Bose SoundDock

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The Bose SoundDock system
The Bose SoundDock system

The Bose SoundDock Digital Music System is a speaker sound system manufactured by Bose which is compatible with Apple's iPod and Apple's iPhone. It was released on September 16, 2004 and allows iPod owners to access, control and listen to their stored music. On August 29, 2007 Bose announced the creation of the Bose SoundDock Portable[1].

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[edit] Background

Responding to a growing market of iPod-compatible speakers, the SoundDock is Bose's entry to the growing iPod speaker market.

The SoundDock systems are compatible with third, fourth and fifth-generation iPods, as well as the iPod mini and iPod nano. The Sounddocks are both fully compatible with the iPhone using the large dock adapter that comes with the Sounddock[2].

[edit] SoundDock

The included infrared remote can control an iPod from across a room. The iPod and SoundDock system can also be operated without the remote. When an iPod is docked, all of its controls are accessible, with one-button volume controls available on the SoundDock system's enclosure. The SoundDock can also charge up the iPod in the absence of the wall charger.

The SoundDock's technologies are an amalgam of Bose's existing proprietary technologies. The SoundDock shares the Active EQ found on the QuietComfort family of headphones, the EM shielding found on Bose's computer speaker family, the compression circuitry and the integrated signal processing on existing Bose speaker systems[citation needed]. The Bose SoundDock is amongst one of the Bose products engineered using Bose Syncom programming.[citation needed]

[edit] Specifications

  • Power: 110 V or 230 V 50-60 Hz
  • Dimensions: 6.65" H x 11.91” W x 6.48” D • (169 x 303 x 165 mm)
  • Weight: 4.56 lb (2.07 kg)
  • Warranty: 1 year

The approximate calculated power of the Bose Sounddock system is 50 to 55watts. However, a max of 77 watts may be achieved because the pf is unknown. These estimates were made based on the VA rating of 64-77 then using an average pf factor of .7.

[edit] SoundDock Portable

Bose recently released a portable version of the SoundDock on September 20, 2007. As with the release of the QuietComfort 3 Headphones, Bose made it clear that the portable version would be sold alongside the original for variety purposes. The Portable will have 8 hours of battery life at full volume with longer life at lower levels [3]. Though slightly taller and slimmer than the original, it has an "air duct" on the handle and will utilize Bose's waveguide technology to alleviate three key sound flaws from the original [4]. It also has a remote that can change between different play lists [5], and a line input. The portable package is $100 more than the original.

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