I’m not normally one for the whole “Black Friday†shopping thing, but for curiosity’s sake, I wanted to see how my local Apple store (Phoenix – Biltmore) was doing and, perhaps, they’d have some insane unpublicized deal like an iMac for $99 or a new MacBook for $199.
Alas, there were no insane deals, but they did appear to be quite busy – at least with people browsing – and they had the JBL On Stage Micro iPod speakers on sale, so I decided to pick one up.
It’s a good thing I didn’t want two, because I got the last one they had.
It’s really small, and sits nicely on my desk. It uses the Universal Dock inserts, so I was able to use the custom one that came with my iPod case. In addition to be powered speakers (both AC and batteries), it can also act as a Universal Dock, and since the iPod sits up at a slight angle, it’s good for viewing videos. I also has a small remote (about the size of the MacBook’s FrontRow remote) which, although it mimics all the normal iPod functionality, does so in a non-standard way which is a little awkward.
Best of all, though, it sounds great. Much better than I was expecting.