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"  I recently had the opportunity to meet with Tom Dudderidge, founder of Gear4. While you may not have heard of his company yet, in England this brand is synonymous with inventive iPod solutions. In fact, it sells more products there than Bose. And you&amp;#039;re sure to soon become familiar with Gear4 as it begins to infiltrate the U.S. with its iPod-related products.   We just got a look at Gear4&amp;#039;s flagship product, the SoundOrb Aurora., which will soon be available in stores at about $375. Unlike most iPod docks, this product comes in white (not black) and features a dock and a wireless, dedicated subwoofer. For those of you who have seen the film Wall-E, the sub actually looks a lot like Eve&amp;#039;s head, not a traditional black box! The sub can illuminate - you can cycle through different colors, set it for a color you like, or turn it off - depending upon your mood or the d\u00E9cor of the room. What about the sound quality? It&amp;#039;s impressive, with better bass than most systems without a sub. You can set the sound to one of three modes: normal, virtual wide stereo or virtual surround sound, the latter two meant to provide a more immersive listening experience. A useful feature of the device is its enhanced connectivity - it provides a video-out port so you can hook the device up to your TV which can be useful when entertaining. One quibble people may have with the product is that it does not have on-device controls of the iPod, so you either need to use your iPod or the provided remote. Want to find out how other iPod docking stations did in our tests at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute? Check out our reviews of iPod docks and headphones. And what do you like and dislike about the iPod dock you have now? Let us know. We&amp;#039;re always interested in hearing from you. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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