Macworld has long been the event for Apple users to gather and interact with the companies that produce their favorite pieces of hardware and software, in addition to Apple. We all remember last year, when Apple decided they didn’t need to attend Macworld anymore. Many in the industry have said that Apple’s withdrawal symbolized the death of Macworld. And with the iLounge at CES, you might begin to think that CES is a suitable replacement for Macworld.

Yes, it’s shiny and spherical and fashionable, but I really just wasn’t expecting Vestalife’s iPod speaker system to sound good at all. Perhaps it was the name: Ladybug. Know what doesn’t make me think of rich, full sound? The ladybug. Or insects in general. Crickets, maybe, or cicada, but even those produce too much highs. They’re all tweeter, the insects. But Vestalife’s Ladybug does alright.