They'll also work with any smartphone, and they sound as good as their smart-speaker equivalents.

By (mostly) forgoing voice assistants and Wi-Fi radios, Bluetooth speakers gain portability, with the ability to venture outside of your house and withstand rugged conditions like the sandy beach or the steamy Airbnb jacuzzi. It's fun and easy to ask an Amazon Echo or Google Nest speaker to play your favorite track or tell you the weather, but smart speakers have a few crutches-first and foremost, stable Wi-Fi. This is no doubt an epic device.The best Bluetooth speakers still have a place near and dear to our hearts, even as we've seen better (and more portable) smart speakers creeping into the universe. The selling point of this device is easily its 80-hour long battery life. However, music in the shower is a big deal for several people. That’s just a wild assumption, probably a few people don’t. Is there anyone that doesn’t like good music while in the shower? There is none. That number destroys its nearest rival (perhaps the diminutive Tribit Stormbox Mini 2, which is great value but only offers 12 hours of playback time), not to mention the best Bluetooth speakers now available, including the best waterproof speakers of 2023. The promised 80 hours of battery life at 50% loudness, though, maybe the most startling. Even better, add another hook to the shower for it.

It comes in three colours-yellow, red, or black-and if you purchase a second one, you can make a stereo pair. It is able to endure immersion in water up to three feet (one meter) deep for a period of 30 minutes.

The tiny, silicone-coated, IP67-rated Vappeby portable Bluetooth speaker is only three inches square and two inches deep.

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