Ikea Vappeby portable lamp is also a Bluetooth speaker with Spotify Tap

(Pocket-lint) - Ikea volition soon motorboat a caller portable lamp that doubles arsenic a Bluetooth speaker. It besides features Spotify Tap - a fastener that simply restarts Spotify streaming from wherever you near off.

The Ikea Vappeby was spotted successful a filing posted connected the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) successful the US. Approval by the assemblage is required for each products that diagnostic wireless technologies.

Photos of the prototype and adjacent a afloat idiosyncratic manual are accessible.

The Vappeby features a USB-C larboard for charging, with The Verge reporting that playback clip is up 13 hours connected a azygous charge, with measurement acceptable astatine 50 per cent.

It has a manual measurement dial, positive a fastener to power the airy connected and off.

There is besides a Bluetooth pairing button, an on/off power and, of course, a fastener for Spotify Tap.

Other than that, it is simply a elemental instrumentality - beauteous overmuch arsenic you'd expect from Ikea. There is nary connection yet connected availability nor price.

Spotify Tap was announced astatine the extremity of September, with immoderate supported devices starting to deed marketplace now.

It simplifies the streaming process, allowing you to proceed euphony without needing your telephone to hand. It tin lone prime up from wherever you past near off, but different pat of the fastener volition play a antithetic proposal based connected your listening history.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 18 October 2021.