Why this pocket-sized Bluetooth speaker is such a convenient piece of tech
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AmazonDo you have small, relatively insignificant problems that crop up just often enough to be annoying?
Since buying the original iPhone almost 10 years ago, I run into the problem of needing to amplify its audio a couple of time a month.
Yes, I'm aware speakers, speaker docks, and Bluetooth speakers have been around for decades. I bought a cheap iPod speaker dock in 2005.
It's hardly worth lugging around a full-sized Bluetooth speaker all the time, though. That is what makes Anker's SoundCore Nano such a convenient piece of tech.
It's tiny. Fits-in-your-pocket-easily tiny. But it produces audio that sounds loud and clear, traits it inherited from its older sibling (and my go-to Bluetooth speaker), the SoundCore Sport XL. For the past week and a half it's lived on my "dining room" desk, and work desk. It's the ideal mono speaker to listen to when working, because it can only get so loud.
You can also use it for speakerphone calls during a teleconference. It solves all these stupid, little problems that shouldn't exist anymore, but still crop up. I can almost guarantee you that at some point you've cupped your hand around your phone's speaker, or put it in a plastic cup to amplify its sound.
It's not going to give you room-filling, audiophile-grade sound, but given it's cheap price, the Anker's SoundCore Nano is a total "convenience purchase." Pick this speaker up and you might be surprised how many edge cases you can solve with it.
Anker SoundCore Nano Bluetooth Speaker, $24.88, available at Amazon
This article was originally published on 2/14/2017.