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Samsung extends motley mix of mobile accessories to more markets

Samsung extends motley mix of mobile accessories to more markets
Samsungs new line of mobile accessories includes several new Bluetooth speakers, portable battery packs, earbuds, and a USB LED light
Samsungs new line of mobile accessories includes several new Bluetooth speakers, portable battery packs, earbuds, and a USB LED light
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The Wireless Speaker Bottle looks like an old-timey milk bottle, with the top half being a 16 million-color LED lamp, and the bottom half a 360-degree speaker
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The Wireless Speaker Bottle looks like an old-timey milk bottle, with the top half being a 16 million-color LED lamp, and the bottom half a 360-degree speaker
The color scheme of the Wireless Speaker Bottle can be customized in the Lux Manager app for Android, and its brightness and colors can be changed quickly through motion controls
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The color scheme of the Wireless Speaker Bottle can be customized in the Lux Manager app for Android, and its brightness and colors can be changed  quickly through motion controls
On the top of the Wireless Speaker Bottle is a small panel of buttons, allowing users to play, pause and skip tracks, turn the unit on and off and adjust the volume
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On the top of the Wireless Speaker Bottle is a small panel of buttons, allowing users to play, pause and skip tracks, turn the unit on and off and adjust the volume
The Wireless Charger Tray can charge two compatible devices through induction panels on the top, and a third through micro USB
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The Wireless Charger Tray can charge two compatible devices through induction panels on the top, and a third through micro USB
Samsung's in-ear Rectangular Headphones have DLM for better sound and a tangle-free flat fabric cable
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Samsung's in-ear Rectangular Headphones have DLM for better sound and a tangle-free flat fabric cable
The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle comes in two colors, coral pink or mint blue, and two capacities, 5,100 mAh or 10,200 mAh
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The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle comes in two colors, coral pink or mint blue, and two capacities, 5,100 mAh or 10,200 mAh
The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle has a wrist strap at one end, and an LED indicator on the other, to alert users to the device's remaining battery power
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The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle has a wrist strap at one end, and an LED indicator on the other, to alert users to the device's remaining battery power
The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle can be connected to the USB LED light to turn it into a lantern
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The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle can be connected to the USB LED light to turn it into a lantern
The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle cord has a kickstand that allows a phone to be propped up on an angle for watching videos
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The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle cord has a kickstand that allows a phone to be propped up on an angle for watching videos
Along with the Kettle battery, the USB LED light can attach to any device with a USB port
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Along with the Kettle battery, the USB LED light can attach to any device with a USB port
The Samsung Wireless Speaker Scoop is a portable Bluetooth speaker, in a splash-resistant shell
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The Samsung Wireless Speaker Scoop is a portable Bluetooth speaker, in a splash-resistant shell
Samsungs new line of mobile accessories includes several new Bluetooth speakers, portable battery packs, earbuds, and a USB LED light
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Samsungs new line of mobile accessories includes several new Bluetooth speakers, portable battery packs, earbuds, and a USB LED light
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Samsung has announced that a line of mobile accessories, which has been available in Korea since mid-2016, will soon be available online in other parts of the world. The line includes a bottle-shaped speaker and LED lamp, an induction charging pad, a range of portable battery packs, a USB LED light, a scoop-shaped wireless speaker and a pair of rectangular earbuds.

Shaped like an old-timey glass milk bottle, the Wireless Speaker Bottle is half speaker, half LED lamp. Connecting to a device through Bluetooth or auxiliary cable, music can be pumped out of the 360-degree speaker wrapped around the bottom section, while a small panel of buttons on the top are for controlling volume, power, playing and pausing and switching tracks.

The color scheme of the Wireless Speaker Bottle can be customized in the Lux Manager app for Android, and its brightness and colors can be changed quickly through motion controls
The color scheme of the Wireless Speaker Bottle can be customized in the Lux Manager app for Android, and its brightness and colors can be changed  quickly through motion controls

The LED lamp on the top half can supposedly display 16 million colors, and users can change the color scheme by shaking the Bottle and adjust its brightness with a pouring motion. For finer control, the optional Lux Manager app for Android provides modes that make it flicker like a candle, automatically change colors slowly, or switch things up based on the song currently playing. It can be charged through micro USB or, true to its name, the Wireless Speaker Bottle can be charged wirelessly though compatibility with the next item on the list.

The Wireless Charger Tray can power up two compatible devices through induction plates on the top, while a third can be plugged in via micro USB. It measures a tidy little 201.8 x 77.9 x 17.8 mm (7.9 x 3 x 0.7 in), and will automatically begin charging when a device is placed on top.

The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle cord has a kickstand that allows a phone to be propped up on an angle for watching videos
The Samsung Battery Pack Kettle cord has a kickstand that allows a phone to be propped up on an angle for watching videos

For charging on the go, Samsung is releasing a new duo of portable battery packs. Shaped like a kettle (the new electric ones, not the old stove top ones), the chargers are available in two pastel colors – coral pink and mint blue – and come in 5,100 mAh or 10,200 mAh versions. Among the common bells and whistles, like a wrist strap and an LED battery level indicator, there's a handy little kickstand on the charging cord that props a phone up at a slightly tilted angle for watching video. A new LED light accessory can turn the Kettle into a lantern as well, by plugging into the Kettle's USB port – or any other device with a USB connection, for that matter.

The Samsung Wireless Speaker Scoop is a portable Bluetooth speaker, in a splash-resistant shell
The Samsung Wireless Speaker Scoop is a portable Bluetooth speaker, in a splash-resistant shell

The Scoop speaker looks a little like the smaller sibling of the Bottle. Where the Bottle was more of a device for in the home, the Scoop is designed for both indoor and outdoor listening, highlighted by its splash-proof exterior and compact size. It can act as a speaker for voice calls as well, with a built-in microphone and systems for reducing background noise and echo saving users from fumbling for their phone.

Finally, the line is rounded out with a set of rectangular earbuds. Samsung says the speakers have a double-layered motion (DLM) structure for better sound, and the flat fabric cable is apparently tangle-free.

Samsung says the new accessories will be available online in early November, and at the moment they appear somewhat scattered across different regions of the company's store. So far, the Speaker Bottle is available on the US store for US$70, and the Wireless Charger Pad has appeared on the UK store for £49 (US$60).

Source: Samsung

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