ipod docks were selling hot in 2006 but faced plunging demand in 2007 out of shifting demands for more relevant things. However Marantz is all geared up for the market having launched Marantz’s IS301 wireless ipod dock with Bluetooth connectivity and includes a port-filled receiver for tight-knit home theater integration.
The Bluetooth connectivity means you need not keep your ipod resting in the dock streaming for music; instead you can take it to any other place with in 10 meters range. Both audio and video from your iPod or iPhone can be streamed on the IS301 ipod docks, and also you can control your hi-fi’s volume and lots of other settings on a Marantz receiver. Several docks can be wirelessly hooked up to one receiver. One of the amazing iPod accessories of all times!
Technical specifications
Price and compatibility: The device will launched in Japanese market by January 2009 at ¥26,250 ($277) approximately followed by American version later.