<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
are	O
multimedia	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
sold	O
by	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
,	O
originally	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
a	O
2.1	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
satellite	O
speakers	O
and	O
a	O
subwoofer	B-Application
called	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
available	O
first	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harman	O
Kardon	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Apple	O
dates	O
back	O
to	O
1999	O
when	O
they	O
provided	O
Odyssey	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
,	O
a	O
6-inch	O
subwoofer	B-Application
that	O
connected	O
over	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
slot-loading	O
iMacs	O
G3s	O
and	O
PowerPC	O
Macs	O
with	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Speakers	O
,	O
not	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
Intel-based	B-Device
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
introduced	O
a	O
software	O
implementation	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
frequency	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	O
's	O
internal	O
speakers	O
so	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
overlap	O
with	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
,	O
and	O
increased	O
the	O
iMac	O
's	O
maximum	O
volume	O
as	O
the	O
speakers	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
to	O
produce	O
deep	O
bass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harman	O
Kardon	O
and	O
Apple	O
next	O
designed	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
,	O
a	O
2.1	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
July	O
2000	O
Macworld	O
expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
satellite	O
speakers	O
used	O
Odyssey	O
speakers	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
and	O
feature	O
four	O
drivers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug-and-play	O
support	O
for	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
was	O
added	O
in	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.0.4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
were	O
available	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
similarly	O
designed	O
Pro	O
Speakers	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Apple	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
branded	O
as	O
an	O
Apple	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
II	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
adding	O
capacitive	O
volume	O
control	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
mini-jack	O
input	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
previous	O
USB	B-Protocol
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
III	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
styling	O
slightly	O
using	O
black	O
highlights	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
green	O
and	O
blue	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
and	O
the	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
II	O
,	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
LED	O
in	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
to	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
III	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
,	O
dubbed	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
Wireless	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harman	O
Kardon	O
also	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
's	O
design	O
for	O
their	O
line	O
of	O
Aura	O
all-in-one	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Harman	O
Kardon	O
released	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
4	O
which	O
marked	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
external	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
satellite	O
speakers	O
have	O
white	O
translucent	O
plastic	O
drivers	B-Device
and	O
redesigned	O
stands	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
subwoofer	B-Application
is	O
domed	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
thinner	O
profile	O
and	O
a	O
rippled	O
surface	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
retailed	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
as	O
late	O
as	O
2015	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
removed	O
them	O
from	O
their	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
won	O
an	O
Industrial	O
Design	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
were	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
I.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
CNET	O
rated	O
them	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
easy	O
setup	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
physical	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2011	O
review	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
headphone	O
input	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
iSub	B-Device
LED	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
without	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
entire	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Wired	O
from	O
August	O
2013	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
rating	O
them	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
in	O
Manhattan	O
added	O
an	O
iSub	B-Device
to	O
its	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundSticks	B-Device
were	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2013	O
film	O
Begin	O
Again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
other	O
old	O
Apple	O
products	O
,	O
an	O
iSub	B-Device
and	O
SoundSticks	B-Device
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
season	O
1	O
episode	O
2	O
of	O
The	O
Feed	O
.	O
</s>
