Live Speaker

The Live-speaker includes a built-in, fold-out stand that feels sturdy and is made of metal and locks into place much like a patio chair’s back. Less sturdy, unfortunately, is the cradle that actually holds your iPhone. Sliding your iPhone into the cradle is easy, but attaching the cradle to the speaker itself and keeping it there is more than a little frustrating. The cradle sports tiny holes which are meant to snap onto small nubs on the Live-speaker itself; this attachment mechanism feels quite chintzy. In fact, i found it almost impossible to rotate my iPhone into landscape mode, expanding the speakers, without the cradle detaching from the speaker.