iBall by Oregon Scientific
November 26, 2005 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Portable Audio
For the price of $299.00 you can do a double affirmative on taking your music anywhere, once again, twice over.
The iBall, manufactured by Oregon Scientific is a pretty well-rounded (yeah, pun intended!!) speaker set that allows you to have the iPod and the speakers in different locations.
I can leave my iPod in the room and carry the iBall into the bathroom so i can sing along to Ernie’s Rubber Ducky with choreography and all.
What really caught my attention though is that the iBall also comes with an auxiliary stereo line-in plug which you can use to attach an additional audio source. You can also combine this with your home theatre set up because it also has S-Video and AV stereo line out. So that gives you a cheap alternative to surround sound or you can go for the whole sound package by attaching it to your already ultra cool set-up at home.
Rubber Ducky in 5.1. Oooh. (At least that’s how I think it will work)
Ultimate question asked: So if the iBall is wireless, won’t the sound quality be compromised?
Ultimate answer given: No. The iBall achieves sound quality somewhat comparable with a BOSE Sound Dock provided that it is within 30 meters of the base station.
iBall’s unique design reflects individuality – nothing is typical here. Roundly shaped with an 8-inch diameter, the iBall is designed to be a portable wireless speaker for the Apple iPod® generation, even iPod nano! The iBall’s transmitter base offers three functions: synchronizing the iPod with the computer, charging the iPod, and broadcasting music wirelessly.
This product is not to be mistaken for the GEIL iBall!
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