So, the wife is a huge fan of listening to music while showering, getting dressed, or whatever. My dad got a free "iHome" little speaker thing at a trade show once upon a time, and my wife's been using that...sparingly. It's a wired connection (3.5mm) to the music source (phone, iPod, whatever), but has a battery that lasts ~10 hrs of playback (we never really have to charge it since it's only in use for 5-8 mins at a time during prep/shower).
My new job gave me an iPhone 7 (*sigh*, Android is better, albeit less stable and more power hungry - but I digress). No 3.5mm port (and they didn't give me the box, so no dongle). I have ordered a cheapy dongle off eBay, but it got me thinking.
The wife's birthday is coming up, as are Black Friday and the Holiday shopping season. She's getting a subscription to Spotify Premium (it's absurdly expensive IMO, but hey, birthday presents are seldom cheap...), and I also want to get her a Bluetooth speaker.
Preferences:
1) Truly wireless
2) Truly Waterproof (not just "splashproof"; so that she can take it to the beach or a cottage or whatever)
3) Decent battery life
4) Good sound (if it's worse than just putting the iPhone on max volume, then why bother?)
5) Prefer under $100, but I'm flexible with price.
Would rather NOT have a unit that has/is:
1) Extraneous lighting
2) The ability to charge your phone
3) Really large/bulky
Very minimal searching has identified the UE Wonderboom and the JBL Flip 4 as potentials.
Once I target a good one, I'll watch for black friday/holiday season specials.
Thanks for any suggestions!