Sure, we might be facing down a potential nuclear war, burning fossil fuels for fun, and still not have our own robot butlers, but the last few years have at least brought us something undeniably futuristic: levitating speakers. LG is the latest manufacturer to add to this range, showing off a new Bluetooth device ahead of CES next month
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.
LG hasn't given pricing or release information for the
Levitating Portable Speaker yet, but the company will be showing the
device off at CES next week.
Source :TheVerge
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