If you’re not familiar with Scandyna, the company started with a group of Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) developers being assigned to create great sounding speakers at an affordable price. Scandyna has just introduced the Amp 2, a speaker amplifier with an iPod dock, RDS FM radio, alarm clock and USB PnP in one. The unit has a look that fits in with their other colorful products (namely Podspeakers), and will come in black, white, and red. The Amp 2 has a phono jack, minijacks, and USB hookups, and comes with a remote control.

The Amp 2 from Scandyna will debut in March or April this year.

Fiio has just released the E5, and despite it offering a design very similar to that of the iPod Shuffle it is not a media player but instead a headphone amplifier. The E5 comes as a replacement to the previous E3, and in turn offers 30-percent more power than the E3. The E5 has a more »