Do the twist
If Jony I. designed a Bluetooth speaker, it
might look like this. Then again, if Jony I. designed a soup can, it might look
like this. The Hidden Radio blends into its surroundings, with no visible
buttons or controls. You twist it on its sturdy base to reveal the speaker, and
control the volume the same way: more speaker showing means louder music, and
you just twist it all the way closed to turn it off. It connects via Bluetooth
2.1 or a hidden aux-in jack, and we got the best results leaving the audio
device at around 80 percent volume, and then fine-adjusting by twisting the
Hidden Radio.
Hidden
Radio - The World's Simplest & Most Intuitive Wireless Speaker Ever
It gets loud, filling a room better than
other portable Bluetooth speakers we’ve tested, but some types of music sounded
better than others turned all the way up. Rock and hip-hop sounded the best,
with present but not overpowering bass. The high end of our classical music
sounded a little harsh and blown out, but backing off the volume helped.
sound
everywhere - It's stylish and lasts longer than most other Bluetooth speakers
around
Plus, you can connect the included cable
antenna to pull in FM radio, but the buttons to change stations are on the
bottom of the unit, so that's a little inconvenient. The rechargeable
lithium-ion battery is supposed to last 15 hours on a charge, and we got that
easily.
simple
to use
The bottom line. It looks great, at less
than a pound it’s easy to tote along, and we love how the sound stays the same
from all sides thanks to the round design.
It
looks great, at less than a pound it’s easy to tote along, and we love how the
sound stays the same from all sides thanks to the round design
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Hidden Radio
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Website: www.hiddenradiodesiqn.com
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Price: $149
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Requirements: Audio device with Bluetooth or a
headphone jack
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(+) Includes an antenna for listening to FM
radio. Cool design. Gets pretty loud. Music sounds the same from all angles.
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(-) Some music types sound a little harsh at
high volumes, like classical.
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