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

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: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @04:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 31 2016, @04:30PM (#447875)

    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.

    Uhh....

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