{"id":1429,"date":"2010-06-02T13:11:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T17:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2011-11-12T15:06:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T20:06:07","slug":"mp3-balloon-speaker-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2010\/mp3-balloon-speaker-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift Lab #4: Speaker-Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Balloon<\/div>\n

Product Name:<\/strong> Balloon Speaker<\/a><\/p>\n

Background Research:<\/strong> I love to listen to music, but find headphones constricting. I want to be able to listen to my music throughout my house and when I travel.<\/p>\n

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\"cute<\/a><\/div>\n

Hypothesis:<\/strong> I’m hoping that the balloon speaker<\/a> will be just as easy to use and carry as headphones.\u00a0 I also like the idea of sharing my music with others, but am skeptical about sound quality.<\/p>\n

Experiment:<\/strong> I’d like to test speaker out around the house, in the kitchen and the bathroom, and bring it with me on trip to New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong> The balloon speaker is remarkably easy to use. I just opened the box and connected to the headphone jack in my iPod, and instantly I had music!\u00a0 I was also impressed with the battery life (5 hours of continuous play) and it can be recharged by connecting to your laptop.<\/p>\n

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\"Fits<\/a><\/div>\n

It\u2019s even more lightweight and portable than I imagined. It fits in a cute little pouch (about the size of my hand), and has no issue getting into a suitcase or getting past airport security.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also super cute! Did I mention it looks just like a clown\u2019s nose?<\/p>\n

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\"Music<\/a><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve especially enjoyed using the balloon speaker in the kitchen and listening to podcasts of This American Life<\/a> while I am cooking.\u00a0 It\u2019s here I really appreciate the size of the balloon speaker, considering the small size of my apartment\u2019s kitchen.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also used it while getting ready in the morning \u2013 taking it with me into the bedroom and the bathroom (note: unit is not waterproof).<\/p>\n

Sound quality was pretty good. It\u2019s a great alternative for headphones, but does not replace a home stereo. For parties or more \u201cserious listening\u201d I\u2019d recommend an iPod Docking Station<\/a> or our Ceramic Speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong> I love my balloon speaker<\/a>!\u00a0 I\u2019m not someone who collects a lot of stuff, but this is a really cute and practical item. I definitely plan to take it on my other trips this summer \u2013 especially the beach. I think it\u2019s a great gift for any music lover and it\u2019s priced under $50.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online marketing manager Ameet does a sound check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[73],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}