Russound AirGo brings AirPlay to the outdoors

Weather proof outdoor speakers might not be for everyone, but for those that are interested, Russound are bringing AirPlay to the outdoor speaker market with their new AirGo wireless speaker.

While most Airplay speakers these days have AirPlay technology built-in in form of a BridgeCo chip enabling the wireless streaming over Wi-Fi, Russound have chosen to go down the AirPort Express route, integrating a weather proof slot for inserting an AirPort Express in the AirGo speaker. AirPort Express adapter handles all the technology side of Airplay streaming, and can be used with pretty much any speaker/sound system in the market that has a 3.5mm line-in for example.

There are other portable Airplay speakers in the market, like the iHome iW1 or the AQ Smart speaker, but the Russound AirGo is the first permanent outdoor speaker with AirPlay that can handle the different weather conditions. It does not come cheap however, as the AirGo alone is priced at $399 / £320 and you have to add another $99 / £77 for the AirPort Express adapter.

[source: theverge]