- Rechargeable battery
- 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi
- USB port, aux-in
- 2.72kg
The iHome iW1 is among the first few devices featuring Apple’s AirPlay technology and it runs on both wall and battery power.
This sound system can playback wireless audio streams piped by sources like your PC or Mac’s iTunes, iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. The latter two can also hook up to the iW1 via the speakers’ USB port.
An aux-in port provides added flexibility to connect other MP3 players and audio gadgets via a 3.5mm stereo cable.
The iW1‘s minimalist black design with silver trim should sit well in any room. A discreet slot on the back panel serves as a convenient handle to carry the speakers around.
Bass is slightly lacking but the sound was still energetic enough to get me moving to Smashing Pumpkins’ Feed The Tree.
There were moments when the wireless audio stream was interrupted briefly, but I attributed it to the average signal strength from my router in the living room to both my laptop and the iW1 in the bedroom.
In any case, the setup already has a better range than Bluetooth systems.
Battery life is surprisingly decent – it lasted a total of 5.5 hours over two separate sessions of wireless streaming at 25 per cent volume.
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