Lightning Audio Launching Car Speakers

By Jospeh Palenchar On Jan 2 2013 - 10:22am

Las Vegas — Rockford’s Lightning Audio brand will go to International CES to launch 11 new car audio speakers, which consist of two- and three-way full-range speakers and two-way component speakers.

Bose Launches SoundDock III With Lightning Connector

By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 10 2012 - 10:17am

Bose’s first docking speaker with 8-pin Apple Lightning connector is the AC-only SoundDock Series III at $249.95.

Framingham, Mass. — Bose launched its first iPod/iPhone-docking speaker with Apple’s new eight-pin Lightning connector.

The new speaker allows the docking of the iPhone 5, fifth-gen iPod, and seventh-gen iPod Nano without the use of Apple’s $29 Lightning-to-30-pin adapter.

The AC-only speaker, called the SoundDock Series III, became available this weekend at Bose.com in gloss black at $249. It will also be sold at authorized Bose dealers, Bose retail stores and Bose’s toll-free number.

Philips Launching Lightning-Equipped Speaker

By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 5 2012 - 12:14pm

The Philips DCM2067 Lifestyle Music System features FM/CD player and retractable Lightning dock.

Atlanta – Philips unveiled some of the industry’s first tabletop docking speakers with Apple’s new eight-pin Lightning connector.

A quartet of docking speakers shipping this month from the company will dock with the iPhone 5, fifth-generation iPod Touch, and seventh-generation iPod Nano to play back their music and charge them. The speakers are not designed for use with the Pad Mini or fourth-generation iPad.