Notified for more than a year ago, the bot is longer than the expected market, with some customers complaining about the uncompromising pre-order or wondering if the product is vaporware. The reason for the delay, says Goswell, due to lack of lush experience of electronics. Product is ready, but they don’t know how long it will take to get the relevant certifications that need to sell a device. Bat bot is now available in the UK, EU, and soon is in the US (outside California, with additional regulations).

Some compromises still have to do during progress. “The ingredients to the absence of what we considered as 100 percent behavior, but we tried the best,” Goswell said. The team wants to use recycled materials from environmental concerns but should choose for Virgen plastic to keep the waterproof on the device. The result is However, recyclable though, Lush says buyers can bring their store for repair as needed.

Electronics are unavoidable to come with a carbon cost, but Goswell believes that the bat bot is justified. “If it’s a device used or a cheap, turn off the one who’s broken within six months, I think it’s a different question, but it’s going to last,” he said.

In fact, an affordable device is not it. £ 150 price price extends eyebrows even with passionate forum fans like 115k-member Subreddit to R / Lushcosmetics. As a “lushie” put it, “Why should I buy a $ 200 speaker from a bath store?” You can get a Waterproof Bluetooth Seaker from established brands for lesser, likely to have better sound quality: the longest ears floating Wonderborom 4 merchants for about $ 100 (and often sold for less), while JBLCheapest Waterproof speakers can sell as much as $ 40 – can you find some cheaper on Amazon.

The factors at high prices, Goswell said, include the fact that the first lush tech product and the company did not make the most, both driving costs. Trying to choose more ethical components increases the price, as to make the UK. In the end, he said, it doesn’t want to put the bathroom against other Bluetooth speakers but find it greater lifestyle like something like something Philips Hue lights. While designing it to use in the bathroom, he also wants to take it with him in hotel rooms for ambient lighting.

I decided to try the bat bot on its intention, lying down and setting the lush app ready to connect. Bath bath, I drop the bot of water where it is attracted, biking through colorful lights that give the illusion of the bathing bath around me. Available in black or white, bat bot has only four buttons / off, play / pause, and two volume controls. If I turn it on, it releases a pleasant startup sound with birdsong notes and some gentle guitar notes.