One doesn't necessarily equate IKEA with audio products, but at CES 2026, the company unveiled the Kallsup, a tiny cube-shaped Bluetooth speaker that costs less than $10. If you're around Las Vegas, especially during CES, you'll know that's less than you'll pay for a coffee on the strip.
I had a chance to try it out at the show, and for the price, it looks to be if not one of the best cheap Bluetooth speakers, then at least a fun little device for kids or teens looking for some inexpensive tunes.
But that's not all. The Swedish company also showed off its new collection of circular Bluetooth speakers with Spotify functionality starting at $49, which look to make as much a visual statement as an auditory one.
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The Kallsup will be released in April, and will come in three colors: white, green, and pink. Individually, each speaker isn't all that powerful — not surprisingly, the Kallsup isn't the biggest on bass. I listened to a few tunes, and would equate it to a second- or third-generation Echo Dot Mini. However, here's the awesome trick up its sleeve: you can pair up to 100 of IKEA's speakers for some truly epic sound. And at less than ten bucks a pop, you could easily pick up four or five of these little guys and scatter them around your room for wall-to-wall sound.
The device itself adheres to IKEA's design philosophy: clean and neat. It's two inches on each side, about the same size as a Rubik's Cube. On the top are two buttons: one to pair it via Bluetooth, and one to play/pause/advance your music.
There aren't any volume controls, nor can I find a way to actually turn the speaker off, though it will turn itself off automatically after a certain period of inactivity. A USB-C port on the back lets you recharge the speaker, but there's no indication of how long the battery will last — and you have to provide your own charging cable.
IKEA enters the smart home
The Kallsup was just one of about two dozen smart home devices IKEA showed off at CES, most of which were as inexpensive as the speaker. While many of the gadgets went on sale in December, the show was the first time we saw them up close, Here's a quick rundown of the ones that caught my eye.
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