Sony Ericsson's MBS-100 Bluetooth speaker might contain spores

If Sony Ericsson was the name for an embarrassing fungal wart then you'd be reaching for a bucket right about now. However, given that SE makes consumer electronics you're actually looking at their new MBS-100 Bluetooth speaker. The crater-pocked sphere features A2DP stereo audio and a rechargeable 5-hour battery for delicious portability. Unfortunately, SE tells us that it "looks as good as it sounds" which doesn't make us too hopeful on the acoustic front. They've also released a 25-hour, HCB-105 Bluetooth car Speakerphone kit. Sure, it looks a bit staid but at least it won't scare the children. No prices given, but the MBS-100 will drop in Q4 while the HCB-105 arrives in Q1.

Gallery: Sony Ericsson's MBS-100 Bluetooth speaker might contain spores

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[Fox McCloud @ Oct 11th 2007 7:22AM]

iPhone needs BT music support for wireless speakers like this. (other than a crappy mono headset/voicemail hack)

[djtezze198 @ Oct 11th 2007 7:23AM]

am i the only one who sees that image "shrink" while reading the text below it? like one of those optical illusion things?

[Kurian @ Oct 11th 2007 8:08AM]

ya it does shrink..

[John Stracke @ Oct 11th 2007 7:37AM]

They could've at least made it symmetrical.

[Oscar @ Oct 11th 2007 7:39AM]

U-G-L-Y, SE ain't got no alibi, it ugly, yea it ugly.

[BDizzleFizzle @ Oct 11th 2007 7:50AM]

Probably the funniest article title ever

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 11th 2007 7:53AM]

I'm fairly certain that nothing good could possibly come of this.

Mostly because I think that's where those evil crows from those PS3 ads come from.

Evil! Pure and simple from the eighth dimension!

[shaliron @ Oct 11th 2007 7:59AM]

Looks like that iBall speaker dock a while back - but this looks pretty funky in my opinion.

[shaun @ Oct 11th 2007 8:46AM]

How big is that thing? You can't really tell from the picture

[NHAnimator @ Oct 11th 2007 9:04AM]

About 4 inches, but that could just be my resolution talking.

Speaking of spores, is that game ever gonna come out?

[tony @ Oct 11th 2007 9:24AM]

I always enjoy how some of you writers take on something as completely subjective as design aesthetic and throw your own personal opinion on a webpage as if it is fact. I personally think it looks great. There! I said it. It is now a fact! Touché! It's very organic looking with the unusual random hole sizes. I'd even dare to call it original if it hadn't been done to death by nature. But then you probably like glossy black everything right now because that's the current nasty fad. Have fun constantly windexing.

[SubGenius @ Oct 11th 2007 10:15AM]

I think the design is brilliantly organic, however it comes in the color formerly known as zune poop.

[Krono6 @ Oct 11th 2007 11:05AM]

The spores they're actually referring to is a new breed of rootkit.
No music for you D:

[Cairn @ Oct 11th 2007 1:58PM]

I actually really like the way this looks. I swore I wouldn't buy anything made by Sony, but this would go very nice with my Nokia N800. I'm going to keep an eye on this and see what the price turns out to be...

[ark_v2 @ Oct 11th 2007 4:59PM]

How weird. It's ugly.

[BatteryAcid @ Oct 11th 2007 11:31PM]

I think it looks great! I like how they made the screw ports blend in with the holes. I hope its not cheap plasic but solid like it looks.