German company Binauric has developed a Bluetooth-enabled speaker called Boom Boom that allows users to add new features over time. The polygonal speaker has all the basics: audio playback, conference calling, multispeaker syncing. But Boom Boom also comes with "an accelerometer, light sensors, and microphones that allow the device to take on new functionalities," such as recording, through apps, said Liz Stinson at Wired. Binauric hopes that people will manipulate the device so "that someday the Boom Boom might not just play music, but make it too."
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.
Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.