CoolPig:

iPig gets extremely cool makeover

Greg Gazin - May 20th, 2011

iPod docking stations that incorporate sound systems continue to gain in popularity.  One of last year’s hits was Speakal’s iPig (see review: iListen to iPig), a docking station shaped in the form of a cute chubby little pig.  It featured an iPod docking cradle on top, a sub-woofer in its underbelly and round speakers for its eyes. It had a small handheld wireless remote control, but you could alternately adjust the volume up or down by touching its ears.   Its latest revision has all those features; an extremely new cool look and a whole lot more.

Reincarnated as Cool iPig, it’s truly a different kind of animal, both inside and out.  Its ears have been squared off, its hooves distinctive and looking at its eyes, you’d swear it’s wearing shades.

Motion Sensing Makeover

Looks are not everything as the iPig has also gone through a technology makeover. It still has a wireless remote and you can still control the volume from its ears but its new built-in motion sensors also allow you to control the system functions inside by simply using your hand, outside.

Control the volume by positioning your hand over its ears.  Move back and forth between tracks by waving your hand on the appropriate side.  And you can even pause or play by positioning your hand in front of its nose. Now how cool is that?

Rechargeable Battery

But wait it gets better.  Have a look at the butt end of your iPig. No, there’s no cute little curly tail but rather a rechargeable lithium battery pack that gives you pig-power for up to eight hours so you can listen to your tunes in your house, at the office and even on the farm.

Cool iPig looks cool and sounds cool too.  Its 2.1 stereo speaker system offers 23W of total power including a 15W sub-woofer. It not only plays tunes from compatible iPhones and iPods it charges them too.  You can also play music from other sources from its built-in 3.5mm input connector.

And there’s one more thing. You can get the new cool Speakal Cool iPig for $139.99US and in any color you want, as long as it’s white.

Greg Gazin is the Real Canadian Gadget Guy.