New NearField Audio Speakers Amplify Your Smartphone

post by KM

iFrogz, digital audio accessory manufacturer, has released a new speaker dock that surprisingly does not require any wires or syncing with the device. And according to the company, The iFrogz Boost NearField Audio™ speaker "is the simplest solution ever." How modest of them. 

They've even borrowed a phrase from Apple to solidify their claim, stating on their website that "it just works."

Leslie Shapiro over at Sound and Vision breaks down the design of this magical speaker dock:

The Boost is a nondescript black box with a soft-touch rubber coating, about the length and width of an average smartphone but several times as thick. A small speaker is mounted on each of the long sides, and a power switch is on one end. iFrogz claims 2 watts RMS per channel. The other end of the box has a hardwired 3.5mm audio input, so if your phone or MP3 player lacks an external speaker, you can use the audio output directly. It uses three AA batteries, or it can run off of USB — there is a micro-USB "charging" port, though the Boost does not have a rechargeable internal battery. On battery power, it will play up to 15 hours, or in standby mode it'll wait for a phone to be placed on top of it for up to 6 months.

Placing most any smartphone or digital media device on-top of the Boost will amplify its sound. Check out this demo video below.


The Boost speaker dock is currently available at iFrogz.com for $39.99