Boston Innovative's iMep boombox sports iPod dock and LCD
By Darren Murph 
posted May 11th 2007 10:39PM
posted May 11th 2007 10:39PM
We know, the iPod boombox market is entirely over saturated as it is, but Boston Innovative's latest attempt at joining the fray is so fully featured (and oh-so-cheesy), we can't help but check it out. The fire engine red device can purportedly be snapped up in black as well, and features a built-in iPod dock, seven-inch LCD, CD / DVD player, stereo speakers, integrated NTSC TV tuner, an AM / FM radio tuner, USB port, and support for SD, MMC, and MS flash cards. Notably, you'll also find optical and coaxial digital audio outs alongside the typical composite video output, as well as a connection for an external television or radio antenna. A couple of models enable users to pick a flip-up screen or a front-mounted display, and while we wouldn't count on the sound quality to be anything worthy of praise, you can pick one up for your next excursion for $300.[Via CNET]
If apple ended its ipod line, half of corporate world would be homeless.
Who buys this stuff?...
That's a nice variation on the portable CD player. The portable CD player really has gone down stream, in sales, quality and desirability in the last few years. This kind of imaginative thinking can help to revive it!
Kenneth
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How in the heck can they sell this device with an NTSC tuner when the law requires that all devices capable of receiving a broadcast signal must have an ATSC tuner?
When i get an ipod, this is the first gadget on my list!
I would love having one of these for hurricane season down here in Miami!! Pretty inventive spin on the boom box.