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Aerielle i2i Wireless Digital Audio Device for iPod and MP3 Players (Black)
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Aerielle i2i Wireless Digital Audio Device for iPod and MP3 Players (Black)
- Universally compatible with iPods, MP3, and media players; earphones and headphones; portable speakers
- Stream one-to-many for sharing with multiple friends
- CD-quality wireless sound
- Compact and very light
- Every i2i Stream can broadcast or receive music
Amazon.com Product Description--Posted July 28, 2008
With the i2i Stream, you can stream HD-quality audio wirelessly. Create wireless headphones and listen to your favorite movie wirelessly. Make your computer a wireless jukebox by streaming to your home stereo. Your iPod/MP3 player becomes your wireless music remote control when broadcasting to your home entertainment system. However you enjoy your movies or music, the i2i Stream has your combination. The possibilities are endless. Wireless HD Audio 2 Everything  HD-quality audio
Amazing quality that puts Bluetooth to shame.
 Universally compatible
Works with any device with an audio source.
 Ultra-compact
Sleek, compact size; designed to go wherever you go.
 Wireless
No messy wires. Wireless range up to 30 feet.
7 Channels
Broadcast from 7 colored channels.
Features
- Universally compatible with iPod, MP3, and media players; earphones and headphones; portable speakers, gaming systems
- Stream one-to-many
- CD-quality sound
- Compact and very light
- Every i2i Stream can broadcast or receive music
What's in the Box
Two i2i Streams, two 12-inch audio cables, two 28-inch audio cables, two USB-charging cables, two neck lanyards, two belt/pocket clips, user guide
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Aerielle i2i Wireless Digital Audio Device for iPod and MP3 Players (Black)
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- Publisher: Aerielle, Inc.
- Label: Aerielle, Inc.
- Studio: Aerielle, Inc.
- Average Customer Review: based on 8 reviews
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Summary: Lots of fun! 2009-01-04
Comment: This is a great iPod accessory! A very fun and easy way to share your music WIRELESSLY with friends. No more sharing ear buds. Just charge up the i2i and connect it between your iPod and your ear buds or headphones. The center button lights up and pressing it cycles it through several colors, each representing a broadcasting channel. You and your partner(s) press the center button until your units show the same color. Use the adjacent buttons to send or receive. Anyone in the group can send his music and the others can choose to receive it or not. Switching between sending and receiving is as easy as changing the color of the center button. You can also adjust the volume on the i2i so that your volume is not dependent on the sender's volume. We use these when we are exercising since the wireless connection allows us to move freely and independently. The units are small, light, and work very well together. I give 4 stars only because they seem overpriced, although you get 2 units and lots of connectors in this package.
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Summary: Huge "sleeper" idea in consumer electronics! 2008-12-09
Comment: The I2I concept only requires "discovery" by Steven Jobs to become the next mega "must have" for MILLIONS of children, teens, and young adults. Featuring the I2I in a popular teen movie like "Disturbia" would also set off a tidal wave of popularity.
Simply put, no one "gets" the profound versatility of the concept. The "elephant" in the IPod living room is how solitary an mp3 player is. Whatever happened to listening to music together? With the I2I, people can share the same sonic space yet have no impact on those around them. Imagine a group of kids skipping through a mall enthralled with the same musical performance yet each as quiet as a mime to those around them. Now add to that the sharing of individual music libraries and you have an almost perfect product. Sometimes great ideas are weirdly slow in catching on.
The problem with the I2I concept is it simply has not achieved critical mass. There was a report of a large "silent rave" in Europe recently where all of the participants started their individual mp3 players playing the same playlist on queue. The press was very keen on the novelty of the event - hundreds silently "rocking out" in unison. However, that was the last word from the press on the notion. The idea might have caught on then but no such luck.
The manufacturer must be freaking out. They have backed away from the knock-out potential of silent music sharing and are emphasizing universal wireless connectivity that in itself has vast potential. However, the music sharing by young adults is the big ticket.
I think the company should explore marketing individual I2I devices as solitary complementary products to solitary mp3 players. The price per unit, fifty dollars, is right there with the cost of a video game title. Every kid on the planet is an expert at getting fifty bucks.
In addition, the company should pitch featuring the I2I in a movie to movie producers using the same channels used by those who pitch movie scripts. One movie appearance and the I2I will take off. Unfortunately, Mr. Jobs might grab the ball and run. A few IPod firmware changes and the iPod Share is born!
Confession, I concurrently invented the mp3 sharing concept three year ago (most likely others did as well). I'm sure the I2I people had no knowledge of my activities. I didn't proceed because the intellectual property is essentially public and I was not willing to invest millions and have Steven Jobs or Bill Gates step in and reap the rewards.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Nemo's MyMac.com Review 2008-08-22
Comment: It's not often my wife laughs out loud watching me review items for MyMac Magazine. It happened during the test drive of Aerielle Technologies' i2i Stream audio transmitter/receiver two-pack.
Jim Dicker and I were playing "name that tune," with me asking him to identify jazz artists or songs from my iPod. We were both listening to the same song at the same time, at optimum audio quality, BUT !! Jim was twenty feet away from where I was sitting. The music was streaming from my iPod to Jim's headphones, both of which were attached to different units from a two-pack of the remarkable i2i Stream.
Barbara says it was hilarious: "It was ridiculous, John, but you two were having such a great time playing a silly game. Two men were sitting a room apart, headphones attached to some contraption, listening to music you easily could have played on the stereo. But that's what men do, I guess." She is correct, and it was a load of fun.
i2i Stream is a device that's easier to demonstrate than explain. Here is the company's official description:
"The i2i Stream is a wireless digital audio device that allows you to broadcast your favorite music to all your friends that also have i2i Streams. i2i Streams can send or receive CD quality sound up to 30 feet wirelessly. You can plug any MP3 player into one end of the i2i Stream and your favorite earphones into the other end and choose one of seven colored channels to start broadcasting. Experience and share your music like never before with the new i2i Stream."
Do you get suspicious reading promotional material such as that? I do. But in this case, the reality is superior to the imagination. There are ENDLESS ways to use i2i Stream with small or large numbers of listeners. The color-coded channels are simple to navigate and activate. The physical device is small, cute, and ridiculously easy to learn.
Neck and pocket straps are included, as are USB charging cables and two lengths of audio cables from i2i Stream to iPod or other music source. Clever accessories are available directly from Aerielle Technologies, all at affordable pricing. MyMac will obtain and evaluate these other goodies as soon as we can. You can learn much more here.
A small printed User Guide is included. Study it before you get up to the batter's box. Otherwise you may not have a clue how to get to first base with i2i Stream. Advice: place everything that ships with i2i into a small Ziploc bag, because no case is included. Every component, cable, and strap is tiny, and you don't want your dog to eat a $60 gizmo for an appetizer.
Sixty dollars? Does that seem a little expensive? Nemo the Marketing Genius would place the street pricing of i2i Stream at $49 for one, $89 for two-pack, and $159 for a four-pack, but that's why I'm not in business. This product is not a casual or impulse purchase at $60 each, but with outstanding audio quality and user functionality, it's a reasonable cost.
Aerielle Technologies should sponsor a contest for most unusual and creative uses of i2i Stream. Some suggestions could be:
* In a plane, train, or bus
* Riding in different vehicles
* Classrooms and lecture halls
* During a parade
* Seated at a sporting event
* At a birthday party
* Dance partners, or dancing individuals
and those came to mind in about two minutes of imaginative thinking. I'm sure hundreds more appropriate situations for i2i Stream are possible.
I will continue to try i2i Stream as many ways as I can. Two college students are visiting for a few days. It will be fun to see them experiment and innovate.
Out of a possible perfect score of 5, we knock down Aerielle's i2i Stream by two half points, one each for lack of protective case and high price. MyMac recommends this product, with a strong rating of 4 out of 5.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great Gadget 2008-08-19
Comment: I recently got the stream and found that I don't use it when mobile, but I hook it up to my stereo in my living room and stream music from my computer or my Zune.
The sounds quality is good & it saves me from having to run wires everywhere.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: cool product 2008-08-15
Comment: it's small and easy to use. the product isn't for one-to-one application. in fact, it can transmit audio to many receivers. now i can share my music with my colleagues in my office.
excellent sound quality and i like it!
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Aerielle i2i Wireless Digital Audio Device for iPod and MP3 Players (Black)
