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Watch out, Jawbone; looks like Braven’s continuing its assault against the Big Jambox by releasing another comparable Bluetooth speaker… but this time, it can get wet and take some bruises. Similar to its predecessor, the 850, model 855s is a 20W speaker encased in aluminum and can charge smartphones, tablets and cameras. It even has the same dimensions (10 x 4 inches) and can play tunes for up to 20 hours, or so the company claims. The new speaker costs $300, just like the 850, so choosing between the two depends on whether you want a rugged version or not. As a nice touch, you can pair the 855s with its predecessor for true stereo sound; just be sure to remember which one doesn’t like water if you go that route.

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Panasonic is no stranger to the rugged gadget game, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that the company’s newest wireless speaker is another toughie. Called the SC-NT10, the 4W compact device houses two teensy full-range speakers and a passive radiator. The company claims its “quad proof” design can take on dust, splashes of water, intense heat or freezing cold and drops from as high as 30 inches. Other features include NFC for quick Bluetooth pairing, a 3.5mm jack, and up to eight hours of battery life. It won’t ship until this fall (estimated date is sometime in August), but it’s currently available for preorder for $100 each. If you find that price too steep for a hockey puck-sized speaker, you can check out SC-NT10’s less edgy but cheaper cousin.

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Bluetooth speakers a dime a dozen these day, but more and more companies are infiltrating the market in order to offer a similar product that outperforms the competition. Panasonic thinks they have a speaker system that’s up for the challenge, and they’ve announced the SC-NT10 Portable Wireless Speaker System with Bluetooth.

Panasonic is touting the SC-NT10 speakers as a rough-n-tough option for those who want a wireless speaker for their music, but also want the opportunity to be able to throw around and endure a beating every now and then, such as when you’re out camping, fishing, hiking, etc. Essentially, it’s being marketed as a speaker for those who love the outdoors.

Panasonic has also applied many different “proofs” to the speaker, including the ability to withstand dust, shock, freezing temperatures, and even the scorching heat when you’re out trekking the wilderness on a hot summer day. The speaker is also “splash proof,” so you’ll be able to set it down by the pool and listen to your tunes while you go for a dip.

Panasonic touts many different qualities with the speaker system, including the ability to amplify low-frequency sounds, eliminate distortion, reproduce bass sounds at low frequencies, and boost midrange sounds so they aren’t lost in surrounding ambient noise. We reckon these feature might help a little with the sound, but smaller Bluetooth speakers usually never have the quality of sound that you’d get with a good set of shelf speakers.

However, Bluetooth is pretty awesome, and the SC-NT10 comes with NFC to make pairing a heck of alot easier, meaning that you won’t need to search for a device and connect it to it on your phone. Instead, you just touch your phone to the speaker and the NFC does the rest. The SC-NT10 will be arriving later in the fall for $99, and will be available in black with either blue or orange trim.

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Bluetooth-enabled speaker bars seem to be dime a dozen these days, so what are you as the discerning consumer who always wants to stretch the value of your hard earned money to its maximum to do? How about checking out the £69.99 Zooka Bluetooth Speaker Bar that will arrive in black and red color choices? The Zooka Bluetooth Speaker Bar will be able to pump out your favorite music, audio cues from games as well as deliver tub-thumpin’ audio from the movies you love sans pesky wires, while a built-in kickstand is guaranteed to raise your device to a viewing angle that is agreeable to your neck and eyes.

In addition, the Zooka Bluetooth Speaker Bar would boast of a two-way integrated microphone that would enable you to carry out hands-free phone calls, in addition to paving the way for enhanced Facetime and Skype conversations. It will play nice with a wide range of tablets, notebooks and smartphones, while the outer layer material that we know of as silicone makes the Zooka Bluetooth Speaker Bar near indestructible, although do not expect it to be able to withstand the clenched fist of the Incredible Hulk or Thor’s Mjolnir. Since it hooks up via Bluetooth, do expect it to be limited to a range of 30 feet, with an 8 hours playback time.
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The kids who grew up in the 1980s and spent their teens in that era, spilling over into the 1990s along the way, would certainly have heard of the boombox culture, or at least, participated in such a culture. It was a time when there were no distractions such as mobile phones, and neither do you need to worry about posting up photos of yourself in compromising positions and poses on a social network with no way of pulling those photos down afterwards. What about today? Street dancing has become a popular past time for many, and obviously, good music will need to be complemented by fantastic audio playback capability, which is what the Edifier Extreme Connect intends to do. The Edifier Extreme Connect is a powerful portable speaker system that delivers unparalleled audio clarity regardless of the environment it is in, including large indoor and outdoor spaces.

I guess in a nutshell, the Edifier Extreme Connect is best described to be an all-in-one portable solution for audio applications as well as hands-free phone conferencing, if the need arises. This particular system will be able to hook up (sans wires, of course) to any Bluetooth enabled device – be they smartphones, tablets and computers, where it is capable of streaming music, movies, games and phone calls. I strongly suspect that the primary use of the Edifier Extreme Connect would be for movies and music, and not so much to see it work as a conference call device.

It does not matter where your adventure takes you, as the Edifier Extreme Connect will come in a fully portable form factor, where its built-in rechargeable battery is said to boast of a non-stop audio playback time of up to 12 hours – I suppose that might even be longer than what your smartphone is able to handle. Other than that, it will also arrive with a microSD memory card slot to carry up to 32GB of media, supports USB streaming and has a 3.5 auxiliary port. You can pick it up in black, blue, red, yellow and gray shades for $99.99 a pop.

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