| Since man's advent on the planet, we have | | | | Due to the fact that many people now use |
| always been fascinated by the outdoors. Although | | | | computers are multimedia gadgets to watch |
| the world infrastructure has since changed and | | | | movies, stream sound and video, attend |
| there are more buildings and the world looks | | | | conference calls, use voice recognition software |
| more like a concrete jungle, the allure of the | | | | to dictate writing and the like, computer speakers |
| outdoors has not left man. Weather permitting | | | | have not only become an absolute necessity but |
| many individuals and families still find themselves | | | | have become more and more sophisticated. |
| walking jogging, going for picnics, camping and | | | | The major outdoors computer manufacturers are |
| other exciting recreational activities. Because of | | | | Dell, Compaq, HP, Acer, AIWA, JVC, Creative |
| the time spent outdoors, people now carry their | | | | Labs, Harman Kardon, Bose and Samsung, all of |
| electronic gadgets with them when venturing | | | | who are also household names when it comes to |
| outdoors. In the last 20 years we have seen the | | | | consumer entertainment electronics. Bose |
| musical devices such as the walkman and | | | | speakers are especially in high demand although |
| Discman become popular and now the IPod has | | | | because of their high quality, can be a little pricy. |
| hit the consumer market. With the Discman, one | | | | Other companies such as Apple also create |
| could easily carry their favorite music with them | | | | outdoor wireless speakers for their portable |
| anywhere they went. The IPod comes with a set | | | | musical gadgets. |
| of quality earphones. As MP3 devices and IPods | | | | For a price of around $200-400, one can get |
| have evolved, outdoor wireless speakers have | | | | some quality wireless outdoor speakers which |
| also evolved with them. The classic IPod now | | | | promise a rich sound regardless of where one is |
| comes with a capability of adding external | | | | located. Outdoors speakers have become popular |
| speakers meaning that one need not necessarily | | | | owing to their convenience. They can be easily |
| listen to their music alone. | | | | carried and then deployed out of site where they |
| Wireless speakers have been a welcome addition | | | | do not hinder any social activities and all this |
| to the world of outdoor electronics especially | | | | without compromising the sound quality. |
| IPods. This is because for the IPod, bulky CDs | | | | One downside with outdoor speakers is the fact |
| were eliminated and music is transferred digitally | | | | that they are battery powered. This has its own |
| from its source, in this case ITunes, directly to | | | | limitations in that in the event that the batteries |
| the IPod. And with the colossal storage capacity | | | | strength begins to diminish then the quality of |
| of the IPod, people could now travel outdoors | | | | sound will also begin to suffer. The length of the |
| with thousands of tunes in their IPod device. With | | | | musical experience is therefore limited to how |
| outdoor speakers, a group of outdoor enthusiasts | | | | long the batteries last. If the outdoor event |
| could enjoy an endless stream of musical playlists | | | | continues for an extended period then the cost of |
| in CD-quality fashion wherever they are. | | | | batteries can be high. |