You can use these USB-powered UltraLink UCube speakers on a bus,
on the beach, or on the table at your favorite McDonald's, but please
-- for the love of god -- don't. Remember: with great convenience comes
great responsibility, and if these speakers are as impressive as the
dramatic marketing video below implies, disruption of the peace is
about to know no bounds. At $150 per pair, these sleek sound machines
aren't cheap, but each speaker is able to pump out 15 watts of peak
power -- you won't be filling a large room with crisp, distortion-free
sound, but they're probably loud enough to play your tunes or flicks
for a group of friends, or to annoy strangers in a park. UltraLink
claims that the speakers use DSP-controlled power supplies to "store
energy during quiet passages," allowing the 3.25 inch cubes to reach
their 15 watt peak output with 170-degree listening angles. We haven't
had a chance to go hands on, but if these speakers sound half as good
as they look, we may have a better solution for playing music in the
CES trailer next year.
