gdgt

Sadly, we don't have a speakers category on our site yet, but I know there's been some interest and discussion about the latest creation from Aliph. I recently received a review unit and have been playing with it for the past few weeks!

For random, around-the-house sorts of things, I'm actually really enjoying it. It's nice to connect my iPhone to it via Bluetooth (it does come with a 3.5mm male-to-male cord for those lacking Bluetooth functionality) and listen to music and podcasts while cooking, cleaning, showering, or kicking back on the couch. I think it'll even be kind of nice for picnics and such too.

I haven't had a chance to play with the voice activated features yet -- the device contains a microphone, so it can serve as an impromptu tele-conference speaker phone.

When I received the unit, representatives from Aliph told me it has about 10 hours of battery life, though I've gotten closer to 6. I think it's a pretty nifty device, but I'm not sure I'd pay $199 for it. For my lifestyle, I don't necessarily need the Bluetooth voice features.

Anyway, any questions about it?

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