Bose's new SoundDock Portable looks a lot like the original SoundDock, which isn't portable at all. The funny thing is, this new dock isn't all that easy to transport, either. That's despite a hand grip, a retractable iPod tray, and the ability to blast audio at high levels on battery power. That's not to say the new SoundDock isn't an attractive, nice-sounding device. It's just a bit bulky to tote on that trip to Europe. More troubling is its $400 price tag, much too steep for an iPod speaker system.