Hasta La Gadget!

I remember my days in a college dorm: space was always at a premium, and you had to come up with creative ways to make the best use of the space you had available. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the new Logitech Laptop Speaker Z305, or the Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 back then. Regardless of whether you’re headed back to school or you just want to keep your desk as tidy as possible, Logitech’s new speakers are designed to deliver powerful sound with minimal footprint.

Hanging off of the back, the Z305 laptop speaker bar clips on the top of your laptop, and connects to your laptop via USB for both power and audio. It also features a stereo input jack so you can plug in your phone or an MP3 player and use the speakers with that as well. The design is compact — about 13-inches across — and designed top give you “360-degree sound” with speakers positioned at different angles so you can hear well even from the other side of the monitor. It’s available to pre-order now for $59.99 list.

The Wireless Speaker Z515 is a rechargeable speaker system that can function completely wirelessly: no cables for power or audio. You can plug in the AC adapter if you choose, and you can use the included 3.5mm stereo jack as an input source, but once you have the software installed and the battery charged, the Z515 can go in your bag with your laptop and sit up to 50 feet away from it. It uses 2.4GHz wireless to transmit audio through the air. It’s available for pre-order now at $99.99 list.