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14th October 2013
06:31pm BST

Connecting
A small touch is the little notification noises you get when you turn the device on or off, and when you connect another device to it. It's not anything that will make or break the decision to get this, but we really like it and thought it was quite cool.
It was simple and problem free to hook this up from day one, something which can't be said for every wireless device we've tried. Simply turn the bluetooth on your phone or device on, press the bluetooth button on the UE Boom, and you're done. Most of the time after that, the devices will automatically see each other and you're set to go.
Where to use it
If you're heading out with your friends for an evening and meeting up in their flat or house first, this will be perfect for slapping down on the table and playing your tunes. It's also water and stain resistant so you don't need to worry about using it in the kitchen when you're catching up with your favourite podcasts and cooking a bit of dinner, and would withstand a bit of spillage, but not too much. While we didn't have two of them, you can connect two together and increase the sound for a full stereo effect, which we imagine would be pretty awesome, but even on its own it was more than enough to fill a room.
We've replaced the radio in the bathroom with this, we've got wireless sound in our bedroom and it fills the space, which is the most important thing about it. The battery life is around 15 hours, and we must admit that despite regular use, we very rarely had to charge it so we found this was pretty accurate.
Ultimate Ears have made the ultimate product when it comes to wireless sound, packing a huge amount into a tiny , good-looking package and we can't recommend this highly enough. While the price tag isn't cheap at €199, this is a durable and useful piece of kit, and we think it's worth the investment for both style and substance.
The UE Boom is available from Apple Retail Stores, Apple Online Stores and from the Ultimate Ears website
