iPod Boombox, hopefully better than the Apple Hi-Fi

Apple has filed a patent to protect an ipod speaker dock that is reminiscent of the Apple Hi-Fi. Among the improvements, there is a control display, possibly to play video files – or may be the the Boombox has its own memory and can play as a stand-alone device (speculation is free and you can tell). This patent does not mean that Apple will produce such a device, however.

We got flamed by some for saying it in our Hi-Fi review, but the facts speak for themselves: the Apple Hi-Fi was not a successful product, that’s why it got quietly canned, in our opinion.