Hands On: Eton’s Solar-Powered Bluetooth Boombox

19 January 2012, 10:35 am

Eton's Rukus solar wireless boombox harnesses the power of the sun, recharging the battery (and keeping the music playing) as it goes.... Read More »

Boombox Party Coming To Our Streets Later This Month

17 January 2012, 3:54 pm

Since iPods are in that awkward not-quite-retro and not-new-anymore phase, the kids are bringing back the boombox. Decentralized Dance Party and Newmindspace (who have brought you events like the annual pillow fight and lightsaber battle ) present Boombox Party NYC , which is exactly what it sounds ... Read More »

Video: Bluebrain’s Botanic Garden boombox walk

17 January 2012, 8:39 am

Inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on a nippy Saturday afternoon, it wasn’t the humidity or the greenery that made the indoor gardens feel otherworldly — it was the shimmering ambient music being played on a fleet of boomboxes. Read full article >>... Read More »

Bluebrain’s last boombox walk is Saturday at Botanic Garden

13 January 2012, 11:15 am

Local duo Bluebrain has spent the past three years attempting to redefine music experiences, from live shows to albums. The group earned national acclaim in 2011 for its location-aware albums of the National Mall and Central Park, but on Saturday will return to its roots with its third — and final... Read More »

Boomz Audio Mini Speaker: A Pocket-Sized Boombox for Your Smartphone

13 January 2012, 8:38 am

Nestled in a quiet corner at the 2012 CES was a small, colorful and muscular mini speaker that can fill up a small room with quality audio from an iPod or smartphone.... Read More »

Don’t Be Bored: Boombox Walk

13 January 2012, 8:37 am

By now, fans have no business being bored by Ryan and Hays Holladay , who as Bluebrain have produced one script-flipping one-off after another in the two and a half years they’ve been making music in the District.... Read More »

Review: Bluetooth Mini Boombox trades size for audio quality

12 January 2012, 9:09 am

Logitech's Mini Boombox is impressively small. But in this case, such portability comes at the expense of audio quality.... Read More »

B&O Beoplay Beolit Boombox, With AirPlay

12 January 2012, 5:05 am

If there was ever a company that made great looking but hugely overpriced AV gear, it’s Bang and Olufsen. The company seems to have realized this, and while the new Beolit 12 portable speaker still isn’t cheap, you can probably at least afford one if you save up for a little while. The speaker i... Read More »

iHome iP4: That 70's boombox gets a modern makeover for the iPhone

9 January 2012, 1:49 pm

iHome has re-imagined the boombox with its new iP4, a portable iPod/iPhone stereo system that comes in hot pink or dark gray.... Read More »

Fab Boombox snaps together for under $100

29 December 2011, 9:47 am

Music lovers wanting to listen to digital music files on the move are pretty much spoiled for choice these days, whether keeping things personal with players like the Cowon C2 I reviewed earlier in the month, or sharing with friends using something like the FoxL v2 wireless loudspeaker . If commerci... Read More »