The dock, which is compatible with most recent iPods, has most of the standard features, including a pair of speakers, an AM/FM radio and a musical alarm clock. The dock reads the iPod's contents and can show the current song and full track list on its display screen. George also has inputs for devices like the iPod Shuffle and CD players.
In a twist, the front panel is removable and becomes an iPod remote, allowing songs and podcasts to be browsed from up to 7.6m away.
There are a few interesting improvements to the radio as well. It is bandless, which means that you can browse through a continuous "dial" that has both the AM and FM bands. You can also store station presets grouped by genres, like talk, sports and rock radio.
Chestnut Hill is selling George at www.chillsound.com. A portable iPod boom box called Martha can't be far behind.
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