Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Weight | 2087 g Best: Philips BT2650 Weight: 0.21 g |
Channels | 1.0 |
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Height | 2.99 in |
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Width | 10.51 in |
Depth | 5.79 in |
Weight | 73.62 oz |
Docking station for mobile/Tablet | no |
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Radio receiver | no |
Smart speaker (virtual assistant) | no |
Streaming standards | AirPlay |
Memory card reader | no |
Colour of product | Black |
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Built-in display | no |
USB | yes |
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AUX in | yes |
Wireless network (Wi-Fi) | yes |
Battery operated | no |
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USB powered | yes |
Electric (not USB) | yes |
iHome's new iW2 ($200) is an AirPlay-enabled speaker that allows you to send audio from any iOS (4.2 and up) device right to it with the click of a
iW2 AirPlay Speaker System Company: iHome Audio Price: $200 User Report iHome Audio continues to innovate as the company expands its impressive lineup of AirPlay
If for some reason you're in the market for a good looking speaker with AirPlay and literally don't care how it sounds, I guess this is the one!
iHome's iW2 AirPlay speaker system is small but loud, with good sound and well-implemented features.
As our own Geoffrey Morrison pointed out earlier this week, a lot of AirPlay-enabled speakers are expensive enough that they're bound to get you thinking about building your own system around a cheaper device like an AirPort Express. But iHome (whose relatively affordable iW1 we looked at last year) has just introduced an even more inexpensive model - the $199 iW2.
We've now reviewed 3 AirPlay speakers. Well, two actually, this is the third - the iHome iW2. It's closer in looks to the Gear4 AirZone speaker, but functionally closer to the Logitech UE Air Speaker.
When iHome debuted its first AirPlay-compatible speaker iW1, all of our editors lit up with excitement -- following up on its impressive iP1, the alarm ...
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