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If you love listening to music and want to be hands-free while enjoying the outdoors, a Bluetooth speaker is a necessity. With a Bluetooth speaker, you can enjoy your favorite music or podcast on the go, whether you’re lounging by the pool, traveling, or going on a road trip.
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A portable Bluetooth speaker is a must-have when it comes to going on adventures or simply chilling outdoors. So, what are you waiting for? Get ready to enjoy your travel adventures and dog walks with our list of five best Bluetooth speakers that are available at Amazon and Walmart.
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Amazon
JBL Clip 3 Bluetooth Speaker
$39.99
$49.95
20% off
This waterproof, durable, and portable Bluetooth speaker is a great hands-free option that carries around a “big sound,” with its built-in microphone. Unlike other Bluetooth speakers, this one has a metal carabiner clip design, where you’ll be able to attach this speaker to anything you’d like from backpacks to bike handles. Its wireless feature and compact size make it a perfect choice for on-the-go trips.
Anker Soundcore Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
$21.99
$29.99
27% off
If you are looking for an affordable option, this Anker Soundcore Portable Wireless Bluetooth speaker is the one for you. It has great sound, fast connection, and you won’t have to worry about it running out of battery with its 24-hour-long battery life. This one is easy to use and carry around with you and it’s available in three different colors: black, blue, and red.
Amazon
Marshall Willen Portable Bluetooth Speaker
$110.05
$119.99
8% off
Get ready to listen to music and sing in the shower with this Marshall Willen portable speaker. With its versatile strap you can hang it up anywhere you’d like. You can’t go wrong with this long-lasting and durable speaker. There is no complicated set-up, all you need to do is click play.
Amazon
Erkei Sehn Portable Bluetooth Speaker
$37.98
$59.98
37% off
With this waterproof-wireless Bluetooth portable you are unstoppable. This one comes with not one, but two speakers. Its Bluetooth range goes up to 100 feet. According to Amazon, you can also turn the multicolored lights on and off, as well as the two hidden speaker lights when clicking on the light button—this can help conserve battery life. If you want a colorful light show, make sure to click on the asterisk icon to active it.
Veatool Bluetooth Speaker, 8H Playtime Portable Home Wireless Bluetooth 5.3 Speaker with Stereo Bass
$32.99
$69.99
53% off
This alternative waterproof option has a 5.3 Bluetooth connection, which allows you to quickly connect to devices “up to 66 feet away.” Walmart describes it as a great gift for anyone looking for “crystal clear music” and “colorful flashing lights.” Its rounded triangular prism shape makes it easy to carry around.
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These are Billboard’s top products across all categories from the latest Consumer Electronics Show.
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.BEST RETRO SPEAKER
JBL Authentics 500
This portable speaker looks old-school, but both it and its little brothers, the “200” and “300,” are all-new inside, with audio technology like Dolby Atmos. This is the big boy, with three one-inch tweeters, two 2.75-inch mid-range woofers and a 6.5-inch down-firing subwoofer that deliver 270 watts of 3.1 channel sound – in immersive Dolby Atmos if the music warrants it. Like the 300, the 500 has nearly eight hours of battery life and can move from room to room on a single source of sound.
BEST SPEAKER THAT RUNS ON SUN
Urbanista Malibu
The aptly named Urbanista Malibu runs on sun — literally. After introducing over- and in-ear headphones, the company is now launching a Bluetooth speaker that can play until the sun goes down and well after. Its battery can store enough power to work for 30 hours. When the weather turns, it can charge with a USB-C cable — better performance than most similar products — and an IP67 water-resistance rating means it works in the rain.
BEST HOMETOWN HERO
Teufel Ultima 25 Aktiv
IFA has grown so big that some companies now organize their own events, including the Berlin audio company Teufel (which translates to “devil” in German), which shows new products in its headquarters in the center of what was formerly West Berlin. Among this year’s highlights were the Teufel Ultima 25 Aktiv speakers, which will sell for about $500, the powered counterpart to the popular Teufel Ultima 20 bookshelf speaker (a “passive speaker” that gets electricity, along with signal, from a speaker cable). The speakers even have HDMI output and input so video can play on a screen, but audio can “pass through” the TV and go to the speakers.
BEST SMALL SOUNDBAR
Sennheiser Ambeo Mini
Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Mini
Courtesy of Sennheiser
After some tough years during the pandemic, the German audio company Sennheiser is coming back with an exciting addition to its soundbar portfolio, the AMBEO Soundbar Mini, which is designed for smaller rooms. Thanks to “7.1.4 virtualization technology,” the device creates a stunning 3D sound in virtually any room,” according to a statement by Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Product Manager Maximilian Voigt, “all from a single box.” It supports Dolby Atmos and can be paired with serious subwoofers if you’re ready to rumble. At about $800, it’s not the least expensive soundbar out there — but it could be the best for smaller spaces.
BEST MUSIC MOVEMENT
Sonos Move 2
Sonos Move 2
Courtesy of SONOS
Sonos’ Move speakers were the first that could work with the brand’s systems over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and often topped lists of smaller speakers with serious sound. Now Sonos is making the Move 2 available with new colors, more battery life, and stereo functionality. Like Sonos’ Era speakers, they have a USB-C ports that, with the right adapter, can play music from a turntable or CD player — or play music from a phone while recharging it. But the biggest changes are in battery life, which now lasts up to 24 hours instead of 11, and the stereo functionality that comes from packing in two tweeters in each box.
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
Scouring the annual Consumer Electronics Show for the best in gear is a painstaking pursuit that takes place over four days in Las Vegas. This year marked the gathering’s first full return since 2020, and 115,000 attendees converged from all over the world at the Los Vegas Convention Center and beyond.
Top trends Billboard spotted include major advancements in wireless electronics, including televisions, useful and lightweight VR and AR applications and devices; major digital advancements from automotive manufacturers; and a whole slew of gadgets aimed at tracking, monitoring and improving health and well-being.
While it’s impossible to see it all — and even more difficult to figure out what will actually make it into consumers’ hands — this comprehensive list represents the innovations Billboard loved best, that we think, in the short term or long term, will make our work better and our lives more enjoyable.
Below, find Billboard‘s best products from CES 2023, in alphabetical order by award name.
—Additional reporting by Melissa Gill and Jen Smith
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