Zooka Wireless Silicone Speaker Bar Slips On Your iPad

Kickstarter is full of great new products waiting to be funded by consumers who like what they see. The Zooka is yet another promising Kickstarter project that has caught our attention. The Zooka is a portable Bluetooth wireless speaker with Jambox-like volume and power controls infused into its durable, medical grade-silicone tubular body. It can connect to virtually any Bluetooth audio source, but its most unique feature is that it can slip onto any iPad with or without a Smart Cover while propping it at an angle for a better, hand-free viewing angle. It can also be used on top of any MacBook screen without interfering with the camera lens.

The Zooka's dual speaker configuration will outperform the sound level output of the iPad by as much as five times. Not much else was said about the speakers themselves as far as specifications. The Zooka is powered using a built-in rechargeable battery that's capable of holding a charge for more than 8 hours of music streaming and also has a 3.5mm audio input. This speaker has all the right ideas to become a hot product we might see at Apple stores. Let's just hope the audio quality is worth it all. You'll be able to pre-order a Zooka for $89 in various colors. Check out the Zooka Kickstarter page for more. 

HiddenRadio Injects Seamless Beauty Into Portable Bluetooth Speakers

Small sized Bluetooth speakers are a dime a dozen and are often thought to have bad audio quality and extremely stripped from any sense of good design. HiddenRadio & Bluetooth Speaker is the answer that will end this madness of badly designed portable Bluetooth speakers once and for all. HiddenRadio has no visible buttons nor switches and that's only part of what makes it so damn sleek. Twisting the HiddenRadio's top cap turns the device on and enables you to pair your devices via Bluetooth all at once. The more you twist the cap upwards from the base, the HiddenRadio's audio volume will increase and will shower you with over 80dB of crystal clear sound goodness. That's loud for such a small, single speaker. 

As the name implies, HiddenRadio also hides AM/FM radio functionality and also features a 3.5mm audio input, an impressive built-in rechargeable battery that will last over 30 hours of Bluetooth music streaming, seamless switching between multiple speakers and speakerphone functionality.

The HiddenRadio Bluetooth Speaker is one of the most intuitive, user friendly Bluetooth speakers I've ever heard of. True it isn't yet out and available, but at least you can pre-order yours for $119 instead of $175 when it retails in stores. 

Spar Intros Zephyr Bluetooth Wireless Speakers That Charge Gadgets

A brand new company called Spar is getting ready to release some juicy wireless speakers out into the wild that not only play your tunes wirelessly over Bluetooth, but also pack a built-in rechargeable battery which acts as a battery backup charger that lets you charge any device via USB. Spar's Zephyr wireless speakers comes in three models that feature speakerphone functionality, battery backup charging features and a 3.5mm audio input. The high-end Zephyr 550 features an aluminum enclosure, two custom drivers for room filling studio quality sound and a 3000mAh rechargeable battery for $159.99. The Zephyr 500 has a soft-touch rubber coated plastic enclosure and also features two custom drivers but with a 1500mAh rechargeable battery for $129.99.

Spar's Zephyr 300 wireless speaker has a pocket-sized design and is more affordable at $99.99, and features a soft-touch rubber coated plastic enclosure with an 800mAh rechargeable battery. All three models are now available to pre-order and will ship in mid-December.

Soundmatters Outs foxLv2 Platinum Portable Bluetooth Speaker

FoxLv2 Platinum is Soundmatters latest Bluetooth portable speaker that promises a few improvements over the highly regarded foxLv2 other than its sleek faux platinum finish. For the $229, the foxLv2 Platinum offers improved Bluetooth streaming for CD quality audio playback, audiophile cabling and extended battery life for up to 10 hours of Bluetooth music listening bliss. The Bluetooth streaming technology is said to also be fully compatible with Mac computers running OS X Lion and Snow Leopard with perfect synchronization for enjoying movies and gaming. Well there you go, for an extra $30 you can get a better portable Bluetooth speaker starting on November.

Bose SoundLink Portable Speaker Streams Your Tunes Wirelessly

Bose just went all fancy pants on us with its newly released SoundLink portable speaker that can stream your music wirelessly over Bluetooth supporting the A2DP profile. Looks like Bose fell in love with Apple's Smart Cover idea and decides to incorporate a very similar idea into the SoundLink with fancy colored leather speaker covers that magnetically attach to the front face keeping the speaker protected while in transport and can turn the SoundLink speaker on and off while at the same time also serve as the device's stand when flipped underneath. How very neat. Bose's aluminum finished SoundLink portable speaker is so fancy it will set you back a cool $300. And that's only for the SoundLink with a nylon cover. Thinking about a more luxurious leather cover? That will be an additional $50.

There is a bit of audio magic behind the SoundLink's hood though. Bose's very own proprietary slim speakers deliver powerful sound using 2 dual-opposing passive radiators that promise deep lows and clear detailed sound quality. A built-in user replaceable, rechargeable battery should last up to 8 hours with the option to use the supplied wall adapter. It'll work with any Bluetooth device out there supporting the A2DP Bluetooth profile while also boasting an Auxiliary back input. The SoundLink portable speaker is available now with additional covers to be sold separately as well. Jawbone's Jambox is in for some steep competition.