Gizmodo: iphone speaker

SoundClip: Passive iPhone Amplifier

Mark Wilson — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST

The SoundClip is just a piece of plastic, and you could duplicate the effect by cupping your hand. But those points alone don't necessarily make it a bad idea.

Priced at $8, the SoundClip snaps on the bottom of your iPhone around the speaker. Tiny molded plastic creates a pocket to amplify (but probably mostly redirect) sound, promising a 10dB increase in volume between 6kH and 20kHz. And when not in use, the SoundClip can actually attach to the phone's charging cord, which isn't a bad idea at all.

But as DVICE points out, maybe the real benefit of the SoundClip is that it's an $8 reminder to not cover the speaker with your finger. [SoundClip via DVICE]

DLO's Portable Fold-up iPhone Speakers Are Necessary

Jason Chen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:20 EST

Everyone knows how completely horrible the built-in iPhone speakers are for listening to music or talking on speakerphone, which is why this DLO Portable Speaker for iPhone is totally necessary. You can carry it around in a little oval pod when not in use, but when you want to get down with the teleconferencing, just open her up and splay her to either side of your phone. It's even got a little stand to prop up the iPhone, and the whole thing looks quite nice playing back music (it's shielded from the GSM buzz) with its black and silver motif. $49 gets you one. [DLO]

Altec Lansing's iPhone Dock Doesn't Buzz

Noah Robischon — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:50:55 EST

If you've ever tried to set up your iPhone on an iPod dock you know that it sounds like a swarm of killer bees on the loose. Altec Lansing's solved that problem with the T612 dock by somehow filtering out the GSM buzz. Out this fall.