Gadget of the Day – IXOS XMM238 Cube Travel Speaker

IXOS has been churning out some tempting stocking filler treats in its budget ‘First’ range. Latest to roll off the production line is this boxy little number, the XMM238.Packed with a pair of stereo cones it’ll blast out up to 2W. Battery power means it’s travel-friendly or you can keep it juiced from a laptop using a USB cable.IXOS has cunningly arranged the speakers to fire out in opposite directions to deliver what we’re told is surprisingly spacious sound.You can bag them in pink, white or black from HMV – and Halfords for some reason – complete with a 3.5mm audio jack cable for hooking up to any audio source.Try one with a spot of Huey Lewis & The News’s Hip To Be Square or that, er, little known, Mike Oldfield recording, Cubular Bells.EssentialsFirst by IXOS XMM238 Cube Travel SpeakerPrice: £15On sale: Now Contact: IXOSRelated stories:Sony unleashes PC speaker fivesomeBose SoundDock and PC speakers returnGadget of the Day – IXOS XMI308

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home