Almost-Cool Disney iPod Gear
July 20, 2007 by Lauren
I'm really not a big fan of the whole iPod gear craze. Everyone's dressing their iPods better than they dress themselves, and a lot of it is overpriced hoo-ha. On that note, I also don't like Disney very much, especially when they mess with technology. From Disney CDs to Disney phones, I just can't stand the concept.
That said, they made something that is almost kind of neat; your kids will certainly like it, anyway. Unfortunately, it's all themed to that High School Musical movie. Nonetheless, they've created a clock/radio dock and a matching LCD TV. They're both cased in a red school locker-looking design, and they both have High School Musical plastered on it somewhere.
The High School Musical Clock/Radio is, quite obviously, a dock that will allow you to wake up to the tunes from your iPod or radio. Its design is unique, housing the iPod in a chubby locker with a closing door, though that seems inconvenient to me. It'll also charge your iPod and work with Disney Mix Stick.
The High School Musical LCD TV is probably much cooler. When I first saw this, I thought it was just a little toy thing, not much bigger than the iPod screen. But that's only what I'd assumed, and I later discovered that it really is a 15" LCD TV. It, too, is housed in a red locker that looks pretty goofy and great for kids all at the same time. Apparently, this is just one of several $300 TVs that Disney will be rolling out this fall. It'll support your iPod video content and it will include an ATSC tuner.
The iPod dock costs $60, so that's not bad at all. Both of these products should be hitting your local Toys"R"Us store in September (TV) and October (dock). I'm pretty impressed considering these are just for kids. I'm assuming it'll fly off the shelves just because it involves Disney, not to mention iPods.
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