The Fraunhoffer Institute in Germany, where the MP3 standard for compressing and digitizing audio records was created 25 years ago, recently announced that it was terminating its licensing. Newer codes like AAC and MPEG-H, delivered better audio quality more efficiently, it said. That does not mean the death of your music player or speaker. They will continue to play, but newer products including phones will slowly move to new formats. MP3 was the great leveller, letting us record and store thousands of songs in thumb drive.
What better tribute to a great technology, than to recall one of the best value-for-money MP3-Bluetooth Speakers -gram wireless speaker is encased in rubber, making it shock-proof dust-proof and water resistant. You can attach it to a mountain bike handle bar or park it poolside, for a party. Twin 6 watts speakers with a 40mm driver, belt out great sound, and the 2000mAh battery is good for six hours at least. A microphone allows you to take your incoming calls, hands free.
At launch the Rocker-Encore cost Rs 2,999. Today, on many web selling sites it can be had for a thousand rupees less... great value at this price.
—IndiaTechOnline
