- Indeed, Happy Plugs Joy is this tiny speaker’s actual designation
- Aside from (Grogu-like) green, it’s offered in pastel blue, pink, and black
- It’s available now, priced at only £39.99 / $49.99 (approximately AU$80)
In the entirely imaginary hygge lifestyle I like to envision I live, this speaker would be an ideal addition. It’s the existence where I wake up organically with the sunlight, sip warm lemon-water infused with turmeric from a handcrafted stoneware cup, meditate for 20 minutes, pen in a gratitude journal, engage in a seven-minute exercise, shower, don a few pieces from my impeccably-pressed spring capsule wardrobe, slip on a pair of fresh fluffy thick socks, and glide towards my repurposed driftwood desk to calmly commence the workday, with a revitalized and optimistic mindset. And this charming little speaker can be included in that narrative; it holds a place on the mental mood-board I refer to as ‘Sorting My Life Out’.
In reality, a grande Starbucks cup has peculiarly fused itself to my desk after a stretch of overtime late last week, where it remains situated next to some leftover Christmas chocolates and at least six post-it notes marked with headers like ‘DON’T FORGET’ double-underlined, and ‘MUST DO BY 25TH!!’ to help me ease into the day. Such is existence. Yet, I would contend there’s still space for this speaker – and music is always an excellent starting point.
What you’re observing is the Happy Plugs Joy – indeed, that’s genuinely its name. It’s not merely happy. It’s not just joy. It’s the combination of the two, plus… plugs. In my imagined aspirational hygge lifestyle, I would be seated at my upcycled driftwood desk, grasping my smartphone (with the tactile woolen cover I crocheted mindfully that definitely isn’t synthetic leather and shedding blue flecks throughout the apartment) and streaming some niche acoustic covers to this speaker. I would do this while I awaited my lemon-water to cool, so as not to shock my body unnecessarily.
Happy Plugs Joy in your life
I would prefer the green finish as it reminds me of Grogu, the Yoda-adjacent Force-sensitive character from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. But whichever choice you make, this is a pebble-like speaker that desires to harmonize with your delightful taupes, your natural textures, and your recycled throws.
It also endures for eight hours on a single charge and weighs merely 192g, enabling you to toss it in your waxed canvas bag, hop on your bicycle, and head to a nearby mountain stream to read that paperback you’ve been promising yourself you’d get to since 2017.
It contains Bluetooth 5.3 onboard and, thanks to its IPX4 rating, it can withstand a light drizzle as well – and wouldn’t it appear fantastic on Instagram on a dreary day, perhaps alongside that beautiful old fountain pen you were gifted, a stainless steel cafetiere, and the cryptic crossword puzzle you’re attempting to solve?
And achieving the look doesn’t require a hefty price tag. The Happy Plugs Joy (or JOY, as it’s presented in Happy Plugs’ promotion) is currently available for just £39.99 / $49.99 (around AU$80), making it more affordable than nearly all of the best Bluetooth speakers we presently advocate, and priced similarly to the appealing-but-not-as-cute JBL Clip 5. Will the Happy Plugs alternative take its spot? I’m uncertain as of now. But we are in the process of evaluating it thoroughly, so once we ascertain how impressive it sounds, so shall you.
Alright, I’m heading off to recycle that Starbucks cup…