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Rocki's tiny wireless speaker adapter emerges post-Kickstarter with new app compatibility
Rocki, the colorful little facetted device that turns your old sound setup into a wireless speaker system has gone from Kickstarter hopeful to fully funded. We got a change to see the little guy in action at Pepcom tonight and it does what it promises -- essentially plugging into your old-school speakers via RCA or audio jack, and making them Bluetooth or WiFi compatible. Since we last spoke, the company has added Spotify and Deezer compatibility to its app so you can bump your favorite jams to those dusty old noise makers. It's also looking to expand it's partnerships to work with hardware manufacturers in the future. The $50 pebble is made of hard plastic and comes with a number of rubbery covers and is small enough to hide behind just about any speaker.
Rocki turns your old sound system into WiFi-enabled speakers
The Rocki concept has been floating around for a bit, but now the company's ready for the hardware startup rite of passage that is the Kickstarter campaign. The idea's a pretty straightforward one: a module that plugs into the back of an existing sound system via audio jack or RCA, essentially turning it into a wireless speaker system. The little hexagonal Play device streams music over your home network via 802.11b/g/n, which has some notable fidelity and range advantages over Bluetooth. Assuming you've already got some speakers lying around, it's also a fair bit cheaper than investing in a new Bluetooth or WiFi versions. The company is developing an Android app for the Rocki, letting you stream your music to multiple devices (assuming, of course, that you've got multiple Play modules throughout your home), with iOS and HTML5 versions on the horizon. Get in early, and you can snag one for a $45 pledge.
