Klipsch has a good name in audio—well earned, I’d say—so the announcement of a pair of cheap portable speakers is getting a fair amount of buzz. The ProMedia Ultra 2.0 aren’t tiny, but they look to be of a size that can be crammed into the bottom of a decently-sized laptop bag, and the short review on PC World says they produce good quality, crisp sound, albeit one that lacks in the low-end compared to similarly-priced 2.1 systems. For a 100 bucks, something like these are probably a lot nicer-sounding than many of the more expensive (and better integrated) iPod systems, for instance.
The only downside I can see is that you have to plug them into the wall—15 watts of power per speaker is a bit much for batteries.
First Look: Portable Speakers Pack Punch [PCWorld]
