Video: TrekStor's Wireless SoundBox is wireless sound in a box

TrekStor has this interesting piece of kit on display at IFA, the Wireless SoundBox. It all starts with a USB stick attached to the computer. From there, your music is streamed wirelessly at a distance up to 25-meters to up to 20 of the boxy, 2.4GHz speakers. The 4x battery (AA, presumably) speakers feature a nice to touch, "softtouch" coating, individual volume controls, and line-in for connecting audio sources directly. The sound quality was about on par with what we'd expect from such a tiny speaker but the range was quite good considing the level of public 2.4GHz noise on the IFA show floor. €50 (about $74) takes home the stereo starter set (USB stick and 2x speakers) with each additional speaker costing €30 (about $44) starting in October. See our attempt to run away with 'em after the break.

[river @ Aug 29th 2008 10:12AM]

Hah! I get better audio output form my MacBook Pro :) OS X FTW

[Aguiluz @ Aug 29th 2008 10:14AM]

But can your Macbook Pro speakers detach and still sound off when placed across the room? I don't think so. >_>

[From My Cube @ Aug 29th 2008 10:21AM]

Hah! I get better audio output form my MacBook Pro :) Vista FTW

[From My Cube @ Aug 29th 2008 10:22AM]

Hah! I get better audio output form my MacBook Pro :) Linux FTW


Now all fanboy OS are accounted for...

[GatgetMan @ Aug 29th 2008 10:26AM]

So if you're planning on getting 4 speakers... buy 2 kits, it'll save you $$ vs. buying additional speakers!

[Juxtah @ Aug 29th 2008 10:35AM]

You realsie that sound quality in laptops is dictated a - by the hardware, b - by the speakers. Operating system have nothing to do with it.

[Forrest @ Aug 29th 2008 11:35AM]

Hah! I get better audio output form my MacBook Pro :) OS/2 Warp FTW


No...NOW all fanboy OS are accounted for...

[Jason @ Aug 29th 2008 11:45AM]

No, Juxtah, you couldn't be more wrong.

[Joseph @ Aug 29th 2008 5:29PM]

Hah! I get better audio output form my MacBook Pro :) DOS FTW


No...Not all fanboy OS are accounted for...

[Aguiluz @ Aug 29th 2008 10:12AM]

They look pretty good in concept. And the range is decent too.

[Jack @ Aug 29th 2008 10:21AM]

You should have ran with them while you could!

[yeoz @ Aug 29th 2008 10:24AM]

... does it have a headphone jack?

[Jason @ Aug 29th 2008 11:47AM]

He's just a commenter here, how the hell should he know??

[Joseph @ Aug 29th 2008 5:29PM]

Jason! that was amazing.

[zomg0t @ Aug 29th 2008 10:37AM]

Why would I ever buy additional speakers when I could just buy the starter set instead of spending $14 extra for two more individual speakers? Unless I need an odd number of speakers.

[apettythief @ Aug 29th 2008 10:49AM]

...maybe because you want to have them playing from the same computer?
I don't recall it saying they're interchangeable between systems, but I could be wrong.

[O2 @ Aug 29th 2008 10:51AM]

Good hint on the center speaker.

[Mike Bertolino @ Aug 29th 2008 11:04AM]

i guess it's just another reason to get a network usb hub.
these look awesome and would be great in my dorm + room at home.

[Down @ Aug 29th 2008 11:53AM]

If your wireless router works on 2.4 GHz, then wouldn't this interfere with that and cause disruptions to your internet or not work properly or something?

[Joseph @ Aug 29th 2008 5:31PM]

my wireless router doesn't interfere with my telephones. Neither do the other 8 routers in my complex.

[mungabba @ Aug 29th 2008 2:15PM]

I wonder what the battery life on these things are, the price seems fair to me, but if I had 4 of these little things, each taking 4 AA batteries (possibly), I wouldn't want to replace them every two weeks. 16 AA batteries every two weeks, that'd hit the wallet hard.

[kwanbis @ Aug 29th 2008 2:49PM]

You know there are rechargeable batteries, do you? And they are more eco-friendly and standard ones.