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Whether you hang out at the beach, poolside, or just want an outdoor speaker that can really handle the outdoors, the iHome iBT158 Smart Bluetooth Speaker is one to know about. Tech expert Dave Taylor checks out the iHome speaker, dropping it in water and demonstrating the voice control button feature too. His conclusion: Good sound, great ruggeedness, and a really cool LED light feature.
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This might be the last outdoor speaker you buy
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Let's check it out. Dave Taylor here, and I'm checking out this
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This is the I-Home IBT-158 smart Bluetooth speaker. Now, it is IP67, so it's water and dustproof, and let's demonstrate this, it floats
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So if it falls in the pool or you have it knock off your boat while you're at the line
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청 or something, it's not going anywhere. It is definitely tough. You can take it to the beach
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and not worry about sand damaging it or anything. Very handy. It also has, as you can see
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five different color modes. I can just switch. There's a button on the top that lets me switch
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between slow blend, fast blend, lantern, favorite color, and pulse to music. So lots of
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different things you can do there. And has about 12 hours on a charge
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You charge it. There is a little access port in the back. It is a little wet right now
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But you open it up, and it gives you access to a couple of options
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There's a tiny little reset button, and there's USB, micro-USB, actually, and that's how you charge it
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It comes with a micro-USB cable. You got that covered. And then there's a tiny little button that you'll need to push to do Bluetooth pairing
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It does not say that in the instructions. That is useful to know. It easy once you get the hang of it If it falls out you do want to put this back in so that you do get that waterproof seal There we go So that all back And then most of the controls are on the top
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underneath this little handy little carrying handle. And here's a close-up. So you can see
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sort of going along the top, there's volume down, and then there's a speaker button. I'll get back
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to that. There's power. There's a button that lets you change light modes. There's volume
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volume up and on the bottom is pause play so what do I mean by the speaker mode
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well let's demonstrate it it basically gets you to your voice system if you have
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this working and you have Alexa on your phone then you can use this as an
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Alexa device if you have Siri on an iPhone that works so what time is it
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it's 9.52 a.m. so it's working with Siri on my iPhone 13, so that's pretty handy
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This causes some confusion, though. If you read the Amazon reviews of this product, people say
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hey, this isn't an Amazon Echo. What the heck? This is like false advertising
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And that's because Amazon says that this has Alexa built in. I don't actually think that's an accurate statement
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It's very confusing, actually, because what it has is it has voice control
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So you can use that to access Amazon Alexa if that's how you have things
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configured, but it's not a standalone Alexa device. It doesn't have Wi-Fi
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It not going to be on your network in the same way that like an old echo unit would be So that worth knowing As long as you go in with those expectations this is a great little Bluetooth speaker
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And as you could tell, it has a microphone, which means it's a speakerphone. So you can use this
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for phone calls, too. It has echo cancellation and they have what they call resonate technology
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which gives you a nice voice pickup. And of course, the audio quality is really nice. In fact
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Let's play some music. Turn it towards me so you can hear a little better
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It is a little directional, so it's better coming out of the front. And I would say it's not great sound
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It's not really like an audiophile quality sound, but for an outdoor speaker that you can have at the pool
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or you can take to the lake or to a picnic or take to the beach or something
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This is pretty sweet. I like the combination of good sound, not great sound, but good sound
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and all of the functionality. And of course, the fact that it floats and everything is fun
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and those lights, really like the lights. It's a really fun addition. I Home has a really nice
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lineup of just sort of more casual, more entry-level gear, and this is a great addition to their
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lineup. Now, dimensions-wise, it is 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches by 5.5 inches by 5.5
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5 inches and it 1 pounds so it super easy to tote along or to throw in your backpack if you want some outdoor fun or you can just give it to one of your kids and let them use this as their speaker and speakerphone and know that if they spill soda on it or something no problem
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You can literally like go and dip it in the pool and then clean it off or maybe just wash it in the sink, whatever
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So lots to like about it. Not great sound, but entirely acceptable sound for an outdoor speaker
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I like the little handhold unit. The fact that it's a microphone built in and you can use it for calls and stuff is pretty sweet
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It's a pretty nice little device. So, the only thing let's talk about is the price
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How cool is that, right? Great. This is the I-Home IBT-158 smart Bluetooth speaker and it's 79
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99 at amazon.com you might be able to find it cheaper somewhere like best buy or even on the i home
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website so shop around online a little bit but if you're looking for something to have for your
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outdoor adventures this is a really solid option that's all i got so i'm going to go back to my music
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which means i'll have to catch you in my next video
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