- IKEA offers six distinctive new products for your smart home
- They were made in partnership with the Swedish designer Teklan
- There are three speakers, two speaker lamps and one lamp
IKEA has a few new smart home devices to show off, made in partnership with Teklan (Swedish Tekla designer Evelina Severin): We have three contenders for our best Bluetooth speaker list and three lamps, two of which have built-in speakers.
All of these gadgets feature bold patterns and colors, which Teklan is known for. Their look is quite distinctive, and IKEA says the range “prioritizes expression” and is designed to “connect technology with personal style.”
The three Bluetooth speakers are part of the SOLSKYDD product family and come in three sizes: a small 8-inch portable orange model ($79.99), a medium 11-inch green, brown and beige model ($99.99), and a large 18-inch orange model ($139.99) that can be paired with a display. The first image in the gallery below shows how the different sizes compare.
Picture 1 of 5
The largest is for wall mounting, but the other two can be wall-mounted or placed on a stand. IKEA has yet to reveal international pricing, but we’ll update this story when we have it.
All of these speakers can connect with each other, as well as with existing IKEA Bluetooth speakers, if you want a multi-speaker setup. They also support Spotify Tap, so you can resume your music listening with the press of a single button.
New lamps too
Picture 1 of 4
Next we have the two speaker lamps, called KULGLASS. These are probably my favorite products of the new batch, doing double duty as both a lighting source and a medium for streaming your tunes (or podcasts or audiobooks).
The swirly shades are apparently inspired by soft serve ice cream – another reason I love them – and you can choose between a black model with a light green tint or a red model with a pinkish tint.
Finally, for now, there’s a “spotted rendition” of the existing FADO lamp, which IKEA says is designed to cast a soft glow in whatever room you place it. The light shines through a cream and brown coating, and it has a vaguely futuristic vibe – whereas the current FADO lamp only has a simple white coating.
IKEA says all of these products will go on sale in December, and we’ll add those international prices to this story as soon as we have them.
Follow TechRadar on Google News And add us as your favorite source to get our news, reviews and expert opinions in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!
And of course you can too follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form and receive regular updates from us on WhatsApp Also.
