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Belkin Soundform Elite Review: Great sound and wireless charging, but questionable value

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There’s a Google Assistant speaker at this point in every shape and size, and to suit every need or price. Back at CES, Belkin showed me its new Soundform Elite Assistant speaker, the very first one to include wireless charging built-in. Now, I’ve spent the past couple of months using it, and as great as it is, I have a tough time figuring out who it’s for. Let’s talk.


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Hands on: Belkin’s Soundform Elite gives a Google Assistant speaker dual-purpose

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At this point there are a crazy amount of Google Assistant speakers on the market, but the majority of them really only serve a single purpose. Personally, I love it when companies do something creative to turn two products into one, and that’s exactly what Belkin has done with its Soundform Elite Hi-Fi.


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Hands-on: Belkin’s Boost-Up fast wireless charger is a solid Pixel Stand alternative for Pixel 3 [Video]

Google’s Pixel 3 is the first device since the Nexus 6 from the company to offer wireless charging, and that functionality was sorely missed. Its return didn’t come without a catch, though. To enable a 10W fast wireless charger to work with the Pixel 3, Google uses a proprietary standard, and lately, I’ve been checking out one of the first third-party options from Belkin.


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9to5Toys Last Call: LG G2 (unlocked) $190, 8” Galaxy Tab 4 $160, Belkin USB surge protector $15, more

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SanDisk’s groundbreaking microSD card will stuff an extra 200GB in your MacBook, GoPro, more

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