Sonos out, Spotify in: Ikeas new Bluetooth speaker costs 40 euros

Sonos out, Spotify in, you could think of new Bluetooth speakers at IKEAS. Because it is one of the first Bluetooth speakers of the Swedish furniture store after the cooperation with the California sound specialist Sonos. In October, a table lamp with Bluetooth speaker is to follow with the Blomprakt model.

Bluetooth speaker with Spotify-Tap

But Ikea had continued to put simple Bluetooth speakers into the portfolio during the Sonos cooperation. Nevertheless, Ikeas’s decision is interesting that Nattbad loudspeaker Install an extra button for the Spotify TAP function, which will also end up in Blomprakt.

With this function it is possible to continue the most recent playlist or discover new music based on your own hearing habits at the push of a button.

Nattbad also supports a multi-loudspeaker mode. With the function, users can connect the loudspeaker to other Ikea speakers who support this function. In this way, music from a source can be played on several speakers at the same time. The Bluetooth range of the speaker is at least ten meters. Ikea uses the Bluetooth 5.3 model.

Nattbad is available in three colors

Ikeas Nattbad speakers are not particularly large with dimensions of 9.2 cm depth, 17.9 cm and 12.3 cm wide and therefore do not offer a massive volume for sound development. The housing is made of plastic and is offered in the three colors yellow, pink and black.

The sound apparently does not seem to be in focus in the speakers, but the retro design. Because Ikea himself write on his product page “Music never looked better!”

With the Blomprakt model, the group will introduce another sound product in autumn. The combination of lamp and loudspeaker is a little reminiscent of the Symfonisk table lamp that Ikea launched with Sonos in 2022. The new Speaker lamp model, like the Nattbad model, has the Spotify button and Bluetooth 5.3. So far, the manufacturer has not given any further details.

The new speakers are the first products of a larger smart home strategy, which in the course of the next year The verge reports that over 20 new devices should produce. Among other things, the manufacturer plans new intelligent light bulbs, sockets, sensors, remote controls, keys and devices for monitoring air quality, including temperature and air humidity monitoring. At the same time, Ikea announces that it will fully rely on the matter standard for smart devices in the future.