Bluetooth speakerphone and music-streaming support, Flexible alarm options, iHome+Sleep app adds functionality, Dock accommodates iPad, iPhone, or iPod,
No AM-radio support, Buttons difficult to distinguish from each other
The iHome iA100 is a very respectable alarm clock and speaker system—and one of the few that can accommodate an iPad—with a handful of extras that you may or may not need in your bedside system. Of course, those features come at a price, but if you’re...
Abstract: I review the iHome iA100 Bluetooth Audio System and demo the iHome + Sleep App on my iPhone 4. Take a look!The iHome iA100 Bluetooth Audio System is available for purchase through Amazon....
iPad/iPhone/iPod support, iHome App delivers unique features, Builtin Bluetooth
Average sound quality, iPad is portrait use only, Mediocre speakerphone quality
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Published: 2010-12-09, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
Speaker dock supports iPad along with iPhone/iPod; works with iHome's iOS app to deliver a rich alarm clock feature set, including weather updates and Twitter/Facebook messaging; built-in speakerphone and Bluetooth audio streaming capabilities
Sound could be better for the money, lacks support for landscape/horizontal viewing mode found on competing Altec Lansing model
Though we wished it sounded a little better for the money, the iHome iA100 is a full-featured tabletop stereo system with a built-in Bluetooth speakerphone functionality and iPad charging/docking.
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