The affordable Way to Outfit your Apple Products

Apple Inc. is big on everyone’s wish list this year, so get ready to fork over the green. If you’ve purchased anything from an iMac to an iPod, you’re going to want to accessorize–and it’s going to cost you. I’ve decided to spend the week showcasing a few things that are designed specifically for use with Apple products, as well as some that will save you money over Apple’s version.
Whether you’re after more storage or more noise, it’s undeniable that Apple has made some serious moves this year. Have you scratched your iPhone yet? I promise that you will. Run out of storage space because you’ve gone a bit nuts on iTunes? Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. Amazed at how much an Apple-brand monitor (pssst! They call them displays. Don’t make this mistake in the iStore, they’ll confiscate your earbuds.) costs? Me too. In fact, that’s what inspired me to write up this little series of mine. Enjoy!





















The first Apple product we’re going to talk about is iPods. I know, these are nothing new. But without going anywhere near the iPod Touch for a moment, lets review: since the iPod’s release, there have been scores and scores of gadgets for, with, and in alternative to, the most popular portable music player IN THE WORLD. (It’s true, don’t hate.) While we’ve probably posted iPod accessories in the past, it’s important to remind those with short memories of these great products, especially as the all-important (to us, anyway) shopping season approaches.


















After the holiday cheer wears off, plugging into your portable iTunes library by plugging earbuds into your ears is going to get a little old. Besides, how else are you going to listen for tigers sneaking up behind you? Big cats aside, check out the Logitech iPod Audio Station. I’m a bit biased here, I’ve got to admit. That’s because I’m in a position to see and hear all the tests, gossip, and professional opinions that go along with selling all this high tech computer and electronic stuff. Everything that comes out of Logitech is well designed, does what it’s supposed to, and offers much more quality than what you’d expect for the price.



The Logitech iPod Audio Station is no exception. For starters, it has a very simple yet elegant design. No matter how fancy/futuristic you go, you can’t beat the high-end speaker on the top, low-end woofer on the bottom blueprint. And Logitech has a habit of packing way too much sound into the diminutive speaker sets they design. There’s 40 watts RMS going to each of the two speaker arrays (thus the stereo denomination), 32 watts to the woofer and 8 watts to the tweeter. If you don’t know, speakers that produce the high end of the sound range are called tweeters; low-end speakers are commonly referred to as woofers.





Logitech iPod Audio Station


The sound quality of this iPod dock is impressive. And yes, it is primarily designed as an iPod dock. Obvious benefits abound: The Logitech iPod Audio Station charges your iPod as it plays, and you’ll never wonder where you left the little guy again. It also can tune in to FM/AM radio stations, which makes an excellent alternative when you get bored with the cornucopia of iTunes downloads you’ve amassed.
But what about in the car? On this, comfort takes a back seat: PLEASE DON”T WEAR EARBUDS or EARPHONES WHILE DRIVING! We care about you. If you crash, then you obviously didn’t pay heed to our council. You should have bought the Xtrememac Airplay Boost FM Transmitter. Don’t discount this product because it has a hyper-cool spelling of “extreme” in the title. It really does work, and works very, very well at that.




What this little device does is broadcast your iPod playlist over an FM radio frequency, which lets you dial it in to your car stereo. For those keeping track, this lets you use an iPod (shiny, new) even with a vehicle that doesn’t have a CD player (moldy, old). And it’s way more elegant than those players that require you to insert a faux cassette into the car’s tape deck. Ick. Because this Xtrememac product lets you choose the FM frequency, there’s no danger of interference from an existing station. And the frequency scanner appears right on the iPod screen, so there’s no guesswork on your part.
Both these incredible accessories might seem trivial, but when you factor in the price of these add-ons compared to some of the stuff you’ll find offered on the Apple site, the advantage becomes clear. The Logitech Ipod Audio Station is well under 100 dollars, even less than that when you consider the rebate. And the Xtrememac Airplay Boost FM Transmitter is less than 50 bucks. Take that to the apple store, and see what you walk out with. It won’t be spare change, I can tell you that much. Stay tuned this week for more gear that’ll outfit your apple without outclassing your budget!




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