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CES 2017: LG's Levitating Bluetooth Speaker

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 31 2016, @01:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the sounds-a-bit-too-high dept.

takyon writes:

LG is showing off a levitating Bluetooth speaker:

Other levitating speakers have looked like UFOs, evil soccer balls, or clouds. LG's latest looks more like the kind of device you might find in a hospital, with a functional off-white color scheme, a reassuringly chunky base unit, and a series of control options on the speaker itself. Its levitation is achieved through the use of electromagnets, rather than witchcraft, powerful units that support an omnidirectional speaker that LG says features Dual Passive Radiator technology for "flush mid-range tones and crisp highs."

Bass is, fittingly, handled by the base unit, which works as a subwoofer. It also doubles up as a charger: once the hovering speaker has used up its 10 hours of battery life, it descends slowly onto the base for charging, settling back to terra firma like a little lunar lander. The speaker can continue to play audio while it's charging, but be aware that it will look slightly less cool.

Also at PC Magazine. Breathless LG press release here.

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  • (Score: 2) by Unixnut on Saturday December 31 2016, @02:55PM

    by Unixnut (5779) on Saturday December 31 2016, @02:55PM (#447854)

    I haven't quite kept up with modern gadgetry. Is there some reason apart from the gimmick of "ooh floaty" for making a speaker levitate? Any improvement in sound reproduction? I can't think of anything except possibly removing sound from transmitting from the speaker case to the surface, however.

    1) This was solved a long time ago, without needing to make the speaker float (and the wasted power to do so)
    2) the subwoofer isn't floating, so it will shake all the surfaces anyway.

    I mean, what is the point?

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @03:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @03:08PM (#447858)

    And I think the picture in TFA says it all: Gimmick marketed towards people who think (or are) asian chicks (are hot) Mostly gadget nerds and Silicon Valley douches with disposable income: See Zuck or that ex-Reddit chick.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @03:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @03:08PM (#447859)

    Don't worry your little head, it's not intended for you.