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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.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday December 31 2016, @08:32PM
Test and see (hear):
https://www.lifewire.com/stereo-test-tracks-3134905 [lifewire.com]
http://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_stereo.php [audiocheck.net]
Tbh, most modern listening is in compromised environments with compromised equipment.
Which is likely why only some people bother finding quality FLAC or other lossless format recordings.
Once an independant test has been done on these floating thingies, they will likely only match cheaper speakers, that don't look as cool.. So they are probably perfect for playing your music from your phone by wifi or bluetooth.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 01 2017, @02:12PM
I think most of the target market would be buying it for the cool factor not the audio fidelity.
And if your claim is true the audio spec would be good enough:
Tbh, most modern listening is in compromised environments with compromised equipment.
e.g. if you are going to spend more instead of spending more on speakers to get better audio you might as well spend more on decorative stuff that can work as speakers.