Monster’s Clarity HD Model One had me thinking back to party night at church camp, and the sound system that was required to fill an outdoor pavilion. Those speakers were towers, and there were stacks of LPs or CDs in milk crates surrounding them. The relatively tiny Clarity HD Model One may have been able to out-power those rigs, and all from a tiny little iPod.

The JBL company recently launched a successor to the JBL OnBeat speaker dock. It’s called the JBL OnBeat Air, and this new speaker dock brings a few extra features beyond the previous generation speaker dock. The OnBeat Air, while acting as a charging station for your iOS devices (through its 30-pin connector), also works well with Apple’s AirPlay technology so you can stream music across the room with ease.

Sony has introduced a new speaker dock for all iOS devices dubbed the RDP-X500IP. The $299.95 system is up for pre-order right now with an expected ship date on or around October 2nd. This docking stations has been improved over previous Sony models with dual passive radiators, an integrated subwoofer for deep robust bass, and Sony’s S-Master Digital Amplifier inside for more performance.

Time waits for nobody. Time keeps flowing like a river to the sea. (My girl wants to) party all the time. There have been plenty of songs written about time, and we think it’s time you woke to some of those songs at the time of your setting. And so, at this time, we’re giving away a Stem TimeCommand alarm clock music systems for iPhone, iPad and iPod—a $99.95 value. But hurry, the contest ends Sunday May 8th.

It’s too easy, I think, to begin this review by commenting on the shape of TEAC’s SR-100i. You may look at it and see a football. Or maybe a knockoff of the B&W Zeppelin. I see the “head” of the spaceships from War of the Worlds, but I’m like that. What matters, instead, is sound, and the SR-100i certainly delivers that…even if it doesn’t deliver death rays.

And just what, you may ask, makes an iPig speaker dock so cool? Two things. First, it has motion sensing volume and music controls, so you can be more productive while dancing. Second, we’re giving one away. Courtesy of the upstanding citizens at Speakal, we’re awarding one of our readers with a Cool iPig. Hurry, though…the contest ends at midnight on April 3rd.

When you first take a gander at these speakers, only one word comes to mind: monkey. The monkey is, after all, Paul Frank’s signature image, but you have to wonder how good a monkey speaker could really be. As it turns out, monkeys can actually make a pretty good audio system. This is a fun and funky way to get great sound.

My favorite time of day, nearly every day, is that moment when I first lie down to go to bed=. My least favorite time of day, nearly every day, is when the alarm clock goes off. If it’s the same with you, we’d like to bring some joy to your mornings by giving one lucky winner a Luna SST dual alarm clock speaker dock from XtremeMac, valued at $129.99. Hurry, though. The contest ends Sunday night.

If you’re tired of looking at your iPod speaker dock and thinking, “Man, this would be so much cooler if it resembled a member of the family Ursidae native to central-western and south western China, then you’re at the right place. As our year-end gift to our readers, we’re giving away one Speakal iPanda speaker dock for iPod. The contest has been extended through January 8th, 2011.

Too often, the divergent goals of portable music and high quality audio lead to sound systems that skimp on the sound quality while simultaneously falling oddly short on portability. Speakers that require AC power but provide only mediocre sound trump both the iPod’s goal of portable music and an uncompromising listening experience that audiophiles demand. Luckily, the i-DS3 Plus falls short in neither of those categories, and brings with it innovative features and a streamlined interface that make its use a truly enjoyable listening experience.