JVC's latest boomboxes do touch control, iPod integration

Full-blown boomboxes definitely aren't as popular as they once were, but there's still something curiously attractive about buying a music system that can be slung upside one's shoulder when the mood strikes you. To that end, JVC has introduced a new trio in its micro audio system, with the UX-GN6 boasting a "wake-up" sensor that turns the rig on when motion is spotted and a "laser touch" control feature, which is a sophisticated way of saying touch sensitive. Obviously, all three play nice with iPods, and they'll all be available in around two months for $99.95, $149.95 and $199.95 for the UX-G200, UX-LP5 and the UX-GN6, respectively.

[Sonic Death Monkey Posted Jan 8th 2009 5:25PM]

Damn boomboxes. Just won't go away.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2009 6:08PM]

These are not boomboxes. Are they powered by 18 D cells, or a lead-acid auto battery? No. They are not. Would it crush John Cusack were he to hold it above his head for the average length of a Peter Gabriel pop song? Alas, no. Pushing past the tired question of 'will it blend' comes the much more important, meta-question: DOES it blend?

This, my friends, is the apotheosis of the boombox question. The alpha and omega. The Charleton Heston, if you will, of aspiring Coby noise generators everywhere. Feast your eyes, and despair:

http://jalopnik.com/265913/turbo-ii-junkyard-boogaloo-+-part-1-features

"It's important for any boombox worth its salt to be capable of powering small household appliances; this inverter is rated for 150 watts output. That air vent came from a 1979 Volvo 245 and prevents hydrogen from the car battery inside from building up."

Unless your boombox comes equipped with power antennae, working cigarette lighter AND rear demist options you did not come to play.

[berbar Posted Jan 8th 2009 5:52PM]

Can we just get a 2.1 sound system for iPod/iPhone that has a screen I can read from across my living room, and a remote control from which I can control all the iPod functions? Is that too much to ask?

[ryaninc Posted Jan 8th 2009 7:16PM]

That's a 4th gen Nano in the picture...does that mean that these will FINALLY be a device that supports the 4th gen? Because all the other speakers out there will play, but not charge when using a 4th gen nano. Heck, even Apple's own website says that no speakers are available for the 4th gen:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/ipod_accessories/speakers?n=ipodnano4&mco=NjcxNTQ&s=topSellers