<s>
Apple	B-Device
PowerCD	I-Device
is	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
player	I-Device
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
discontinued	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
re-badged	O
Philips-designed	O
product	O
(	O
Philips	O
CDF-100	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
speakers	O
and	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerCD	B-Device
was	O
capable	O
of	O
reading	O
Kodak	O
photo	O
CDs	O
,	O
data	O
CDs	O
and	O
audio	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
through	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
and	O
also	O
to	O
stereo	O
systems	O
and	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Newton	I-Device
,	O
in	O
mid-1992	O
Apple	O
Industrial	O
Design	O
Group	O
created	O
a	O
division	O
called	O
Mac	B-Device
Like	I-Device
Things	I-Device
which	O
was	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
saw	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
market	O
for	O
Apple	O
in	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PowerCD	B-Device
marked	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
stand-alone	O
consumer-oriented	O
product	O
brought	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
computer	O
for	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
analogous	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
Discman	O
portable	O
CD	B-Device
players	I-Device
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
Sony	O
's	O
and	O
most	O
others	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
computer	O
peripheral	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
most	O
desktop	O
Macs	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
included	O
built-in	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
,	O
the	O
PowerCD	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
PowerBook	O
series	O
which	O
would	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
for	O
several	O
more	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
operated	O
under	O
battery	O
power	O
alone	O
made	O
it	O
not	O
only	O
a	O
portable	O
drive	O
for	O
computers	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
portable	O
CD	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
Like	I-Device
Things	I-Device
was	O
short-lived	O
and	O
by	O
September	O
1992	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
folded	O
into	O
Apple	O
's	O
New	O
Media	O
Group	O
having	O
only	O
brought	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
PowerCD	B-Device
and	O
AppleDesign	O
Powered	O
Speakers	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
PowerCD	B-Device
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
desktop	O
speakers	O
:	O
the	O
AppleDesign	O
Powered	O
Speakers	O
and	O
the	O
redesigned	O
AppleDesign	O
Powered	O
Speakers	O
II	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
speakers	O
came	O
in	O
Platinum	O
gray	O
to	O
match	O
Apple	O
's	O
desktop	O
line	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
were	O
curvier	O
and	O
also	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
darker	O
gray	O
color	O
designed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
PowerBook	O
line	O
and	O
PowerCD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
powered	O
with	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
any	O
audio	O
output	O
source	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
separate	O
inputs	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
and	O
an	O
external	O
CD	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
had	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
one	O
speaker	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
volume	O
control	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
subwoofer	B-Application
connection	O
port	O
on	O
some	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
