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While browsing Amazon I noticed a new Kicker Dock I had not seen before. I jumped over to Kicker’s website to get the full details. It looks like Kicker has two new speaker systems designed to be compatible with the Zune HD. Depending on what you are looking for, both look like great alternatives to the ZK500; which is also compatible with the Zune HD. In terms of raw power, both sit below the ZK500. However, do not let that fool you into expecting anything less from Kicker as both docks look to provide new options in addition to the offering of the ZK500. In these brief summaries I am pulling from a few different sources.

ZK350

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The ZK350 is compatible with all Zune devices. With a battery pack that is sold separately, the ZK350 can be made into a portable speaker system. Taking your Zune and Kicker speakers wherever you go sounds like a sweet proposition. The dock includes a handle and weighs a bit over seven pounds. This is less than the weight of a gallon of milk. It has an external antenna that allows you to use the Zune HD’s HD radio. The ZK350 has a 4 1/2 inch subwoofer, two 4-inch woofers and 1/2 inch tweeters. The device features composite video out (red-yellow-white) and fixed volume audio out, that allows you to connect your dock to a TV and enjoy video content from a Zune. It also allows you to plug in another audio source (aux in), and features a headphone jack for private audio listening. The dock includes a remote and magnetic storage bay for the remote.

With an MSRP of $199.95, the ZK350 dock is listed as being available October 2009 on Kicker’s website. Check out the ZK350 Product Page for more information. Although we are nearing the end of October, the Kicker Store seems to be the only place to pre-order this dock, with a shipping date to be determined.

ZK150

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Compatible with all Zunes, the ZK150 is a non-portable alarm clock that comes in two colors, black and white. Differing from the other two Kicker Models, the ZK150 includes a twelve preset AM/FM radio. You can wake to the radio, an alarm, or your Zune. The dock has two programmable alarms. While the ZK150 lacks tweeters, it does have a ported enclosure that work with the 3-inch speakers to provide bass response for the Zune dock. The ZK150 features an LCD clock display that has ten levels of brightness. Being a clock radio, the the Zune dock futures a sleep timer of up to 120 minutes. With the dock you can drift of to sleep thanks to your Zune and not wake at 3am because music is still playing. Similar to the ZK350, this Zune dock gives you the option to listen through headphones and plug in another audio source. Unfortunately, this dock does not include a remote.

The ZK150 has an MRSP of $179.95. Kicker’s website also gives it a release date of October 2009. For full details check out the ZK150 Product Page. You can pre-order this Zune dock via Amazon.com. The Kicker store gives a December 1st shipping date, at the latest.

It turns out Zunerama first unveiled the ZK350 and ZK150 as part of their CES 2009 coverage back in January of this year. It is great to see new Zune docks finally coming to market. Hopefully both are available in time for the unofficial start of the Holiday shopping, i.e. Black Friday, as their pre-order pages are already viewable.