Frame that sound!

The days of big in-your-face speaker systems are over. Now, it’s all about  understated style. Bluetooth lets you ditch those ugly wires and now iBall has taken  subtlety a step further by embedding its latest ‘Frame Speakers’ in works of hangable art. 

In look and feel, these can be mistaken for wall-mounted art canvases  they come, complete with pre-fitted hooks and the required screws. But the discreetly-placed USB charging and microSD card slots tell you that handsome painting doubles as a full-fledged Bluetooth speaker-cum-FM radio. The canvas is approximately 47 cm by 37 cm and weighs under 3 kg. Fully charged, it can play music from any wireless source for some 10-12 hours.  It harnesses something called ‘Metal Alloy Surface Acoustic Technology’, to get the sound out of the wood and canvas and the result is a mellow audio that, with the right piece of music, can add style and class to your home. 

The Frame Speaker costs Rs 11,999 and comes in a choice of seven designs. One of them is blank  you can paint your own masterpiece.