At the 3GSM fair in Barcelona Parrot has officially unveiled its latest Bluetooth product, the Parrot BoomBox. It is a compact Hi-Fi speaker that uses Bluetooth to stream hi quality audio from any Bluetooth compatible stereo device.
The Parrot BoomBox consists of one compact (17 x 7 x 8.8 inches for only 12 pounds) and classy unit. The box has two wideband drivers and a subwoofer that produce, combined, a 60W output. The frequency range of the output is 80Hz-20kHz.
On top of the BoomBox there are three buttons that can be used for mute, volume and Bluetooth pairing. The BoomBox supports the 2.0 version of Bluetooth (with EDR) and the A2DP and AVRCP profiles to control it remotely. The BoomBox is also able to automatically detect the music source. These features make the BoomBox a great portable Bluetooth speaker that does not sacrifice audio quality.
Speaking of Bluetooth, the Parrot BoomBox is also able to accept streaming coming from PCs or laptops that do not support the Bluetooth technology. The user will just have to plug the Bluetooth USB Parrot dongle into the PC USB port. The Parrot BoomBox also accepts analog source thanks to the presence of an RCA Aux-In line (for example to connect radios or CD players).
According to Parrot the Parrot BoomBox will be available online in the second quarter of 2007 and its retail price will be set at around $300 USD.