This calendar week ’s roundup of accessories for the iPhone and iPad curb more than a few new thought for euphony lovers . Who say accessory have to be tiresome ?
Behringer : It ’s not iPhone 5 - quick , but the $ 180iNuke Boom Juniordocking speaker system work with just about every other iOS gimmick , as well as dockable iPod . The organization includes lead and correct driver plus a freshwater bass speaker , and include a wireless remote control . The whole system is a small — muchsmaller — rendering of the 10,000 - wattiNuke Boomunveiled originally this class at the Consumer Electronics Show . you may still play the music louder than your neighbor will revel ; you just wo n’t be able-bodied to ruin their house with heavy waves while doing so .
BeoPlay : Sure , theA9 Music Systemlooks a little snatch like a satellite dish repurposed as a nursing home accessory . In world , it ’s an AirPlay - enable speaker unit system that can hang up on your wall as an abstractobjet d’artor stand independently on its own tripod . The system includes an eight - column inch woofer , a pair of three - inch midrange machine driver , and a pair of three - quarter - inch tweeters . The music should sound great , but the A9 ’s design is one of the big draws : The tripod comes in three dissimilar colour of wood ; and the A9 itself can be used with one of five unlike colour of speaker cover . BeoPlay has n’t offer pricing information ; the A9 ship in belated November .
EcoXGear : The $ 129EcoXBThas one reward over nearly every other Bluetooth speaker unit system out there . Sure , it can wirelessly toy euphony from your iPhone , iPad , or electronic computer . And , yes , it ’ll leave up to 10 hours of music and can even be used as a speakerphone . But the best part ? It float . Which mean two thing : A ) It ’s not a witch . B ) you could take it on your boat or to the puddle and not worry about it getting ruined .
iBike Sports : Thismaker of bicycling accessoriesfor iOS devices has two new Cartesian product design for the iPhone 5 : the iBike Dash CC 5 cycling computer and iBike Phone Booth 5 wheel cause and mount . The latter guarantee your new phone is in reach and safely hive away on your handlebars when you ’re out ride hard ; the former helps track your power and progress . The iBike Phone Booth 5 will ship in November , while the Dash cubic centimetre 5 launches in December . iBike Sports has not yet offered pricing information for either Cartesian product .
iHelicopters : OK , so there are remote - see planes , and remote - controlled cable car , and remote - controlled whirlybird . And you may remotely check all of these things with your iPhone or iPad . But remote - control bugs ? Yes , that ’s a affair now , too . The $ 40BugandBeetlefrom iHelicopters give you the chance to do creepy and crawly in 21st - century way . Each toy offers 20 min of action from a full barrage explosive charge ; then , like the real bug you used to capture and put in jounce , they will quick pall and just rest there . Unlike real microbe , however , you could reload them for more playfulness .
The Lightning bobtail : Over the retiring few weeks , we ’ve told you about so many accessories that are n’t quite ready for the iPhone 5 and its newLightning connector , that it ’s something of a relief to distinguish you about the $ 25Lightning Dock . It ’s a low stall , usable in black-market , aluminum , or hardwood , that , yes , let you link to the latest iPhone without any special adapter . That ’s the good word . The bad ? The maker says to anticipate a wait of two to three week between your rules of order and receiving the cargo .
Lockitron : Car owners have long relished the capableness to remotely interlock and unlock their fomite room access using an iPhone app . The $ 149Lockitronsystem provides homeowners the same capability with their front doors : Just fit the machine over the indoor side of the threshold ’s bolt lock , and then use the approaching Lockitron app to actuate the lock . The scheme lets users partake ( and revoke ) access to their home with friend and family , and to do so from anywhere in the world with good cellular or Wi - Fi service . The first batch of Lockitrons , already sold out , will ship in March ; a 2nd batch is due to ship in May .
Photojojo : The $ 30Bobineis a nifty picayune piece of employment . Yes , it ’s USB - to - pier - connector cablegram for your pre - iPhone 5 iPhone or iPod . But it ’s also a whippy , metallic element point of view that can put your phone for hand - costless economic consumption . The Bobine is 24 inches long when unraveled ; Photojojo says an iPhone 5 - compatible translation is on its room presently .
USBFever : The $ 80Flexible & Foldable Articulating Wall Mountfor iPad gives users hands - innocent use of the tablet in just about any arrangement they like . The gimmick can be mounted to a wall ; the telescope arm can swing out to give you a dependable position of your tablet , or swing back to the paries for out - of - the - elbow room storehouse . The rampart mount ship ready to adapt the iPad 2 and the young iPad ; owners of first - multiplication iPads want to select an optional holder designed specifically for the senior iPad ’s measurement .
