Soundmatters' foxL Dash 7 Pocketable Speaker Lays Low

The foxL Dash 7 by Soundmatters is a rather peculiar portable speaker designed as a flat soundbar so it can keep a low profile in order to seamlessly be put in front of your tablet or laptop without hindering your viewing pleasure, whilst maximizing the audio experience with powerful omnidirectional sound. The foxL Dash 7 may be much slimmer than Soundmatter's foxL V2 series of portable speakers, yet it should perform just as well. It features an angled stand for adjusting the direction of the audio output, extended-range wireless Bluetooth audio streaming, a dual passive radiator system, a noise-canceling microphone for use with the Dash 7's speakerphone functionality and a rechargeable battery for up to 12 hours of usage.

Soundmatter's foxL Dash 7 pocketable wireless speaker will become available later this month in four trim colors for $249. Expect many more portable speakers to spring about at this year's CES event.

Satechi Audio Cube Is Back With A New Look

Portable speakers are starting to become reliable and quality audio devices than what it use to be. Just look at Jawbone and Logitech, they're doing a pretty good job. Satechi wants a piece of the cake too as they out their newly redesigned Audio Cube that's just as the name suggests. It's a cube. It plays music. Dressed in a rubberized casing with a shiny gloss panel on top, the Audio Cube is as simple as portable Bluetooth speakers get. 

While these are in no way meant to be your daily audio speakers for high quality sound, they are definitely nice to have in your bag or backpack as a portable speaker. It's Bluetooth capability is a plus too. You can pick one of these up on Amazon at a nice and smooth $49.99.

Matrix Audio Qube Speaker, Most Pocketable Yet

Portable speakers are getting smaller, more portable each day. Matrix Audio's Qube is one of those ultra-portable and pocketable speakers said to offer impressive room-filling sound and passive vibrating bass. Despite looking like it is made from aluminum, the description notes that the Qube has an aluminum coating. We're not so sure what that exactly means, but suffice to say it's made out of plastic with a metallic finish. The Qube isn't a wireless Bluetooth speaker nor does it offer stereo sound, however, it does make up for that with its 8 hour battery life and $50 price tag. The Qube features a 3.5mm audio input, it weighs 78 grams and it comes in three colors starting today.

Nokia Teams Up With JBL, Announce PlayUp Portable Speaker

Nokia and JBL have teamed up and jointly co-developed an exclusive line of audio accessories which include these mug-shaped wireless speakers said to deliver room-filling acoustics with a dynamic design, clearly inspired by Nokia's Lumia handset. The JBL PlayUp Portable by Nokia is the first product to be announced today at IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. It features NFC technology for seamless tap-to-pair Bluetooth pairing, a replaceable and rechargeable battery that's good for more than a whopping 10 hours of continues music streaming, durable double-shot plastic body design, 3.5mm audio input and a room-filling, 360-degree firing speaker. Surprisingly enough, we haven't heard a word on any speakphone functionality.

The PlayUp Portable is a unique speaker delivering crystal clear sound. With underlying JBL technology that delivers exceptional dynamics, natural tonal balance, clarity and spatial definition, the PlayUp Portable conveys every sonic nuance of the original recording. It comes with a specially designed bass port which acts as a woofer, ensuring incredible low end sound with minimal audible air turbulence. The PlayUp Portable has a maximum output of 89dB, making it suitable for use outdoors or in any modern indoor interior.

The PlayUp Portable speaker will be available later this year for 149 euros, and will come in cyan, white, black and bright yellow colors.

Vers 1Q Palm-Sized Wireless Portable Speaker

Vers has been around for a while now handcrafting speakers with bamboo and wood enclosures. Vers' new 1Q is a beautifully designed, wireless Bluetooth portable speaker that's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and can connect to any audio device. Vers' 1Q is only 3" in diameter and shaped in a polished and rounded off cube shape, similar to that of NuForce's aluminum Cube speaker. The 1Q's powerful and custom tuned 2" driver along with a handcrafted solid wood cabinet promise room filling, warm natural sound.

The 1Q has a 30-foot wireless range, and features a rechargeable battery for 10-hours of battery life, USB charger, 3.5mm input and also has a built-in auto switching capability to convert from mono to stereo audio when two units are linked to create a micro stereo. The 1Q comes in Walnut wood, Bamboo as well as in a limited edition red Beech wood. It'll retail for $120 when it starts shipping this Fall. You can pre-order a 1Q speaker right now starting at $95 over at Kickstarter.

NuForce Cube Portable Speaker Serves Up Headphone Amp With USB DAC

NuForce has released its Cube, an all-in-one audiophile worthy portable speaker with a powerful built-in headphone amp and USB DAC. NuForce's 2-inch tall, aluminum enclosed cubic speaker isn't wireless, but offers wired connections for superior sound quality and versatile configurations. The Cube works as a standalone portable speaker with its built-in rechargeable 8-hour battery and can be connected using a 3.5mm stereo cable, connect to a computer via USB and act as a headphone amplifier capable of driving power hungry headphones with clean, high quality audio.

NuForce's Cube may look like a puny speaker, but with a precisely optimized  amplifier chip and tuned speaker driver, NuForce claims it'll blow away low quality portable speakers. The Cube speaker includes a carrying pouch, USB and 3.5mm cables and is available now in silver, red, black and blue for $119.