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iDESIGN<br />
The Free iPod + iPhone Book 4<br />
Speakers as Works of Art<br />
While others struggled to make plain-looking<br />
speakers sound good, JBL and Harman’s curvy<br />
designs consistently impressed both eyes and ears.<br />
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By the time JBL released On Time, a<br />
futuristic iPod shrine that happened<br />
to be a sophisticated clock radio, the<br />
world was already accustomed to<br />
seeing and hearing great things from<br />
the multimedia division of Harman<br />
International, maker of vaunted Harman<br />
Kardon speakers. Duet, a curvy $50<br />
pair of computer speakers, and its $100<br />
version Creature (not shown) had proved<br />
that you didn’t have to compromise on<br />
looks to accessorize your PC or Mac; in<br />
fact, speakers could be art, enhancing<br />
your machine. Subsequent releases<br />
did the same for the iPod. Armed with<br />
unusual, alien-inspired shapes and<br />
surprisingly well-balanced Harman<br />
drivers, the JBL lineup instantly inspired<br />
clones, but the sheer industrial design
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