The Perfect BBQ Speakers

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The Perfect BBQ Speakers

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Apr 25th 2007 at 7:00AM

BBQ season is nearly upon us. That means a cooler full of beer, meat (or veggie burgers) on the grill, and a five year-old portable stereo outside connected to insanely long, orange extension cord.

But this wireless outdoor solar speaker may help you say goodbye to bulky tangled extension cords forever.

The five-watt speaker has an Earth-friendly solar panel that keeps it full of juice for those long hot nights in the back yard, while a wireless transmitter plugs into your iPod or CD player to broadcast those sweet tunes up to 150 feet.

If you're having trouble figuring out what to listen to, here is a list to get you in that summer mood.

From Tech Digest

Filed under: Audio/Video

Tags: bbq, outdoor, speakers, summer, wireless

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