Louis Vuitton’s $2,890 light-up speaker looks like something Thanos would steal
Louis Vuitton has revealed its next foray into tech products: the $2,890 Horizon Light Up Speaker, which looks less like either a gadget or a piece of high fashion, and more like an artifact of untold cosmic power from the next Marvel movie.
According to Louis Vuitton, the idea is that the Horizon speaker will serve as an artistic centerpiece of your living room or outfit, a unique blend of fashion and technology that aims to challenge what a portable speaker should look like, a goal in which it undoubtably has succeeded.
But between the glass, stainless steel, and leather construction, 35 LEDs, and the brand’s traditional symbols and logos plastered on virtually every surface of the speaker, the overall effect is less the kind of discreet, high-end speaker that companies like Bang & Olufsen are known for and more “eldritch space artifact.” Seeing as I don’t have a cool $2,890 lying around to buy and dismantle a Horizon speaker, I can’t confirm with 100 percent certainty whether one of the Infinity Stones is housed within, however.
The company says that the Horizon speaker is inspired by its similarly extraterrestrial-ly shaped Toupie handbag, which comes in a similar, UFO-esque design (and, incidentally, sold at a similar $2,000-plus price range).
Despite its bizarre appearance and astronomical price tag, Louis Vuitton does appear to have actually built a pretty nice speaker, at least technically speaking. The Horizon features a three-inch subwoofer, two 0.75-inch tweeters, three microphones for voice calls, up to 15 hours of playback off a charge, an included charging / display dock, and both Bluetooth 5.1 and AirPlay 2 for wireless audio. It even charges via USB-C. Of course, those are all things that you’d hope to see at a bare minimum on a speaker that costs almost $3,000.
The Louis Vuitton Horizon Light Up speaker is available to order now from Louis Vuitton’s website, although it won’t ship until July 31st — assuming the Mad Titan doesn’t seize them all first.
LV便攜式喇叭7月底開售 以藍牙、Wi-Fi、AirPlay配對
近年一些時尚品牌亦會推出一些電子生活產品，就如 LOUIS VUITTON（LV）作為無人不曉的奢侈品牌，近日竟然推出 Horizon Light Up 便攜式喇叭，不但用上經典的 monogram 花紋，更配備變色燈帶。而喇叭將於於 7 月 30 日正式發售。
近日 LOUIS VUITTON（LV）推出 Horizon Light Up 便攜式喇叭，主要以 Nicolas Ghesquière 設計的 Toupie 女士手包為靈感，並採用了金屬以及皮質製造出辨識度極高的外觀，外表不但用上 LV 經典的 monogram 花紋更配備了彩色變色燈帶。
喇叭不但可以像手袋一樣可以背著攜帶，亦可以放置在底座上使用。而喇叭可以透過藍牙、Wi-Fi 以及 AirPlay 2 配對。目前這款 LOUIS VUITTON Horizon Light Up 便攜式喇叭將於 7 月 30 日正式發售，不過價錢以及詳細規格尚未公佈，因此有興趣的朋友可以留意一下。
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Louis Vuitton Horizon Light Up speaker looks like Aztec UFO
Louis Vuitton and audio equipment might not have a very strong connection, but the brand’s latest offering, the Horizon Light Up speaker blurs that notion. The French Luxury house has concocted this wireless speaker to be unlike anything we’ve seen so far, and don’t even mind how it sounds – the speaker looks that good.
The wireless speaker looks like an Aztec UFO or something straight out of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider movie. In fact, it is inspired by their in-house Toupie handbag designed by womenswear artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière. Yes, the top-shaped bag that your spouse is so obsessed over!
Portable speaker worthy a centerpiece
Horizon Light Up speaker is, without doubt, going to be the centerpiece of attention for its peculiar, yet attractive form. Those spaced out “L-O-U-I-S-V-U-I-T-T-O-N” letters around the circumference and the rainbow LV flower insignia glows like a charm with the beats of the music.
It’s almost hypnotic in low light conditions for its element of sound, light and movement. The wireless speaker comes with a docking stand that beams 360-degree audio in the room. When you need to take it to the outdoors, simply strap on the leather casing and you’re good to go.
Multisensory speaker for the affluent
You can pair this multisensory portable speaker up over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or ApplePlay 2 to enjoy music the way you like to. The audio specifications of this unique wireless speaker are scanty at this point, but we do expect it to sound good out of the box.
There is no word on the pricing of the Horizon Light Up speaker either, but coming from LV means it is going to be on the higher side. After all, LV is all about premium luxury accessories for the affluent. The only thing that’s apparent is its launch date of July 30, so mark your calendars if you are already bewitched by its looks.