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The Jembe wired speakers have been out on the market since late last year, but now JBL’s finally introducing a wireless variant of these sleek desktop noisemakers. Aside from being Bluetooth-friendly at last, the pair’s retaining its “stylish weave design” and adding a Harman TrueStream sound technology that wasn’t found on the lesser-priced, cabled Jembe set — this, naturally, while still utilizing a 3.5mm headphone jack as the main input source. JBL’s pricing the new Jembe speakers at $99 in the US and £70 (about $110) for UK folks, with the company set to be taking orders as we speak. For that, however, you’ll have to virtually land on either of the links below — otherwise you can always go with those eccentric (and rather intimidating) Edifier Spinnakers.

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JBL’s newest Jembe desktop speakers are Bluetooth-enabled, now on sale for $99 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite what you might be thinking, what you’re seeing above isn’t a pair of sleek and very polished viking horns — instead, you’re gawking at an eccentric set of Bluetooth speakers. Adequately dubbed “Spinnaker,” the rig measures in at a whopping 16.5 inches in height, and Edifier says the uncommon figure is specifically designed to “project sound toward the listener with front facing tweeters and mid-range drivers.” The Spinnaker’s compatible with nearly every Bluetooth-equipped (2.1+ EDR) device you may have laying around, but you’ll have to shell out a mighty $350 if you’re planning on adding these beasts to your sound setup. In any case, Edifier’s got ’em up for grabs now on its website, where you’ll also find the rest of the audio spec sheet along with some additional press shots.

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Edifier’s Spinnaker Bluetooth speaker system promises not to hurt you, sells for $350 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JBL is known for its portable speakers, but an FCC filing has revealed that it’s willing to make speakers that are almost inconspicuous. The Soundfly BT would represent your everyday Bluetooth speaker save for the very uncommon ability to optionally plug directly into a wall outlet, skipping the power cord. Shades of the previous-generation AirPort Express, anyone? There’s not much mystery in other areas, but the 20W stereo output is unusually powerful for something small enough to hang off of a hotel room’s power port. Between the manual and live photos, about the only riddles left are the Soundfly BT’s official release date and price.

JBL’s extra-tiny Soundfly BT wall outlet speaker gets spoiled by the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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