IP Democracy: Apple Unveils iPod Hi-Fi

Well, after all the drama leading up to Apple’s “fun” event today, the company unveiled what many had predicted (of course there were a lot of predictions): an Apple boombox. Or as the company calls it, the Apple iPod Hi-Fi.

Priced at $349, the Hi-Fi is a portable device (17.0” x 6.6” x 6.9”) that Apple says provides superior sound through three speaker cones designed to deliver just the right balance of sound across the frequency spectrum. It has a docking station for the iPod itself (and although Apple isn’t promoting this, the docking station works with other MP3 players) and serves as a charger for the iPod.

The boombox may be a little bit of a let-down for the overheated press that was awaiting movies-on-iTunes or a big video iPod. But rest assured: the iPod Hi-Fi will make a mint for Apple.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on February 28, 2006 2:04 PM to IP Democracy