Battlemodo: Gizmodo is running a tournament of iPod speaker-docks

Apple has got to be loving themselves a little something extra today. Their accessory ecosystem is finally mature enough to warrant a March-madness-themed comparison test. Isn’t that like some kinds of holy grail or something?

Claiming they are judging primarily audio quality, Gizmodo kicked off a battle royale with participants from all corners of the iPod speakerdock playing field. With brands whose reputations for audio do not precede them, such as Griffin, XtremeMac, and Kensington, competing against middle-of-the-road audio brands like Altec Lansing, Logitech, iHome, and the likes of audio brand-heavies like JBL and Bose… it should be interesting to see if Gizmodo’s gizolden ears pick us a winner, or a wiener.

I can already see how their bracketing is flawed. They didn’t seed the players properly. They should have done this by price. Instead they’ve set us up for a really weird semi-final between an XtremeMac Tango ($199) and Apple HiFi ($349). Whereas, anyone who knows anything about these products would tell you the smart money should be on a finals between the Logitech AudioStation and the Apple HiFi.

I call bull-shit on the whole thing already. Give me my money back, nerd-boys.

But I could be wrong… so I too will track the results here.