After IS800 Bluetooth Headset, Sony Ericson is all set to introduce yet another interesting gadget – MS500 wireless speaker. MS500 is a 2 watt, bluetooth 2.1 wireless speaker for listening to music. This new wireless speaker is good, but like any gadget or accessory it comes with its flaws.
First let’s see some good things that the Sony Ericson MS500 wireless speaker has:
• It connects with almost all devices (except the iPhone and the ubiquitous Nokia)
• The look is pretty good.
• Sony Ericson wireless speaker is splash proof
• On connection with any Sony Ericson walkman headset, the resultant voice quality is very good.
• The reception range is good. (The speakers would play good audio even when the device is in an adjacent closed room).
• The speaker’s battery life is for 5 hours, which is pretty good.
• Also, rechargeable batteries can be used in the device.
So those were the positive features of Sony Ericson’s wireless speaker. Now shortcomings:
• The speaker doesn’t not work well when connected with Nokia cell phone and iPhone, which makes it unwanted for those with iPhones and Nokia cell phones. (Give it a try using it with some Nokia phone, the voice quality is really bad).
• The user cannot control the volume of the speaker. To control the volume you need to use your cell phone.
• The voice quality is good only for a quite place, not when you are driving your bike or so.
That was a quick review of some advantages and some disadvantages of Sony Ericson’s MS500 wireless speaker. To see what the new wireless speaker looks like, click Sony Ericson MS500 Wireless Speaker.
But the greatest problem, which is a very strong one, this speaker could confront with is the iPhone mismatch. After all, one wouldn’t want a speaker, wireless though, that doesn’t go with their iPhones?