28T03:08:00-08:00</issued>
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<p>If your iPod is in need of some street cred, these iPod Hoodies maybe just the thing to keep it looking buff. These little iPod covers are designed to be more real than Ali G in Staines high street. ASBO not included.</p>
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<a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2005/11/ipod-hoodie-hoodies.html">iPresents Hoodie review</a>, <a href="http://www.macidol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=37509">discuss the iPod Hoodie</a>, <a href="http://www.ipodhoodie.co.uk/">iPod Hoodie Shop</a>
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<p>Remember the joy when you first got your iPod? That indescribable feeling as your walking about with a <a href="/music/">great tune</a> right in your head. The only thing is the tangle-prone headphones, do we need wires now we have Bluetooth? No we don't. iCombi is a bluetooth transmitter/receiver dongle and a paired bluetooth headphone unit. Plug the dongle in your <strong>remote-equipped iPod</strong> and you can listen to your favourite tracks with your iPod up to 30 feet away (line of sight).</p>
<h3>Remote Control Headphones</h3>
<p>The iCombi headphones are of the open type and feature rechargable batteries and a charging unit. Battery life is better than any iPod and I think the sound quality is pretty good. They feature buttons to skip or move back a track, pause/play and the all important volume controls.</p>
<h3>The Dongle</h3>
<p>This is a small white plastic thing, that plugs into the top of your iPod. It has a flashing blue led indicator and runs off the internal iPod battery, but I haven't noticed any battery loss from using it, so it seems to be pretty energy efficient.</p>
<h3>Look Ma, No Wires</h3>
<p>I hate wires, hate them but accept them as a necessary evil. The iCombi has at least set my iPod free from these tangles and it really is a lot of fun. No doubt inspired by the iCombi promotional material, which features fit-looking people doing weird and wonderful things with their iCombis. I decided to accompany my elder daughter for a run. I gave Dee the headphones and I held my iPod in case she decided to run off with it. I soon realised that I was no where near as fit as I thought and Dee started pulling away from me. I was too puffed-out to even shout to make her stop, but the iCombi stopped her. As soon as she hit the range of the iPod (20-30 feet) the music stopped and she came back to jog up and down as I coughed my guts up! lol (DON'T SMOKE!)</p>
<h3>iCombi and PowerBook</h3>
<p>Apparently the iCombi headphones will work with any Bluetooth device as long as the right profiles are set up. I haven't had time to check this out yet, but I am very excited about this possibility - does anybody know how to do this?</p>
<h3>iCombi Conclusion</h3>
<p>I think it's a great idea, the sound quality is better than I expected and it has even encouraged me to jog and cycle with it. I haven't tried any other devices like this but I am really enjoying this new found freedom</p>
<p>Read my iPresents <a href="http://www.ipresents.co.uk/music/2005/11/icombi-ipod-bluetooth-headphones.html">iCombi iPod Review</a> for more information</p>
<p>You can buy the iCombi from <a href="http://www.apcomestore.com">Apcom</a>
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<issued>2005-11-14T07:43:00-08:00</issued>
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<p>So you have an iPod? What else do you need to get the most from it?</p>
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