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Sony's glass sound speaker is part of a new line of really cool-looking the pricey products from Sony's life space UX division half wireless Bluetooth speaker half lantern with a dimmable LED bulb that mimics a flame got double mood setting potential it can be moved around freely because it's got an integrated rechargeable battery that gives you around four hours of music playback depending on the volume level it's one of those products you really want as soon as you see it but it's $800 price tag is a bit of a buzzkill unless you happen to have a lot of disposable income lying around you can dim the light and adjust the volume using Sony's song pal app for iOS and Android devices but if your phone isn't close by there are lighting and volume controls hidden on the bottom of the device I'm not sure the speaker delivers 800 dollars worth of Bluetooth audio bliss but it does deliver smooth natural sound for a Bluetooth speaker particularly in the treble and mid-range and it is omnidirectional by that I mean it disperses 360 degrees sound much like the cylindrical UE boom speakers however those aren't made out of organic glass and with this speaker the glass serves as a tube tweeter which gives the sound its clarity a two inch woofer is responsible for the mid-range frequencies there's a passive bass radiator for the low end if you're looking for a speaker that plays super loud and has more oomph to it space this isn't it it's really designed to play background music while blending into the decor or complementing it and also provide some lighting be great for the bedroom cool stuff if you can afford it I'm David Carley for cnet.com thanks for watching