Altec Lansing cuts the wire between iPod dock and speaker in the M812
By Omar McFarlane 
posted Jan 8th 2007 10:35AM
posted Jan 8th 2007 10:35AM
Altec Lansing just announced the M812, a complete wireless speaker solution for the iPod. The set features a dock and speaker which communicate to one another via 802.11g, as well as an IR remote. Altec Lansing claims that audio can be transmitted as far as 100 feet, but your mileage may vary if you have other devices connected to your network. The speaker itself has two 4-inch woofers and a 1-inch tweeter, with the most notable feature that each speaker can be assigned a left / right channel so you can put a pair of them together for a true stereo experience. Better still, the word from ol' Uncle Alt is that one dock can be linked to a maximum of 9 speakers. The dock also sports an FM tuner and an auxiliary input for connecting other portable media players that aren't the iPod. Should be available this spring. 
Is that thing covered in carpet?
HAHA. It looks like that with that bright flash, but no, it's covered in standard black speaker dust cover material most likely. I REALLY want one of these, but with the new iPod coming out soon, I wonder if they would adapt the unit's dock to fit the new form factor (if it will be a new form factor)? This will be perfect for me because I am looking for a sleek way to get some music into another room, probably the bathroom because showering with tunes on is better (and helps to wake you up). I really think the design is good looking and it's wall mountable which is perfect.