Ugly as ugly can be!!! Come on guys, folluw the iPod curves and aesthetics! Make a boombox that is elegant and MIGHTY all in one!!! I have an idea! anyone out there savy with photoshop that can whip up a virtual prototype!

Geeze, that kind of [expletive] doesn't help you SHARE music, it FORCES it onto other people...

Death to excessive music! Death to car sound systems!

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE SILENCE! USE HEADPHONES, YOU [unnecessary expletive here] MORONS!



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Please watch your language, guest. You can express yourself quite well without embarassing yourself, I'm sure. --jinkies

to the first guest poster:

this is a throwback. Don't you know that the 80's are hip again? This fits in perfectly with that retro-trip.

to the second guest poster:

for shame. we don't use that kind of language here.

Second Guest, your post is rather myopic and pedantic posts, and that doesn't address the profanity.

Boomboxes have legitimate uses as personal stereos, especially in small spaces. Indeed, I doubt this unit would even be suitable for playing loud music in an outside space.

So, take a chill pill, and don't ever use profanity at TMO again.

Bryan
Editor
TMO

I found the MacObserver article on the iBoom speakers very informative, but wondered if there were yet any spec sheets available, or any benchmark reviews attesting to their actual sound quality?

I'm drawn to the FM Radio feature for my 4th generation iPod though a bit worried about the quality of the iBoom speakers themselves. Any comments or advice???

jtune

I found the MacObserver article very informative, but was wondering whether there are yet any spec sheets available, or any benchmark reviews attesting to their actual sound quality?

I'm drawn to the FM Radio feature for my 4th generation iPod though a bit worried about the actual quality of the iBoom speakers themselves. Any comments, or advice?

This will fill a market demand. I'd like if it had a built in battery that auto-charges whenever plugged in (just like the iPod itself). To me, that'd be a natural feature to include. Also, i asked a sales person at the Chicago Apple Store if they expected to carry the iBoom, and they said they had never heard of the product. Shouldn't DLO be looking to move a large volume of units through these (and other) outlets during the upcoming holiday shopping season? I know I would. For $150, I want to hear it brfore I spend.

I agree with the last Guest. I want to hear it before I buy it. We spoke to DLO and they said that the only place to carry this until after Christmas was going to be CompUSA. CompUSA does not have any to listen to and doesnt plan to because they dont have extra iPods to place with it. Also they have a 1% restocking fee so you cant buy it and take it back if you dont like the sound. The whole thing just makes me want to tell them to forget it.

So many similar products in the market.

Bose SoundDock, JBL OnStage, Altec Lansing InMotion, and Creative TravelSound.