This Levitating Bluetooth Speakers, are the Best We've Seen

When I Met with OM Audio in Manhattan to Check Out What the Company was Calling the "World's First Levitating Bluetooth Speaker", I Didn't Bat an Eye. I had Never Myself Seen a Levitating Speaker before that Day and a Thorough Internet Search Turned Up Nil. As it Turns Out, a Taiwanese Company has been Showing Off a Very Similar (Albeit Non-Functioning) Device for Months. ASWY, Based in Taipei, is here at IFA in Berlin Demoing a Production-Ready Version of its Own Speaker, which at this Stage Looks Much More Polished than the OM Audio Prototype I Saw Last Month. Audio Quality is Quite Good, as well and while a Noisy Trade Show Floor Isn't the Best Place to Test a Speaker, it Sounded Better than the OM Model I was Able to Experience in a Silent Room.


ASWY's Product, Simply Called the, "Floating Bluetooth Speaker", has 3 Watts of Output, 5 Hours of Battery Life and Bluetooth 4.0 Support. You Can also Plug an Audio Source Directly into the 3.5mm Input and since there's an Integrated Mic, you Can Use the Device as a Speakerphone as well. Like with OM Audio's Version, you'll Need to Use a Powered Base to Keep the Speaker in the Air but, it'll Operate Untethered as well. The Base also Includes an Integrated USB Port so, you Don't Need to Use a Secondary Adapter to Charge Up the Device (though you Can if you Like). ASWY Reps Expect Distributors to Sell the Speaker for $149 Beginning this November.