Update: Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input
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The Verge has reported on “Update: Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.
The available account reports that ikea's new Badkruka wireless Bluetooth speaker is now available in the US for $59.99. The report also notes that It's reminiscent of the colorful and tiny $10 Kallsup speaker that Ikea debuted earlier this year at CES 2026, but at almost seven inches tall the boxy Badkruka isn't designed with portability in mind as it also lacks a rechargeable battery. […]
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