Up for review today I have the WAVEstream Bluetooth sound bar which can be used for music and as a speakerphone. Price is about $25 and for that you get decent and very loud sound but you’ll also get a user replaceable battery which I think is a just a great feature in itself. Read on to learn more..
…it’s ThinkGeek’s Death Star Bluetooth Speaker. Yeah, I want this on my desk at work. Hmmm, with Christmas coming, maybe we can share our favorite gadgets with you. What do you think?
If you like decent sound then you’ve probably heard of JBL and they just sent over a press release about their latest product called the Clip which is an ultra compact Bluetooth speaker and speakerphone in one. The Clip features a 1.5 inch driver with a battery that should last up to five hours and it even has a 3.5mm cable so you can use it with devices that aren’t equipped with Bluetooth. Price is $49.95 and you can get one now.
Ok, so it’s not real gold, but it’s aluminum and gold colored or it’s gold colored aluminum, however you want to look at it! The Braven 710 Gold is the same as the Braven 710, just gold in color to add a bit of style or luxury to your mobile audio life. Price is $169.99 and it’s available now, some details below for you…
Ok, I will have to say that the Street Blaster is probably the biggest Bluetooth speaker on the market today. It’s huge! Coming in at 21.7lbs and measuring 24.5” (W) x 10.0” (D) x 10.0” (H) with a full 1000watts of power, I think it deserves it’s name, the Street Blaster surely. More details below for you..
Most portable Bluetooth speakers these days are rather expensive but yet they’re not what I would call rugged at all, one splash of water, one drop and they’re done. Why can’t all products be made more rugged? The new Divoom Voombox-Travel is meant to be taken outside as it’s rugged and water resistant, but yet you can use it just like any other speaker indoors or out and it will look good no matter where you use it. The Voombox-Travel is priced at $49.90 and it has a built-in rechargeable battery that provides up to six hours of play time. You can get it in red, blue, green or black colors and it’s available now.
Today for reviews I’ve got a Bluetooth speaker called the Betasphere HR 800 and it looks similar to other speaker on the market today. The speaker was provided by My Trendy Phone for review and overall it’s not a bad little product, battery life is decent as is the sound overall. The speaker is what they call 2.1 sound where it has a full speaker and a subwoofer inside of it. The Betasphere also has controls for volume and it also acts as a speakerphone with a built-in microphone and a button for answering and ending calls. Read on to learn more..
All those Bluetooth portable speakers out there are great but most have one huge flaw they’re not really portable or meant to be used outside. Yes they are small making them portable so you can take them with you but you really can’t use them outside as a little water gets on them and they’re toast. Divoom has just announced the Voombox which is meant to be taken and used everywhere and anywhere as it’s rugged and water resistant. Prices at $99.99 it has 15 watts of output power through five speakers which should make for some good and loud sound. It’s available right now and you can choose from green, red, black or blue colors and it has an impressive 12 hour battery life and even a built-in microphone.
So I have to give Bem some credit for innovation but I don’t think I’d ever wear something like this. Would you? Bem has just announced the speaker band which is basically a speaker watch, or a speaker that you wear on your wrist. Yes it’s Bluetooth and you can answer calls and listen to music through it… but still, would you walk around with a speaker on your wrist?
So there’s a lot going on this week obviously, and I’m behind in my posting. I haven’t been posting much at all really, some family issues going on that are distracting me, but I’m here and I’m going to try and get some of this mobile tech news posted for you. Bem Wireless has just launched two new wireless speakers, the Duo and Mojo. The Duo is two speakers with 2.1 sound and they come in a handy little package, they run on 5.8ghz frequency and can be placed up to 80 feet apart and charge conductively. The other speaker is a single one called the Mojo which also charges conductively but the base doubles as an extra battery for your mobile devices.
Here’s something neat that I wouldn’t mind trying out, it’s actually two of them, a smaller one for phones and a larger one for tablets. It’s called the Favi Boomerang and it’s a crescent shaped Bluetooth speaker that has NFC built-in as well. Yes I guess you could call it a dock, but the idea is that it puts two much larger speakers on either side of your device for better and louder sound. The smaller version has two four watt speakers while the larger version has two six watt speaker in it and both features integrated bass boosting. You’ll be able to get it in white, black, red, yellow, purple or even pink come mid-December with an MSRP of $59.99 for the small one and $79.99 for the larger one.
Portable speakers are great but JBL has decided to make them even better by adding LEDs to their new Pulse Bluetooth portable speaker. The Pulse has an MSRP of $199 and it’s out now in Best Buy, at Sprint or at the JBL website. Anyway, the Pulse has LEDs in it that are synced to your music or you can customize the light patterns or you can choose from one of the pre-programmed lightshows or you could download more from the JBL site, so apparently you have choices when it comes to the lightshow! Battery life seems pretty good with 10 hours for music or 5 hours for music and lightshow, at leas the 10 hours for music is good anyway. I don’t know, it’s a neat idea I guess, what do you think?