Devotec Portable Solar Speaker Enjoys Long Walks On The Beach
Battery constraints are the biggest hindrance to portable speakers, especially when they use power-sucking Bluetooth streaming. Devotec’s Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers should help oceanside podcast listeners, backyard music aficionados and tailgate dance partiers relax a little but harder.
Devotec says their speaker, which features dual 2W drivers, Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP support, 3.5mm hard input, and an impressive, smartphone-sized 1500mAh battery, will last about 8 hours on a single charge—which takes four hours to attain by USB, and anywhere from 12-24 hours by sunlight—and could last longer if the battery is concurrently fed with the inbuilt solar panel.
$US96 is fairly steep for this minuscule speaker, but it doesn’t skimp on extras: the speaker is controlled by touch-sensitive, flush buttons, and a built-in microphone lets the little brick act as an amplified speakerphone. Available now. [Geeky Gadgets]
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"tailgate dance partiers relax a little but harder."
Huh?
nbolmer
sooo, 10 - 12 hours on one charge whilst in the sun. Not bad, although not $96 good. Half the price, then we can start to barter off another 1/3.
Really long walks? http://xkcd.com/120/
Come to me with your solar powered speaker nonsense when you have a model that has such bass as to make me incontinent and such treble as to make my blood curdle.
@Justinpaulson: I imagine the life is a lot longer if you're in the sun as you use it.
What would be really nice is if they made something like the Bose WaveRadio with a solar panel and an 8 hour battery life. That'd be pretty kick ass.
Cool idea, but a little pricey; and until they fix the sound quality issues with the iphone's a2dp i wouldnt even give it a second thought.
hmmm 12-24 hours for solar charge...8 hours battery life....Would be nice if those numbers were a little closer, but still that should be close enough for a full day at the beach/tailgate/whatever.
Wow, only 0.5 lbs. That's really impressive. I mean, it's only 2W, but how does that compare to similar sized/priced portable speakers?