iHome iW4 is the first Airplay enabled alarm dock

CES 2012 is just a few days away, but already we are starting to see companies releasing information about the new products they are displaying, including iHome with their latest AirPlay speaker dock; the iHome iW4 alarm dock with AirPlay technology.

Last year it was all about the iHome iW1 AirPlay speaker, with a couple of extra side distractions in form of iHome iW2 and iW3, which are yet to hit the market and there are doubts they ever will. This year the company is bringing their latest Airplay device in the iW4, which forms part of 3 new alarm speaker docks that will be shown off at CES.

Besides being AirPlay enabled, the iHome iW4 is a bedside unit that supports docking of all iOS devices, has dual alarm settings, FM radio, SRS TruBass sound enhancement, and packs about 20W of power, which should be plenty enough for the bedroom (or at least a normal size bedroom).

U.S retail price for the iHome iW4 is expected at around $270 and i'm waiting to hear back about UK price, but would expect it to be around £200, so on the pricey side for a bedroom alarm dock. I will be back with more details as soon as available, including expected retail release dates.

[source: iLounge]