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Hundreds of People Are Buying This $15 Waterproof Speaker That Floats in the Pool

Hundreds of People Are Buying This $15 Waterproof Speaker That Floats in the Pool
Tim Chan
By Tim ChanAug 13, 2024
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There is no better way to soundtrack your backyard hang, pool party or beach day this season than with a Bluetooth speaker. But not all wireless speakers are created equal. If you want to take your tunes near the water, you’re going to need a waterproof speaker that can hold up to accidental splashes without skipping a beat.

One of the best waterproof speaker deals online right now is at Target, which has the HydraMini by Altec Lansing on sale for just $15. Already a steal at its regular $20 price point, the new Target deal saves you an additional 20% off one of the bestselling waterproof speakers on the site.

TARGET DEAL

Altec Lansing HydraMini Waterproof Speaker

$15.99$19.9920% off
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Measuring just under 3 x 5 inches (or about the size of large cell phone or battery pack), the portable speaker is rated IP67 to be fully waterproof. Not only will it withstand splashes of water or getting caught in the rain, the HydraMini speaker actually floats in water. And if you accidentally submerge it? The waterproof speaker still holds up and stays working.

Available in a mint green or black colorway, the Altec Lansing speaker boasts six hours of playtime on a single charge and a generous 100-foot wireless range, so you always stay connected via Bluetooth. Audio quality is loud enough to fill a room or yard but what reviewers really like is the built-in lighting feature, with five LED lights that flash to the beat of your music.

Grab this Target deal now to score the waterproof speaker for just $15 here. This is one of Target’s bestselling deals with hundreds of verified shoppers and reviews so you’ll want to claim the discount before it sells out. See full details here.

AMAZON DEAL

Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 4 Portable Waterproof Speaker

$169.99$199.9915% off
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Want to upgrade to a bigger (and louder) waterproof speaker? Amazon has the Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 4 on sale for just $169 — the lowest price we’ve seen so far. The portable speaker boasts a whopping 20 hours of playtime and 147 feet of range, so you can keep the tunes going from throughout the house. Its cylindrical design creates 360-degree sound, while the built-in driver delivers big bass even without a subwoofer.

Like the smaller Target speaker above, the BOOM 4 is rated IPX67 for waterproofing, meaning it can be submerged in up to three feet of water for 30 minutes without damage. The lightweight speaker also floats, so you can take your tunes into the water with you.

Ultimate Ears says the MEGABOOM 4 is virtually indestructible, with a rugged casing that seals out dust, dirt and debris. It’s shockproof and drop-proof too. The company says the material is the same stuff used for motorcycle jackets and fire equipment, meaning it can hold up to extreme weather conditions (I.e. it won’t fizzle in the heat).

This deal gets you the MEGABOOM 4 in blue or black for $169. As with all Amazon deals, pricing could change at any time, so we recommend that you add to cart soon before the deal ends. See full details here. You can also shop Ultimate Ears waterproof speakers on sale at Target.

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That’s That Me Exclusive: Where to Buy Every Edition of Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ Album

That’s That Me Exclusive: Where to Buy Every Edition of Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet’ Album

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“I reckon it’s.. officially short n’ sweet month💋💋💋,” Sabrina Carpenter wrote online, weeks before dropping her highly anticipated new album. Fans can now pick up her sixth studio LP, Short n’ Sweet, online and on shelves now in a slew of exclusive vinyl variants. Staying true to its title, the 36-minute Short n’ Sweet includes tracks like “Taste,” Slim Pickins,” “Good Graces,” and, of course, “Please Please Please” and “Espresso.”

“This project is quite special to me and I hope it’ll be something special to you too,” Carpenter wrote online after debuting the Short n’ Sweet album cover and title in June.

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“Short, sweet, has made an extraordinary album,” Taylor Swift shared of Short n’ Sweeton Aug. 23 on her Instagram Stories with checkmarks by each line.

Carpenter, who will embark on a sold-out North American tour in support of the album later this year, has taken over our playlists this summer, with chart-topping hits “Please Please Please,” and the undeniably catchy “Espresso.” (“I decided to put that burden on other people,” Carpenter told Rolling Stone earlier this year.)

And while everyone from your uncle to your BFF quotes its chorus with lyrics like “that’s that me espresso” every time they enter the coffee shop, Carpenter somehow followed it up with an equally quotable Short n’ Sweet track (“please don’t embarrass me, motherf-cker”). The Jack Antonoff-produced “Please Please Please” has garnered over hundreds of millions of streams alone, and propelled Carpenter to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 after it hit streaming services this summer.

“There’s like an Olivia Newton [John] feeling, there’s a Dolly feeling, there’s an incredibly super modern pop feeling,” Antonoff previously told Rolling Stone. “The little vocal runs she does are so bizarre and unique — they’re doing this really odd, classic, almost yodel-y country thing. She’s becoming one of the biggest young pop stars, and that song is such a statement of ­expressing yourself, not just lyrically, but sonically.”

If the tracks’ success are any indication, Carpenter’s new LP, Short N’ Sweet, is destined to become one of the biggest albums of 2024. Instead of releasing just one edition of her studio project, the “Espresso” hitmaker followed the lead of other pop superstars like Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish and dropped several exclusive editions of the album.

Where to Buy Sabrina Carpenter Short n’ Sweet Vinyl Variant Online

Here’s everywhere to snag a copy of Short N’ Sweetonline right now.

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Sabrina Carpenter 'Short n' Sweet' Vinyl

Target Exclusive LP

$39.99
BUy at Target

Carpenter’s Target exclusive Short n’ Sweet LP is available now for $39.99 right now. It includes a bubblegum-pink vinyl record, as well as its own poster.

LIGHT SKY BLUE

Sabrina Carpenter 'Short n' Sweet' Vinyl

Amazon Exclusive LP

$32.99
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Amazon shoppers can score Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweeton vinyl in this “light sky” LP, exclusive to the online retailer. Available to pre-order, Amazon says the LP ships around the release date, Aug. 23.

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