White JBL On Air Airplay speaker available through John Lewis

The second true Airplay speaker dock to be launched into the UK market, the JBL On Air Airplay dock is now available from John Lewis in white color.

So far the UK has had limited access to Airplay speaker docks, with the exception of the B&W Zeppelin Air which was launched back in March and is the flagship of speaker docks, regardless of AirPlay or not, but priced at the higher end at close to £500.

The JBL On Air speaker dock to be fair can not be compared directly to the Zeppelin Air, despite its unique circle design, it is lacking that same sophistication that follows the Zeppelin. Don't get me wrong, the JBL On Air is still a good speaker dock that with its size will easily fit into any room or setting.

JBL has also done a good job with the On Air speaker to make the most out of the design in terms of sound experience, adding the 360-degree HALO (horizontal acoustic level optimization) for a room wide music experience.

John Lewis is currently offering the system in white only retailing at £329 - click here

More AirPlay to come from Harman Kardon

Although Harman Kardon is the company behind the JBL On Air AirPlay speaker, they have bigger plans for the new Apple AirPlay technology across their range of sound systems and AV receivers.

They have unveiled that they in the next few months will release an AirPlay module for current AV receivers, and that their coming range of AVR's will also be equipped with AirPlay technology, which is very welcomed news for everyone who wants less wires in their lives.

Harman Kardon embracing AirPlay follows in the footsteps of other AV receiver producers, including Pioneer, Denon, and Marantz, with more sure to follow.

Their new AVR range will also support DLNA as well as AirPlay, thereby opening up for the wireless streaming of a lot more filetypes than just the Apple compatible ones.

I will be back with more details of Harman Kardon's AirPlay devices as soon as the information becomes available.

[source: Twice]