Bose SoundLink Wireless Music System Pandora & iTunes Compatible USB Wireless Portable PC Speaker

Bose have taken the wraps off their new wireless portable speaker, known
as the Bose SoundLink Wireless Music System, which, apart from allowing
users to stream audio wirelessly from their PC also boasts compatibility
with iTunes and Pandora as well as offer access to other Internet radio
broadcasts.
The Bose SoundLink Wireless Music System in essence consists of a
speaker that hooks up to your PC wirelessly courtesy not of integrated
Wi-Fi connectivity but a USB dongle - meaning that the device won't
simply connect to your home network like Wi-Fi enabled devices.

The speaker itself retains maximum portability thanks to being powered
by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which offers up around three hours
of endurance with the system operating at full volume though,
interestingly, Bose's press release fails to actually confirm the
device's total output so we're unable to confirm what exactly full
volume is. Quite an odd omission to make. Bose do, however, confirm that
the system features 'a proprietary acoustics package, which combines
exclusive Bose waveguide speaker technology and neodymium transducers to
deliver room-filling, high-quality audio from a very small enclosure'.
Which is nice. Still - would have been nice to have some further details
like wattage and frequency response.

Additionally, in a press release that seems rather scant when it comes
to specifics, Bose also don't mention the wireless range of their Bose
SoundLink Wireless Music System - merely stating that it's a
'long-range' wireless system that works through 'most' walls and floors.
Not especially helpful.

Bose have at least confirmed that the Pandora and iTubes compatible Bose
SoundLink Wireless Music System will commence shipping as of 27 August
and that it'll set you back just shy of $550.