Other Audio Devices Specs History

iPod Hi-Fi was a speaker system that was developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. and was released on February 28, 2006, for use with any iPod digital music player. The iPod Hi-Fi retailed at the Apple Store for $349 U.S. until its discontinuation on September 5, 2007.

The Apple Pro Speakers were introduced in January 2001 alongside the Power Mac G4 Digital Audio, based on the G4 Cube's spherical speakers with a new digital audio system, plastic grilles, black foam or white rubber/silicone surrounds and changed the connector to a proprietary minijack that provided both power and audio. They were available as a standalone purchase for $59 U.S. and bundled with some versions of the iMac G4.

The Apple G4 Cube Speakers (model M7963) were clear spherical speakers bundled with the Power Mac G4 Cube at its July 19, 2000 debut, designed by Jony Ive in partnership with Harman Kardon using enlarged versions of the iMac G3's Odyssey drivers. They connected via USB through an external amplifier box (with headphone jack) that also supplied power, were never sold separately, and their design evolved into the Apple Pro Speakers in 2001.

Apple released two versions of their desktop speakers: the AppleDesign Powered Speakers and the redesigned AppleDesign Powered Speakers II a year later. The original speakers came in Platinum gray to match Apple's desktop line, while the second generation were curvier and also came in a darker gray color designed to match the PowerBook line and PowerCD. Both were powered with an AC adapter and could be attached to any audio output source, with two separate inputs for the computer and an external CD player. Both had a headphone jack in the front of one speaker along with the volume control and an optional subwoofer connection port on some models.

PlainTalk is the collective name for several speech synthesis (MacinTalk) and speech recognition technologies developed by Apple Inc. In 1990, Apple invested a lot of work and money in speech recognition technology, hiring many researchers in the field. The result was "PlainTalk", released with the AV models in the Macintosh Quadra series from 1993. It was made a standard system component in System 7.1.2, and has since been shipped on all PowerPC and some 68k Macintoshes. The PlainTalk Microphone was introduced alongside the AV models in the Macintosh Quadra series in 1993 but was also sold separately. It was designed to be positioned on top of the screen and to be sensitive to sound from the front. It had a longer connector, the tip of which was used to provide the microphone with bias voltage.

Apple released two versions of their desktop speakers: the AppleDesign Powered Speakers and the redesigned AppleDesign Powered Speakers II a year later. The original speakers came in Platinum gray to match Apple's desktop line, while the second generation were curvier and also came in a darker gray color designed to match the PowerBook line and PowerCD. Both were powered with an AC adapter and could be attached to any audio output source, with two separate inputs for the computer and an external CD player. Both had a headphone jack in the front of one speaker along with the volume control and an optional subwoofer connection port on some models.