Gizmodo: bluetooth speakers

Bluetooth Speaker Could Moonlight As Flashlight, Runner's Baton

Jack Loftus — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDT

When the lights go out, be wary of flashlight-shaped Bluetooth 2.0 speakers, because they'll do little to illuminate anything, and you'll just blow your eardrum out when the power comes back on. Still, this baton-sized speaker pairs up nicely with a mobile on the road, and if you aren't traveling it plugs in too. Output is 2W×2ch with a frequency zone of 20Hz - 20kHz. Power is supplied by a Lithium battery, AC adapter, or even USB. Japan-only for $76, but for that price I kind of want it to light up and flash in rhythm to the music, or at least help me find candles in the dark. [New Launches]

Intempo BTA-01 Adapter Makes Your iPod Speakers Bluetooth-able

Kit Eaton — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:25:42 EST

Slot Intempo's little dongle into your speaker's iPod dock, and you can stream music to it from your Bluetooth-ready phone, PC or non-iPod MP3 player. The 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.4 inch BTA01 is compatible with any Bluetooth v1.2 device and speakers with standard iPod dock, and has a range of up to 10 meters. Handy if you need a remote music system or if somehow you've got an iPod speaker, but no iPod. Available now for £39.99 ($79) [PocketLint]

Gear4 BlackBox Bluetooth Stereo Speaker is the Nerd's Ghetto Blaster

Jason Chen — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:00:30 EDT

GEAR4's BlackBox Bluetooth speaker system is both good looking and functional, having a mini LED display and two 24W speakers on board. It's a black gloss finish, touchscreen controls, a USB-upgradable firmware, and fits right in on the bus, blasting out your Rock Jamz Vol. 3 from your A2DP compatible player for everyone to enjoy. Only £99.99 ($200) if you act now. [Gear4 via Shiny Shiny]

Completely Wireless Bluetooth Speakers, a World First?

Charlie White — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:17:47 EDT

This pair of Bluetooth speakers pair up with any Bluetooth player or cellphone, and their maker says they're the world's first completely wireless Bluetooth speakers. Sure, there are plenty of others, but they have a wire between the two speakers, but these have none. You don't even have to plug them into the wall, either, because they use two rechargeable Li-polymer batteries in each one.

They're made by a company that calls itself Samsin, one of those brand names that might sound like something else if you're not listening carefully. At least they didn't call it Bony or Toshitba. Anyway, something's fishy. There must be a catch to this.

The company says the speakers will play up to eight hours, and will sit there on standby for 240, with a recharging time of 3.5 hours. With that kind of battery life, you might need to put your ear right up next to the speakers to hear them. Who know if those are even accurate numbers? It's awfully easy to just type up a spec; the real world may be different. Besides that, they're pretty cheap-looking for a pair of $138 speakers.

But still, you gotta love that idea of completely wireless Bluetooth. Could be cool. – Charlie White

Product Page [Advanced MP3 players, via Slash Gear]