The Om One is a speaker that levitates in the air

The field of audio is so mature and saturated that coming up with a genuinely novel approach to speakers is a rather steep challenge. But a new product created by a team in Oakland, California, takes audiophiles into new territory by delivering a speaker that levitates — no, really, it levitates. Using the now well-known idea of magnetic levitation, the speaker floats about an inch off its base, allowing the user to spin it around in mid-air while listening to the audio. After we had a chance to test the Bluetooth speaker out in person, we can confirm that the product does indeed work as described. The Om/One device also contains a microphone, allowing the levitating orb to take calls, too. On its surface, which looks something like cross between the Death Star and a soccer ball, is a hidden sensor that allows you to turn the device on and off as well as pair it with your audio source, such as a smartphone.