JBL OnBeat XtremeSo suddenly I see this commercial the other day of an iPad sitting in this JBL docking station and it picks my interest.
I so miss good sound. The only place I currently have it is in my car. I can't wait to get my media room set up, but that's another day and time. For now, I'm thinking this would be perfect in my office. So my research starts. Immediately I'm hit with the $500 price tag. Ouch. That knocks me back and makes me think. Then I see the little sister of this bad boy. Well the price is much better ($140), but I'm reading the sound is OK and the hardware to hold the iPad is cheap. So never mind.
So I read this very in-depth unbiased review
JBL OnBeat Xtreme review from engadget.com. Excellent review and indicates what I would expect from JBL and for $500. Still $500. Dayum. It is beautifully designed.
Then I thought how I would use it. Most likely, only for the office. My iPad currently resides in a nice padded swivel case for mobility advantages. I would have to remove it from the case, install and remove constantly. There are some great things about the Onbeat Xtreme, that I still have it in the back of my mind. But it would be another expensive toy. Many of the other things I read included the thoughts about an explosion of other blue tooth, dock type products coming out. So let's see what the competitors come out with.
So for now I'll take a wait and see. But I'm excited about the technology.