Bose SoundLink wireless USB speaker system
Lifestyle audio firm Bose have announced a wireless music system, the SoundLink, which promises to free your audio from its PC or Mac prison. The setup consists of a battery-powered speaker, complete with remote control, and a USB transmitter dongle that plugs into your computer.
Bose are staying coy on specific details, such as wireless range - it’s only described as ‘long’ - and speaker power, but they do say that the rechargeable battery is good for up to three hours of full-volume playback. Inside there’s Bose’s waveguide speaker system, as seen on their all-in-one CD player/radio systems, which promises ‘room-filling, high quality audio’.
We’re assuming the dongle shows up as a USB sound card and thus funnels any audio from your computer out through the SoundLink speakers. There are touch-sensitive controls on the unit itself, though only for volume; everything else, including track-skipping, is on the small remote. An auxiliary input allows you to plug in a PMP or other sound source.
As you might expect, given the Bose brand, the SoundLink doesn’t come cheap. Expect it to set you back $549.95 when it hits stores from August 27th.
(Via SlashGear.)
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