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There’s a certain look to Bluetooth speakers that pervades product pages everywhere. You know the kind of thing: A long beer can covered with fabric, with a couple of buttons placed across the top. Sometimes there’s even a lanyard so that you can strap it to a bag. They all look like this – with a couple of exceptions.The Harman Kardon Onyx 8 could never be pegged with looking like everything else. Like a weird, flat planet, the large portable Bluetooth speaker becomes a centerpiece of almost any space you put it in,…

Californian startup Nomvdic is turning on the retro charm for the launch of a portable Bluetooth speaker with Harman Kardon sound that features a pop-up top which directs Full HD projected visuals to a nearby wall or screen.Currently raising production funds on Indiegogo, the X300 has the funky look of a stylized desktop guitar amp, measures 276 x 165 x 157 mm (10.8 x 6.5 x 6.2 in), tips the scales at 2.8 kg (6 lb) and stands on three metal spikes and shoes – two to the front and one at the back.The copper-colored panel…