Bose introduces its rugged new Bluetooth speaker, the SoundLink Flex

Bose has just announced the latest addition to its SoundLink range of Bluetooth speakers with the ultra-rugged SoundLink Flex.

The Flex features a durable blueprint and then information technology is safe to have to the beach, park, shower or merely listen to music effectually your dwelling house.

There's a silicone back and powder-coated steel grille to protect the Flex from drops, peeling or flaking, and the speaker is resistant to both corrosion and UV lite.

It'south water resistant up to IP67 as well, and the audio-visual components are tightly sealed to ensure water, dust and dirt stay out.

The Flex comes with a utility loop you can attach to a carabiner or haversack or hang from a hook, and the speaker can even float, then if you lot drop it in the ocean you lot've got a decent hazard of retrieving it before it ends up lost at sea. It measures 20.one x 5.2 x 9cm and weighs just 0.59kg, making information technology great for travelling.

Bose too claims information technology offers the best audio performance for a portable speaker of its size, merely we'll have to exist the judge of that when we review the device.

Inside there'due south a custom transducer to maximise clarity and deliver big bass. Information technology also features dual-opposing passive radiators for a more powerful sound, along with Bose's own digital signal processing (DSP) tech to limit distortion.

This is the outset Bluetooth speaker to take advantage of Bose's PositionIQ tech. This characteristic allows the speaker to automatically discover orientation and evangelize lifelike sound no matter the mode around the device is positioned.

The Flex includes a number of playback buttons, forth with a built-in mic so yous tin brand calls and chat with your phone's phonation assistant through the speaker. It's also compatible with the Bose Connect app, so you can personalise your settings in there too. It is likewise capable of remembering up to eight phones or tablets, allowing users to movement from device to device seamlessly. You can even use voice prompts when pairing devices for the beginning fourth dimension.

Battery life weighs in at 12 hours on one accuse, which should be enough to go you through whatsoever family unit gathering or 24-hour interval out this winter.

The SoundLink Flex is available to pre-club today from Bose.co.uk, or y'all can pick information technology up from Amazon using the link higher up from Dec 16 (just in fourth dimension for Christmas). The speaker comes in Blackness, White Fume and Rock Blue colours and is priced at £149.95.