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Priced at $200, the UE Boom 2 isn't the cheapest Bluetooth speaker on the market, but its feature set will be appealing to many.

With Apple adding the new speaker to its online store and retail locations a few weeks ago, we decided to take a look at the new and improved speaker.

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You can even press down on both buttons to find out how much battery the speaker has left.Back in mid-September, Logitech's Ultimate Ears brand rolled out the UE Boom 2, an upgraded version of its popular mid-level Bluetooth portable speaker. The tapping also has to be hard enough and I found myself needing to use my palm to tap on the top of the device – a simple tap with two fingers won’t do the trick.Īnd of course, the big + and – signs on the device allow you to control the volume if you happen to be away from your phone. Now, I didn’t find this too useful as it only works if you’re holding the device, and not while it’s standing up by itself. Tapping once pauses/resumes your music while tapping twice will skip the song. While holding the speaker, you can control playback by simply tapping on the top of the device. However, it doesn’t let you choose specific days – you either have it on for everyday or you don’t. The app also lets you set alarms so that you can wake up and immediately jam to your favorite music. The app allows you to play with the sound equalizer, check on the battery life without tapping the volume buttons on the device itself, and you can connect more than one Boom 2 speaker to the app to play the same music on more than one device for an even louder (and better) playback! There is an app too! It’s not necessary to use the app, but it can be quite useful. You can even have a mini-dance party right there in your living room (but maybe give your neighbors a heads up first). Having a small get together with friends that require some relaxing, but at optimal volume, indie music to fit the mood? Done. Want to live that teenage angst life and mope while your neighbor’s garage band is at it again? You got it. I mean, I have small hands so this is perfect for me but you have to admit it’s quite small, even though very powerful. Even my dad was shocked at how the bass was delivered through something of its size. I think you all know by know that the first thing I keep my ears peeled for is the bass, and that was the first thing that hit me when I used it for the first time. I can promise you that it doesn’t take away from how good the speakers are overall. I haven’t gone up to 100% without being yelled at yet. 15 hours of battery life (after constant use) is promised and while I haven’t listened to the device continuously for more than two hours, I have used it a significant amount without charging it and found that it lasts for around 11 hours. I’m not the biggest fan of using my bluetooth, but that’s just because I always try to save my phone’s battery life in any way I can.

It’s perfect for small gatherings/parties and I imagine it would be lovely during picnics too!

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Upon using the speaker at its full volume, my mother promptly yelled at me to turn it down as it’s just as loud as the sound system in our home. You can keep the speakers placed horizontally as well, but that does affect the sound quality and it isn’t as surround sound as it usually would be when placed vertically.

The Boom 2 advertises a full 360 sound, and boy does it deliver. Traveling with the device is also comfortable too – I carried it with me on a trip to India recently and while not in use, it was like it wasn’t even there. I’ve never tried out a Bluetooth speaker of such a size, so, this was a good experience for myself. For its size, I was pretty impressed by the sound quality. At 1.2lbs, the speaker isn’t too heavy and isn’t a nuisance to carry around. Durability wise, the Boom 2 is pretty sturdy.