Product Review: Bem Wireless Speaker

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What Is it: The Bem Wireless Speaker Mojo, a Bluetooth wireless speaker.

Price and Where to Buy: $36.70 on Amazon.

Pros:

Wireless—just use Bluetooth to synch the Speaker Mojo to your smartphone, mp3 player, or tablet
Charging pad doubles as a battery backup
Sleek design
Fully charged battery lasts for about eight hours
Excellent sound quality
Easy to set-up and use
Small, compact size
Has a built-in microphone to use with speaker phone on your cell phone

Cons:

Not the smallest travel speaker on the market—we wish it collapsed to make it even more portable
Fairly expensive at $36.70

How it Rates:

Usefulness: 9/10. Blast your music for an impromptu hotel dance part or to up the volume on your laptop while watching a movie—a portable speaker is always a great travel item.
Portability: 7/10. Although it’s not the smallest wireless speaker on the market, the Speaker Mojo is still pretty travel-friendly, with a weight of 1.4 lbs. (The dimensions are 7.5″ x 6.3″ x 3.2″.)
Value: 7/10. $36.70 is about middle of the range for wireless speakers, and the sound quality (there’s a passive speaker) make this worth the price.
Cool Factor: 10/10. This is a very cool and well-designed speaker. It will look fashionable in your hotel and on display in your home.

Final Verdict: For sound quality, looks, and ease of use, the Speaker Mojo can’t be beat in the travel wireless speaker department.

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