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Review: Altec Lansing inAir 5000 AirPlay Speaker

Catch some Air(Play)
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted February 27, 2012
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Altec Lansing is a name I hadn’t heard in a while. I vaguely recall some cheap computer speakers I had, perhaps back in the 66 Mhz days (486DX2-66 FTW!). But I shall not prejudge, especially when the new inAir 5000 Wi-Fi speaker is an attractive piece of kit. Also because that’s not what I’m paid for. Ok, “paid” but you get the idea.
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Review: Libratone Live

A compact sound system combines Euro design, Danish engineering, and Apple AirPlay
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted October 26, 2011
Just three years after the iPod ruled the audio industry, manufacturers are starting to look on it as a quaint “legacy device,” one they have to accommodate for customers who just aren’t with it. The iPod’s being replaced as our primary music source by all sorts of wireless stuff, like smartphones, Bluetooth-equipped computers, and routers connected to network-attached storage (NAS) drives.

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Totally Wireless: iHome's iW1 Portable AirPlay Speaker

It may have been a long wait, but iHome's the first to market with a battery-powered AirPlay speaker
- By Michael Berk
- Posted September 23, 2011
Been looking for a portable speaker system to go along with your iOS device? iHome's long-awaited iW1 battery-powered AirPlay speaker is finally here. The iW1 was one of the first announced AirPlay speakers — and while it was slow out of the gate, it's now set to be the first available truly wireless AirPlay device.

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Will Apple Kill Custom?

The growing number of AirPlay-compatible audio devices has the custom installation industry worried.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted May 11, 2011
Technologies that distribute audio and video around a home are incredibly cool—if you can afford them, if you can tolerate complicated installation, and if you can figure out how to use them once they’re in.

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iPod dock, Grande Luxe Edition

If you've been waiting for an AirPlay-enabled all-in-one that really brings the room together, Klipsch may be able to help.
- By Michael Berk
- Posted May 5, 2011
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Review: Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air

B&W’s latest iPod audio system takes to the air
- By Michael Trei
- Posted April 27, 2011
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Pioneer's New Receivers Really Love Apple

The new line is very iFriendly, makes AirPlay a little more accessible.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted March 8, 2011
DVD, say your prayers. Blu-ray Disc, better get your affairs in order. Judging from the new A/V receivers Pioneer introduced on Monday at the W Hotel in San Francisco, one could easily conclude that the old "hard" media formats have pretty much played out.

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