Whether you want to groove in the garden or party by the pool, the new wireless Klipsch® AudioRock lets you enjoy music just about anywhere. This compact, portable outdoor speaker packs quality components into a durable, weatherized enclosure that blends in seamlessly with your landscape.
The AudioRock is the perfect addition to the wireless Klipsch LightSpeaker® System, which makes whole-house audio as simple as screwing in a light bulb. With this add-on speaker, you can expand your LightSpeaker System into the great outdoors, without the hassle of purchasing an A/V receiver or running any speaker wire underground.
The AudioRock features a built-in wireless receiver that syncs up with the LightSpeaker’s powerful 2.4GHz wireless transmitter. You can connect two music sources (i.e. iPod, PC or TV) to the transmitter, as well as establish two separate listening zones. In other words, you can enjoy jazz in the kitchen with the LightSpeaker and hip hop on the patio with the AudioRock.
Furthermore, you don’t need to plug the AudioRock into a power source because it comes with a rechargeable lithium battery pack that, when fully charged, provides up to eight hours of uninterrupted listening. The standalone charging base recharges the battery pack in four hours.
Optimally tuned for open-air environments, the AudioRock delivers balanced stereo sound over a wide listening area. Inside its UV-protected enclosure, the AudioRock employs dual 0.75-inch polypropylene tweeters for crisp highs and a dual voice coil 5.25-inch injection molded polypropylene woofer for deep lows. These high and low-frequency drivers sit at a 20-degree upward angle to ensure great sound performance when placed at ground level.
According to Mark Casavant, vice president of product development for Klipsch, the sheer convenience of the AudioRock is a major selling point, but when you factor in its sound quality, you’ll start to question how you ever gardened without listening to your favorite tunes.
Available in a Granite finish with rustproof hardware and grille, the AudioRock retails for $199 each and will be available for purchase on klipsch.com and at select retailers now.
Special Note: You must own a LightSpeaker System, sold separately for $599.99, in order for the AudioRock to work.
Sonos, the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home, today introduced the Sonos Wireless Dock (WD100), an accessory to the award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System. With the Sonos Wireless Dock you can now play all of the music from an iPod or iPhone in every room of the house. The Sonos Wireless Dock will be available for $119 beginning by the end of October.
“The Sonos Wireless Dock is the perfect accessory for our music loving customers who own an iPod or iPhone and want to enjoy the music stored on them in any or every room of the home,” said Phil Abram, President, Sonos, Inc. “This new dock reinforces our mission to provide our customers with access to all of the music on the planet, including everything available on an iPod and iPhone in the home.”
The Sonos Wireless Dock accesses all of the music stored or playing on an iPhone or iPod and sends it wirelessly to Sonos ZonePlayers all throughout your home – before converting the music to analog – guaranteeing the best possible audio quality.
The Sonos Wireless Dock is compatible with the following devices: iPod touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation), iPod classic, iPod nano (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPhone, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
By easily downloading the FREE HT-Connect app on Apple iTunes, users can instantly connect to the AcuTouch™ 9500 to enjoy the ultimate massage and wellness experience at their fingertips, with such features as:
· Sixteen+ expertly designed massage programs that are constantly being added to HT-Connect, designed to fit each individual’s specific needs. This includes prescribed massage programs from Human Touch’s Wellness Council experts, including PGA Golfer Tim Clark, former NBA legend Bill Walton, fitness trainers, doctors of Chiropractic, massage therapists, and more.
· Limitless customization options allowing users to tailor their AcuTouch 9500 massage chair wirelessly, based on their own personal wellness needs.
· Instant access to wellness tips and expertise from the Human Touch® Wellness Council, who offer their expertise and advice on how to live better through regular massage, proper relaxation and other wellness practices.
· Quick and easy Espresso Shots that allow the user to point to specific pain points on their body using their wireless device to create a completely customized five-minute massage when in a hurry.
· Much more: built-in foot & calf massager, adjustable massage intensity, preset posture positions that remembers the individual’s settings for future use, dual-lumbar heat, and that’s only the beginning of what AcuTouch 9500/HT-Connect can do.
Verizon Wireless today announced it will be expanding its portfolio of prepaid offerings to include a new 3G Prepaid data package that lets customers access unlimited data on select 3G Smartphones and Multimedia phones for $30 monthly access. Multimedia phone customers also have the option of selecting a new $10 monthly data package for 25 MB per month ($.20/MB overage). These new prepaid data packages will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Store today and online at www.verizonwireless.com beginning Sept. 28.
“These new data offerings will help our prepaid customers experience the full breadth of Verizon Wireless’ robust device portfolio and the many engaging, informative and helpful applications that depend on a data plan,” said Jim Sullivan, director of marketing for Verizon Wireless. “Our prepaid customers will now have the freedom to enjoy all of the capabilities that these phones have to offer, while controlling costs and without being tied to a contract.”
Following are the 3G Smartphones and Multimedia phones eligible for the new data packages:
3G Smartphones
· BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330
· BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530
· BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530
· BlackBerry® Storm2™ 9550
· BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630
· BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650
· Palm® Pre™ Plus
· Palm Pixi™ Plus
· DROID by Motorola
· Motorola DEVOUR™
· DROID X by Motorola
· DROID 2 by Motorola
· DROID Eris™ by HTC
· DROID Incredible by HTC
· LG Ally™
3G Multimedia phones
· LG enV® TOUCH
· LG enV®3
· LG Chocolate® TOUCH
· LG VX8360
· Samsung Alias™ 2
· Samsung Renown™
· Nokia Twist™
· Casio® EXILIM
For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. For additional information on Verizon Wireless prepaid plans, visit www.verizonwireless.com/prepaid.
Mounting a wireless access point in a ceiling can provide significant benefits. Wireless range can be increased and transmission/reception reliability improved by mounting a wireless access point in a ceiling, because of reduced interference from building and construction materials. In addition, an in-ceiling wireless access point offers increased installation options and convenience.
Pakedge U.S. patent number 7763797 covers the intellectual property relating to the mounting technology necessary to install wireless access points in a ceiling. It also describes the benefits of greater Wi-Fi range and better connection stability provided by an antenna array that is placed at an elevated location. Pakedge was the first company to develop an in-ceiling access point and subsequent patent in 2003.
A Pakedge in-ceiling WAP can be mounted in a variety of ways as either a retrofit or in new construction, in a ceiling as well as in a drywall installation. Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is used to eliminate the need for a dedicated power supply at the WAP location. As part of the patent design, a supplied wing bracket facilitates installation, and the cover of the Pakedge in-ceiling access point provides a clean, finished appearance. As an industry leader in developing wireless technology, Pakedge has used this intellectual property to develop its newest in-ceiling access point designs, which will make their debut this month.
Victor Pak, President and CEO of Pakedge, noted: “We are honored to receive the industry’s first-ever U.S. patent for an in-ceiling wireless access point. The patent reflects Pakedge’s commitment to offering innovative, problem-solving products that make life easier for custom installers and system integrators.”
As college students hunker down for the fall semester, Verizon Wireless now offers Skype mobile™ on many 3G Multimedia phones, making it easy to affordably stay connected with friends and family. The LG enV® TOUCH, LG Chocolate Touch™ and Samsung Reality™ join Verizon Wireless’ strong lineup of 3G Smartphones that already feature Skype mobile.
Skype mobile helps students on a budget stay in touch, whether they’re starting at a new school or returning as upperclassmen. Skype mobile also offers a simple, convenient and cost-effective way for parents to keep up with their kids who venture overseas for a term abroad, eliminating the need to set a time to be at a computer to receive the Skype call from junior.
· Bon Voyage – If students need help preparing for their time abroad before they go, they can use Skype mobile to talk with professors about how to balance studies and travel. Skype mobile also offers language support in Spanish, Korean and simple Chinese, helping students keep in touch with new international friends after they return home.
· Close Quarters – Living in a dorm room with a stranger can be nerve-racking, but students can use Skype mobile to get to know future roommates, making the transition to dorm life easier. Whether they want to plan the dorm room décor or bond over favorite movies, Skype mobile lets them chat for hours and become fast friends.
· Dark or White? – Calculus class? Check. Biochemistry test? Aced it. How to separate dark and white loads? For some students laundry is stressful. When a terrible stain hits a favorite shirt, students can use Skype mobile to call home for laundry expertise until the spot is only a memory.
· Don’t Let Summer Love Fade Away – Maintaining a relationship while apart is tough, but with an “always on” capability, Skype mobile means students never have to miss a call while away from their computers.
· B.F.F. – Making friends at a new school is important, but staying in touch with friends from home is too. Best friends can send and receive unlimited instant messages with other Skype users to stay close no matter how far away from each other they may be.
· Wisdom of Age – Students living away from home for the first time may need some survival tips from older siblings. Knowledge from a big brother or sister is easy with unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls via Skype mobile.
Skype-to-Skype calls and chats are unlimited when initiated with Skype mobile from a Verizon Wireless phone with a data plan to any of the hundreds of millions of Skype users anywhere in the world. The calls run on the United States’ largest and most reliable wireless voice network, providing outstanding call quality and allowing the app to work with traditional voice products, including Bluetooth® headsets. Skype mobile calls made to domestic landline and wireless numbers use minutes from customers’ voice plans. Skype mobile calls to international numbers do not use customers’ voice plans and are paid for by Skype Credit and charged at Skype’s low international rates.
Customers with Android smartphones can download the highly rated app from the Verizon Channel in Android Market™, and customers with select BlackBerry® smartphones can download it from www.skype.com/vzw through their smartphones’ browser. For 3G Multimedia phones, customers can download the app from Media Center/Get It Now® or the online media store at www.verizonwireless.com/mp3. Customers can also text “SKYPE” to 2255 to get a message with the link to download Skype mobile.
For more information on Skype mobile, visit www.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile. For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that the Samsung Intensity™ II is available online today and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks. Made partly from recycled plastic, the feature-rich Intensity II boasts a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a music player, one-touch access to social networking sites, and a 1.3-megapixel infrared camera with night vision.
The Intensity II’s design includes an exterior battery cover made from 35 percent post-consumer materials, which is recycled plastic extracted from water bottles or other recycled polycarbonate materials.
“We’re excited about the Intensity II launch because a major part of Verizon’s sustainability strategy is providing products that utilize post-consumer materials,” said Jim Gowen, chief sustainability officer for Verizon.
For customers interested in calculating their own carbon footprints, the Intensity II offers an eco-calculator to track car fuel mileage, efficiency and estimated amount of carbon dioxide emitted, along with a calendar and ringtones.
Colors: Deep Gray and Metallic Blue
Key features and specifications:
· Full horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard with external numeric keypad
· 2.2-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) screen
· 1.3-megapixel infrared camera with night vision; series and divided shot modes; and color effects, including normal, black and white, antique, negative, aqua and green
· Voice commands and advanced speech recognition
· Bluetooth® technology with support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, basic imaging, object push for vCard and vCalendar, and serial port
· microSD™ card slot with support for up to 32 GB (card purchased separately)
Lifestyle features:
· Built-in music player
· One-touch contact list to access frequently used contacts instantly
· Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and voice messaging; Mobile IM; Mobile Chat; Mobile Email; and Mobile Web
· Social Beat application offers customers a single point for accessing social networking sites, including Facebook®, Twitter™ and MySpace®; e-mail; content feeds and instant messaging
· VZ Navigator® capabilities for customers to receive audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share the directions with others
· Media Center provides access to downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
· Personal organizer and tools with calendar, calculator with currency converter, alarm clock, world clock and stop watch
· Supports Verizon Wireless services, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (subscription and PC downloads only), V CAST Song ID and VZW Tones
Additional environmental features:
· Packaging partially made from recycled paper and partially printed with soy ink, along with reduced package size, which creates less material to dispose of or recycle and less weight for shipping
o Box: 60 percent recycled paper
o Quick reference guide: 20 percent recycled paper
· High-efficiency charger that alerts when battery is fully charged
Price and availability:
· The Samsung Intensity II is available online today at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in the coming weeks for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
· Customers who purchase the Intensity II can donate their old phones and put them to good use with Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine® cell phone recycling and refurbishing program. Customers can simply drop off or mail in their old wireless phones and, at the same time, help victims of domestic violence. The used phones are either refurbished or recycled in an environmentally sound way. With the proceeds from the donated phones, Verizon Wireless helps provide wireless phones and airtime to victims of domestic violence, as well as funding and other contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention programs across the country.
· For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Expanding its range of products for custom-installation audio/video, home networking, security systems and professional use, Pakedge Device & Software now offers its WAP-W3G Ultra-High-Power Wireless Access Point.
The WAP-W3G widens the capabilities of a wired/wireless network, and enables reliable connectivity in situations where cables cannot be installed. It’s ideal for enterprise-class installations, or applications where high-speed, ultimate reliability and flexible operation are required.
The WAP-W3G’s ultra-high-power 802b/g radio configuration and 2.4GHz frequency band provides a wireless operating range up to three times that of consumer products. The unit supports VLANs (virtual local area networks) and multiple SSIDs. This enables a user to segment a wireless network for different devices – for example, computers, A/V system touch panels and gaming systems – to provide the most efficient operation for all the connected devices.
Victor Pak, President and CEO of Pakedge, pointed out, “As today’s multiroom audio/video systems and home networks become more complex, the need for seamless integration has never been greater. Our WAP-W3G is a versatile installation product that helps to make connecting even the most complicated systems easier, while providing a wide range of useful capabilities.”
The WAP-W3G can be configured to operate in Wireless Access Point (WAP), Wireless Bridge or Wireless Repeater (WDS) mode. It offers adjustable power output and range, and is optimized for use with A/V system touch panels and control devices. Just a single Cat5e cable provides power and network connectivity, making the WAP-W3G perfect for custom installations. It is fully 802.3af-compliant, and can be powered by any PoE-compliant switch. The unit’s dual antennas ensure the best-possible reception and transmission.
The WAP-W3G can be used worldwide, thanks to its software-enabled country and power output configurability. It supports a wide variety of security standards including WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP, WEP, RADIUS, MAC filtering and SSID Hide. The WAP-W3G’s compact (6.4″ L x 4.2″ W x 1.4″ D) rugged aluminum housing facilitates installation in any interior environment.
The Pakedge WAP-W3G Ultra-High-Power Wireless Access Point is currently available and comes with dual 5dBi omnidirectional antennas, a power supply, Quick Start Guide and Cat5e cable. Please contact sales@pakedge.com for pricing.
Sungale is now shipping its highly anticipated KULA TV, the first Internet Protocol Television, to the US Market. First unveiled during the 2009 CES, the portable KULA TV enables users to access hundreds of channels from all over the world wirelessly with no contracts and no subscription fees. The Sungale KULA TV combines wireless touch screen technology with a slim light weight design that is ideal for a world that is on-the-go.
“The shift from traditional television to Internet Protocol television is a new trend that follows the growth and popularity of the Internet” said Ningjun Sun, President and CEO of Sungale. “With more and more users logging on to the internet to view news and television programs, Internet based TV devices are the future in this industry. KULA TV is a product aligned with this new and upcoming trend.”
The 4.3” Kula TV is an ultra portable Wi-Fi Enabled TV Device that allows customers to access hundreds of live streaming television programs from all over the world, organized by country, language and Topics like News, Sports, Finance etc. Using wireless technology, the KULA TV can be used anytime and anywhere there is an available Wi-Fi connection accessible through its 3.5” full color touch screen. Designed for easy portability the KULA TV includes a retractable Wi-Fi Booster Antenna that provides an approximate boost to strengthen a Wi-Fi signal by at least 20 percent. In addition to its super slim and light weight design, the KULA TV has a 2GB of internal memory built in to store Music, Video and Photo files and a Micro SD card slot for more storage.
With a built-in battery that supports up to 4 hours of continuous play, the KULA TV handles all popular multi-media file formats. It can play Audio files in WMA, MP3, WAV, AAC and OOG, view Video formats in AVI, MPEG4, DIVX, XVID, RM/RMVB, DAT, WMV, 3GP, FLV and Photo file formats in JPG, BMP, TIFF, PNG. Clock, calendar and alarm applications come standard with the KULA TV.
The KULA TV has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $199.99 and is scheduled to be available Summer 2010.
If you’re looking for a new pair of headphones and would like to give the wireless thing a try, you may wish to read our latest review on the Sennheiser PX 210 BT. Yup, they pack Bluetooth and some long lasting battery life into this headset and that Sennheiser name ain’t just a name. See what we thought about it.