IKEA’s new out of doors LED lamp can be a Spotify-enabled Bluetooth speaker | Engadget

IKEA has unveiled the Vappeby Bluetooth speaker with a Spotify Tap button that doubles as an out of doors lamp, confirming an FCC submitting we noticed final yr. With IP65 mud and water splash resistance, it is designed to light up out of doors events, barbecues, and so forth. with LED mild whereas delivering 360 sound, the corporate mentioned. 

When you press the Spotify Tap button, it should begin streaming from wherever you left off and one other press will play a unique advice based mostly in your Spotify historical past. It additionally works with different streaming providers or any media saved in your smartphone or different related machine. 

Vappeby gives as much as 12 hours of music streaming, presumably with out the sunshine turned on. It expenses through USB-C with a cable, however not a charger, included within the bundle. The lamp gives two LED mild modes (IKEA did not specify which), and has a grip and lantern-like design.

Spotify Tap rolled out in September final yr and was out there at launch on Bluetooth headphones from Samsung, Microsoft Surface, Bose, Skullcandy, and Jabra, Spotify mentioned on the time. The firm already has a spread of Vappeby Bluetooth audio system (referred to as Eneby within the US) priced from $25 to $90. It additionally gives the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker construct in collaboration with Sonos, out there for €99 in Europe solely. 

The firm mentioned that Vappeby is “an important step on IKEA’s journey to democratize music… increase user experience, lower the thresholds and make music and light easily accessible.” The new mannequin is now out there to order for $65 in blue or gray, although as talked about, the USB energy adapter is offered individually.