iGroove for the iPod Touch
After much research, I decided to get the iGroove SXT by Klipsch. Someone described it as "Bose at half the price."
The iPod Touch has become a well used device in our household. It basically acts as a small wireless tablet that floats around the house but mainly lives in the family room. I've been watching a growing collection of games that the kids download. Other apps used frequently:
- Mail - quick way to check Gmail
- Facebook - ditto
- Time - why subscribe?
- USA Today - I read in the morning
- Music : Podcasts - NPR Market Place and News from Lake Wobegon
- Pandora - streaming music based on channels you build
The challenge was keeping the Touch charged. It has long battery life, but it is awkward to hook up to one of the other computers in the house to charge, in part because each Mac wants to sync the iPod.
I went looking for a docking station, perhaps one that could sit next to our stereo and plug into it. I had a hard time finding a solution. There were mixed reviews on whether various docks would work with the newest "Gen 2" iPod Touch. So when I read about the iGroove on Apple's website, I decided that was the one.
I was able to pick an iGroove up at Best Buy for the same price as the Apple Store. Now we have a great sounding, compact speaker system that can play streaming music from Pandora. Listening to my "Banjo channel" right now. (Bluegrass.)
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Note: Also works fine with the several Nano's in the house as a charging / play station.
I sync my nano with my laptop. But charging from a laptop just doesn't work that well either because I don't want to track down the cable and have that hanging off, or the laptop won't be on long enough to charge the nano. So I wound up buying and AC adapter. The offbrand ones are pretty cheap, but they don't all work with iPods. I wound up with a Griffin kit that included a USB cable, AC charger, and car charger.