System with speaker, transceiver and related devices

A method comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting a first signal containing audio content from a handheld media device to a base station;
• producing a first audible signal from the audio content via a speaker integrated within a housing of the base station;
• wirelessly transmitting a second signal containing the audio content to a remote speaker via a transceiver that is integrated in the housing of the base station;
• producing a second audible signal from the audio content via the remote speaker;
• wirelessly relaying the audio content from the remote speaker to an other remote speaker that is disposed beyond the transmission range of the transceiver of the base station;
• and
• producing a third audible signal from the audio content via the other remote speaker.

An audio system comprising:

• a base station;
• an interface to provide a wireless connection between the base station and a handheld media device;
• and
• a remote speaker comprising
• a receiver to receive from the base station a wireless signal that represents audio content;
• and
• a transducer coupled to the receiver to produce a second audible signal from the received wireless signal transmission,
• wherein the base station comprises:
• a housing;
• circuitry for receiving the audio content from the handheld media device via the wireless connection;
• a speaker included in the housing and coupled to the circuitry to produce a first audible signal from the audio content received from the handheld media device via the wireless connection;
• and
• a transmitter included in the housing to wirelessly transmit the audio content received from the handheld media device, and
• wherein the remote speaker is configured to wirelessly relay the audio content to one or more other remote speakers that are beyond a transmission range of the transmitter of the base station.

An audio system comprising:

• a base station;
• a handheld media device for providing audio content to the base station;
• and
• one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station,
• wherein the handheld media device is wirelessly coupled to the base station, and
• wherein the base station comprises:
• a housing;
• a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device;
• and
• a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers, and
• wherein the one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond a transmission range of the base station.