Verbatim Announces the Release of Multimedia Audio Bar [Sleek Boom-Tube has Built-In Mic for VoIP]

Do we need yet another speaker system for our computers? I mean, how many thousands of them are lining the store shelves as I type this thing? Anyway, because we here at TFTS need to keep our readers informed, I’ll humor you. If anything, this latest entrant into the computer audio arena at least looks cool. And because data storage specialists Verbatim are behind it, we can expect that it knows how to hold a tune.

Verbatim just announced that it will enter the market with a new speaker system, the 49093 Multimedia Audio Bar. The Multimedia Audio Bar is a 2.1 speaker system that is designed to fit on the desktop underneath your LCD monitor where you can connect it to your PC or laptop via the included stereo audio cable. It comes with an aux line in port and is compatible with all line-in audio sources, like MP3 players, portable CD players and gaming consoles.

The one-piece speaker measures 370 x 76.5 x 63mm (14.6 x 3 x 2.5 in) and is comprised of two boosted and magnetically shielded metal speakers with a maximum output of 16 Watts and a frequency range of 120 Hz to 20 kHz.

This product does have a feature that might help it stand out amongst its peers. The Verbatim Multimedia Audio Bar also includes a built-in microphone on the front of the speaker for hands free chatting over the Internet. I guess that makes it a bit interesting. While not yet available in North America, you can pretty much pick one up everywhere else in the world for about $83/50GBP.