Posted by goldenface
The new Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100
Set music free with a Bluetooth™ speaker that looks as good as it sounds
11 October 2007
The new Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100, announced today by Sony Ericsson, is the perfect accessory for your Walkman® phone or most other Bluetooth™ enabled music phones. For anyone wanting to share their music, whether at home or in the office, but avoid a series of wires and complicated set-up, the Portable Bluetooth ™ Speaker MBS-100 looks and sounds the part.
As previously seen on the MTV European website, the Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100 is the first portable speaker from Sony Ericsson able to stream music wirelessly from your phone via Bluetooth™.
“The Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100 is completely unique to the market. The quality of the sound, the design and the convenience of taking it wherever you want, makes this the perfect complement to your Walkman® phone,” explains Jacob Sten, Head of PBU Accessories at Sony Ericsson. “You can listen to your favourite songs wherever you go, all you need is your phone and your MBS-100. The sound experience, coupled with the striking design makes this a must-have music accessory.”
Music on the move
Enjoy your music with powerful sound wherever you want, when you want. Connected wirelessly to your phone, this uniquely designed speaker allows you to share your favourite songs in a heartbeat.
Exceptionally easy to use; just connect your phone wirelessly with the Portable Bluetooth ™ Speaker MBS-100, eliminating the hassles of trying to connect wires, and within seconds you can enjoy the music from your phone with clear loudspeaker sound.
Powerful Sound
The Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100 has been created for music lovers who want to enjoy and share their music anywhere. Your favourite music deserves crystal clear powerful sound, and the MBS-100 provides just that using the latest A2DP streaming technology to deliver the very best in sound quality.
Completely Portable
The compact design of the Portable Bluetooth ™ Speaker MBS-100 makes it easy to take with you. The specially designed carrying bag, included with the speaker, helps to protect it when you are on-the-move and ensure it won’t get scratched or damaged.
The MBS-100 also comes with an integrated rechargeable battery, offering up to five hours playtime on a single charge, you will have enough power to really share and enjoy your music.
Stand-out design
Sony Ericsson has topped the style stakes with this latest edition to its line up of speakers and music accessories. Design boundaries have been broken; the Portable Bluetooth ™ Speaker MBS-100 has a unique style and an understated black finish that complements the range of Sony Ericsson Walkman® phones and works well with most Bluetooth™ enabled music phones.
The Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100 will be available from Q4 2007 in selected markets.
Packaging Box
Kit contents Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100
Charger
Carrying Bag
User Guide
Hardware
Size (mm diameter) 100mm
Weight (g) 225g
Bluetooth version Bluetooth specification V1.2
Bluetooth chipset vendor CSR
Chipset version BC03
A2DP version 1.0
AVRCP version 1.0
Battery Type Li-lon
Capacity 900mAh
Music streaming time More than 5 hrs
Standby time More than 50 hrs
Charging time Less than 5 hrs
Output 1.5 watt
Colour Black
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Posted by masseur
this looks good. We were chatting about it (in anticipation) a while back in this thread (now locked)
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Posted by goldenface
I like it too. I wonder what the price will be when it appears, which will hopefully be before Christmas.
Posted by leeboy13
that does actually look very good indeed - be interested to actually hear the sound quality though... hmmmm
I guess there no idea of a release date?
Posted by masseur
release date is Q4... so any time now I guess!
If you've heard what the MPS60/70 sound like, I'm sure these will sound brilliant. I just hope its not as expensive as some of the other SE speaker sets
Posted by gola
hmmm,charging time of not more than 5hrs,that's a bit too long.but i still like it...
Posted by number1
i like it r they avaible in phone shops yet and how much r they????
Posted by masseur
it was just announced this morning so it won't be available yet, and no word on price yet either
Engadget are making a bit of fun of it
Posted by goldenface
He he. It does look a bit like the droppings of an Alien creature.
I wouldn't mind hearing the sound quality.
Posted by number1
i think it looks great and i will be buying 1 when there in the shops
Posted by gola
lol,i can't wait to see the tv ad of this asteroid,i hope they make one.i can already see clark kent dancing to its music...
Posted by Yanosh94
SonyEricsson DE announced a price of 75 euros
Posted by masseur
about £52... not too bad at all!
Posted by goldenface
I'd expect a drop too before the year is out.
A five hour charge gives up to five hours of streaming music, not bad for the beach or the park.
I'm surprised they didn't produce one in the form of a big
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Posted by Cooldude01
It seems available at a price of £43.95 - http://search.ebay.co.uk/sear[....]40&_trksid=m37&satitle=mbs-100
I am thinking of getting one look cool
Posted by spikeyjac
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/M[....]hstring=mbs-100&searchsource=0
Posted by sidneylopsides
Will be £39.99 from CPW soon
Posted by jcwhite_uk
£35 from mobile fun. its in stock:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/15048.htm
Posted by masseur
yep, ordered one earlier this morning
Posted by jcwhite_uk
I would be interested in your thoughts about when you have tried it.
Posted by PeterKay
On 2007-11-08 13:32:12, masseur wrote:
yep, ordered one earlier this morning
I'm tempted too.
Posted by batesie
its not too bad. it is a mono speaker and cannot be paired up with another.
the quality is quite good for the size, a very similar sound to the SE speakers on the market.
Posted by PeterKay
Would look good in Silver as well i think!
Posted by Residentevil
I like the black colour.
Posted by masseur
On 2007-11-08 14:20:36, batesie wrote:
its not too bad. it is a mono speaker and cannot be paired up with another.
the quality is quite good for the size, a very similar sound to the SE speakers on the market.
received mine and htis about sums it up.
looks cool though
Posted by PeterKay
Any pics Mass? or a short review!!
Posted by Tigerente
On 2007-11-09 16:32:47, PeterKay wrote:
Any pics Mass? or a short review!!
Review will (maybe) follow
But here's some pics of mine:
http://www.my-ericsson.de/galerie/MBS-100
Btw: Best price in Germany is 42.99€, which is ~ 30 GBP (shipping in Germany 6€ = 4,2 GBP, to UK 20€ = 14 GBP )
http://www.shoppingfever.de/p[....]-Zubeh%F6r-Special-380296.html
Posted by twisted_cain
Oh, its much cheaper at carpone warehouse than phone house in sweden.
Posted by twisted_cain
Oh, its much cheaper at carpone warehouse than phone house in sweden.
Posted by goldenface
Around £42 del on eBay still. There'll be one winging its way to me soon.
Posted by borg_
69€ in Spain
Posted by borg_
Just received my MBS-100
Tried to pair the speaker with my K850 and it's not possible, because for my surprise not compatible with the K850
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Posted by Lunion
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/M[....]hstring=MBs-100&searchsource=0
Play.com done it again! £30 Delivered!
i should get commission
Posted by PeterKay
£29.99 at Play.com delivered!
Posted by thecell
it really just mono speaker? that was bad, i want buy this thing but have to considering it again cos it mono.
Posted by jcwhite_uk
Got my MBS-100 this morning. Its smaller that I had thought. Paired with my P990i with no problem and streams music ok. Havent tested it properly yet but will later. Also got it working with my laptop using bluetooth and streams sound ok, again not fully tested yet.
Posted by goldenface
Yeah, I thought it was larger than the 4 inches diameter it actually is. Anyway, t-mobile are giving these away on offer.
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/sho[....]id=ON_QM_S_MSNSearch&WT.srch=1
Posted by hahaha112
Is it really just mono
Posted by number1
it's 1.5watts mono
Posted by goldenface
Yes. I was wondering why it had such a good battery time then I realised its power consumption isn't really that much.
I guess its good for a bookshelf or the bathroom but masseur prefers the sound of the mps-60.
This looks better though.
Posted by PeterKay
for a small speaker, the loudness is impressive.
Posted by hahaha112
On 2008-01-23 16:23:04, number1 wrote:
it's 1.5watts mono
Is it not bad that it is mono
Posted by hydro-
These are excellent, the only downsound is that if your phone has a limitation there is no way for turning the sound up even more on the speaker!
But overall i give it 9/10!
Posted by bluzark
it doesn't work with my K850i. i can pair it, and it stays connected until i press PLAY in my music player. it works fine with my K810i. pretty weird.
from the moment i press PLAY, it just disconnects and plays true my phone speaker.
Posted by jcwhite_uk
For the MBS-100 to work with the K850i you need to update your phone to the latest firmware.
The MBS100 works sort of with my N95. It will pair and play music ok but whatever the volume that you set the phone to the speaker outputs at the same volume. The only volumes you can have is on full blast or no volume when the phone volume is set to zero.
Posted by bluzark
On 2008-02-06 15:51:28, jcwhite_uk wrote:
For the MBS-100 to work with the K850i you need to update your phone to the latest firmware..
when i search for a new firmware it states that i already have the newest
Posted by KeeF!
I want it so baddd, i was searching for it on google and this thread went up ?
Posted by deepsme
here's a review..not a very good one..
http://www.slashgear.com/sony[....]ons-mbs-100-review-0912430.php
Posted by KeeF!
awwwww. Thanks
was hoping to find the bad reviews sooner or later.
Posted by Rookwise
I have one. I find it quite a good speaker and quite clear sound although it does distort when the phone's volume is on full and it can't handle Mega Bass on high volumes.