I Love Bluetooth Speakers

I love my bluetooth speaker because it is wireless. Gone are the days when I have many electrical lines lying around the house. Wireless is the way to go. So it is no brainer to get a bluetooth version of a speaker when I first learnt that it is available. No more chaos around the house.
Long Battery Life
Most speakers today use lithium battery. This means that once the battery is all powered up it can give you hours of play time. Say for example this model that I have is able to play up to 6 hours of music once fully charged.
Six hours is probably long enough for most outdoor activities or even a night’s out with friends. All without the trouble of needing to carry electrical cords with you and no more needs to find power jacks.
Look For Version 2.0 And Above
The newer models use version 2.0+EDR and above. This allows for the speaker to be easily found by the pairing device. The higher the version number, the easier it is to pair it up with smart phones, PCs and laptops.
Currently, the highest bluetooth version is 3.0 HS which has 24 Mbit/s transmission rate which is more than enough for average use. Also, the 3.0 will ask for a higher price tag as well.
If you weren’t looking to splash out a fortune for the newest technology, then a bluetooth speaker with version 2.1+EDR is more than enough for your enjoyment.
You may be wondering what does HS or EDR means? HS means high speed and EDR means enhanced data rate. These are simply fancy words to mean that the technology has been improved drastically since it was first released in 2002.
Extra Functions
A bluetooth speaker doesn’t only have one function. If you look around, you will find that most of them have multiple abilities other than a simple sound equipment that plays music.
- Audio line in 3.5mm - This allows you to wire up the speaker and play music from the 3.5mm line in. You can still use the speaker to play music from your CD player, cassette player, iPod.
- Microphone - So you can use the speaker like a headset. The only drawback is that the voice quality is likely to be fussy and not as clear compare to a bluetooth headset.
- External memory card slot - The model that I own has a TF (microSD) card slot that supports a memory card up to 32GB. If I want to, I could simply fill up a TF card with my favorite music and just insert the card and play.
- FM radio receiver - Yes, I still listen to FM radio sometimes although I’m switching to internet radio soon. If you run out of music to play or you just want a change of mood and you don’t want to figure out which music you should play and hand it over to a FM DJ, then you can do so with a bluetooth speaker that has RM radio receiver.