Does Size Matter?If You’re An Audiophile With An iPad It Does
Take a look at this, the first iPad speaker dock we’ve seen – there’s bound to be a lot more appearing soon…
The FloBox and FloBox Mini both make an appeal to younger generations with cleaner industrial design, eye-catching piano gloss finishes and compact, dorm-friendly form factors. They offer iPad connectivity through a dock on the top, plus built-in speakers, USB inputs, FM tuners, and on the larger unit, a traditional CD drive. The distinctive box-on-a-pedestal design features a front grille that drops down to reveal a strip of controls and an LED display. SpeakerCraft hasn’t announced full availability details, but the full-size FloBox will retail for $399.
For a company that built its reputation on custom in-wall speaker systems, SpeakerCraft made an unlikely candidate to bring out iPad docks but that’s exactly what the company unveiled at CEDIA on Wednesday. The company has shifted its focus from audiophiles down to mass-market consumers with the new Vital 250 amplifier, FloBox and FloBox Mini all-in-one systems, all of which feature built-in iPad docks.
The first amplifier on the market with an integrated iPad dock, the Vital 250 allows users to drop the entire tablet on top for music playback and charging, or wirelessly zip music to it from the couch with built-in AirPlay compatibility. True to SpeakerCraft’s audiophile legacy, it will also upconvert compressed MP3s to improve sound quality. It offers two-channel output at 50 watts per channel, and a similar design to SpeakerCraft’s other pro-grade amps, but with a smaller footprint made to nestle into a bedroom or beside a computer, plus a down-market price tag of $699.
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Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
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