(You can also use any other MP3 player for example, I used an iPod shuffle during my testing. However, thinner iPod models don’t fit as snugly as I would have liked-a tip in the wrong direction could result in your iPod taking a tumble. By using the correct combination of holders and inserts, any of these players can fit fairly securely, held in place by the stickiness of the silicone. The inserts, which fit into the holders, accommodate the smaller iPod mini, Zen Micro, and Dell Pocket DJ players. The PlayDock provides this flexibility via two large silicone “holders” and two smaller silicone “inserts.” The larger holders, which attach to the PlayDock, fit Zen Touch, MuVo2, full-size iPod, Zen, Zen NX, and Zen Xtra models. Instead of making the PlayDock an iPod-only system, Cambridge SoundWorks has made it compatible with a wide range of players: iPod and iPod mini Dell Pocket DJ and Creative’s Zen, Zen NX, Zen Xtra, Zen Micro, Zen Touch, and MuVo2. If the shape of the PlayDock MP3 is interesting, the top of the unit is even more curious, thanks to its large “dock” apparatus. Three large rubber feet keep the PlayDock stable. (I found the carrying handle sufficient for carrying the PlayDock from location to location, but it’s not a system you’ll want to carry while you’re using it.) The overall size of the PlayDock is approximately 11” wide by 10” deep by 9” tall at its widest points-chunkier in shape than most systems, but a good size for a shelf or table-and weighs just under 14 pounds (not including your MP3 player). Another semicircular segment-this one vertical instead of horizontal-comprises the rear of the unit, housing its built-in rechargeable battery and acting as a carrying handle. Instead of a wide, rectangular design, the white and gray PlayDock’s main body is semicircular in shape with a metallic gray fabric grill covering the speaker drivers.
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The PlayDock MP3 certainly doesn’t look like most other portable speaker systems.
After testing the PlayDock MP3, I can tell you that it’s still better suited to Creative players, but this version at least includes features that should make it more attractive to the majority of the portable player market: iPod owners. PlayDock MP3, that is at least partially advertised as an iPod accessory. But the company recently introduced a new version of the PlayDock, the However, given that the company is owned by Creative Technology-considered by many to be Apple’s primary competitor in the portable MP3 player market-it seemed unlikely that Cambridge SoundWorks would release a speaker system that might further the iPod’s accessory advantage.Īnd for years, that theory has held true: Since 2001, the company has offered versions of its PlayDock “transportable” speaker and charging system for Creative players, as well as various generic speaker systems that work with any audio source. After all, Cambridge SoundWorks has long been known for multimedia speakers that offer good sound quality for the money. To see when (or if) it would offer a speaker product for the iPod. For quite a while now, those of us who follow the iPod accessory market have been watching
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