Gadgetory

Wi-Fi speakers have been around since the y2k bug was a thing the explosion of devices that occurred a couple of years ago tended to follow so noses lead on design but the Samsung r1 is the first example of different thinking we've seen while most Wi-Fi speakers are made of boxes the r1 is a cylindrical 360 degree speaker it offers the same listening experience from every angle which has its pluses and minuses it's great for casual listening and it has a big era sound that suits acoustic music like jazz or folk but it's 360 degree nature means that it sounds better in less reflective rooms and not so good in bathrooms if you want sound quality rivals such as Sony awesome raumfeld offer better speakers for the same money however the Samsung does offer lots of features and the touch operated top panel is kind of cool the speaker comes with a smartphone app that offers access to most of the popular streaming services including Pandora and Spotify the speaker also uses bluetooth and can connect to certain Samsung TVs and act as a TV speaker its height makes it a bit awkward though compared to a sound bar or traditional speaker 170 dollars or so on the street the Samsung radiant 360 r1 is not the best Wi-Fi speaker we've seen but at least let's try to do something differently