Pioneer Launches World's First Lightning-Powered Plug-and-Play Speaker

[sudo1996]

I'm can't believe this didn't already exist.

 

[Arran]

I use my iPhone 7 as a home-office/mobile-office speakerphone and the quality is fine by itself.

The one thing I miss is a physical mute button I can hit in an instant. No need to unlock the phone first (which continually re-locks itself on long calls - very annoying.)

So, while I don't need the speaker and mic, I'd happily pay $40 for a plug-in mute button!

I'd maybe stretch to $99 if this pioneer unit had a built-in battery that could also charge my phone. It seems to be big enough to hold one and it has to be plugged in via lightning anyway - so its omission seems like a lost product opportunity. Especially since the speakerphone circuitry is going to deplete the phone's battery faster when mobile. A bit of extra juice would be welcome.

 

[jimmysalg]

THIS!

People comparing this to a bluetooth speaker seem to be missing the point. It is a speakerphone you don't have to worry about keeping charged first and foremost and a speaker secondary (probably because people would complain if it didn't play music).

I work remotely and often have to struggle on the other end of a call with my boss who never thinks to be sure the audio setup is good for me as the lone remote person. If this gets good reviews, she will get one as a gift from me to save me from metaphorically squinting my ears every time work calls and throws me on a crappy speakerphone.

Anyone who says "yeah, but a lot of bluetooth speakers already have a speakerphone function LoL0lL111" probably haven't been on the other end of a call using a bluetooth speaker. Most of them have absolutely horrid quality.

HA!!! yep you don't have a need for something then you would think its stupid...Once upon a time people couldn't understand the need to have a phone that can go anywhere LOL. I bought one yesterday. I will update when I've had a chance to give it a good try. Music sounded pretty good

 

[dotnet]

Wow, 1.12 jiggawatts! The problem is, you never know where lightning is going to strike!

 

[TheAppleFairy]

Great timing Pioneer, rumor has it that the next iPhone might not even have a lightning port.