Macworld – Audio vendor Altec Lansing has released the company’s first iPad-focused audio system, the Octiv Stage (MP450). Designed for use on a counter, desk, or dresser, the Octiv Stage provides a large cradle that can hold an iPad in portrait or landscape orientation, at a number of different anglesâincluding horizontal for occasional onscreen typing sessions. The Octiv Stage also supports iPhone and iPod touch models.