Wireless Outdoor Speakers
Having your tunes with you outside by the pool or in the hot tub is pretty cool, but any wired solution is either to much work, or to expensive. Fortunately for you, wireless speaker systems have gone down in price and going up in quality.
The ZipConnect Wireless Outdoor Speakers are great for using outside, especially with your iPod, but it works with any MP3 player, CD player, and even satellite radio, it just needs a headphone jack.
The set comes with two speakers, which are weatherproof, which does not mean they are waterproof. Don’t expect audiophile quality sound, but it should be enough, and there’s bass boost, but that’s about as advanced as the options get.
Your iPod is housed in a little box, also weatherproof, that has the ZipConnect Module, which will connect and charge your iPod, but will also connect any other MP3 player.
The included wireless remote allows you to control volume, and auto-scan frequency tuning. The remote is powered by 2 AA batteries, the speakers, however, require much more power; you’ll need 6 C batteries/speaker or use the included AC adapter if you’ve got a plug handy.
The wireless part operates at a 900 MHz frequency, and the device has a range of up to 150 feet, but for the best quality, the closer is the better.
The ZipConnect Wireless Outdoor speakers don’t provide audiophile quality sound, but it’s good enough for an average user, and with the great iPod support (it’ll charge it), it’s a pretty good buy. It’s available from Amazon for $170.
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Fred Says: October 28, 2008 at 7:20 am
As Sharper Image is out of business, try The Rechargeable Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Speakers from Hammacher Schlemmer (http://www.hammacher.com/publish/75718.asp)
Offered exclusively by Hammacher Schlemmer, these are the wireless, battery powered speakers with a water- and UV-resistant exterior that allow you to listen to music by a swimming pool or any location without the need for speaker cables or outlets. The included transmitter connects to an iPod® or other MP3 player, stereo system, television, or portable CD player and broadcasts a digital wireless signal to the speakers from up to 150′ away–or up to 450′ with the RF amplifier
mensajes claro Says: June 22, 2010 at 12:41 am
Offered exclusively by Hammacher Schlemmer, these are the wireless, battery powered speakers with a water- and UV-resistant exterior that allow you to listen to music by a swimming pool or any location without the need for speaker cables or outlets. The included transmitter connects to an iPod® or other MP3 player, stereo system, television, or portable CD player and broadcasts a digital wireless signal to the speakers from up to 150′ away–or up to 450′ with the RF amplifier
Jeremy Says: August 9, 2010 at 2:01 am
Outdoor speakers are a must in today climate of courtyard living and home entertainment. I was fortunate to obtain a pair of Bosch outdoor speakers with inbuilt controls for sound and amp. They are fabulous, in fact they are probably better quality than my whole computing and indoor speaks combined.
Roger Says: October 28, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Now those look like great speakers for an ipod.