Devialet brings its sci-fi design aesthetics to a $790 portable speaker
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#65HXC)
The speaker maintains the sci-fi aesthetic that Devialet is known for. | Image: Devialet Devialet, the French audio company best known for its lineup of eye-catching audio gear that looks like Daft Punk helmets, is getting into the portable smart speaker business. Today, it's announcing the Devialet Mania, a battery-powered speaker that retains the company's signature sci-fi stylings but in a compact form factor that it says offers 10 hours of battery life at moderate volumes."
The Mania includes four full-range drivers and two sub-woofers, which Devialet says offer 360-degree sound. But perhaps more interesting is how the speaker adjusts its sound profile based on measurements of your listening space it takes from its four microphones. Place the speaker up near a wall, for example, and Devialet claims the speaker's two...