Jawbone’s Jamboxes may be the first gizmos that jump to mind if you’re searching for wireless, on-the-go speakers, but they’re not the only options out there. An outfit by the name of Braven has been teasing its own Bluetooth-enabled Six Series stereo noiseyboxes since April, and now it’s officially ready to ship them off. Aside from pumping out wire-free audio, each unit can be used as a portable USB charger for your various gadgets. You’ll have a choice between the aluminum-encased 600 ($ 150) and 650 ($ 190) models, while the 625 ($ 180) variant features a ruggedized, shock-absorbing enclosure and a water-proof bag for the more adventurous of you out there. You’ll get anywhere from 12-20 hours of charging depending on the model, but each features the same internal setup for sound: two three-watt speakers paired with a dual passive bass radiator. You’ll find more details on the specs of each model and your color options in the press release after the break.

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Years ago, the music industry could have blamed falling album sales on piracy. “Nobody’s buying the latest Chingy because they’re just downloading a 128CBR rip from Suprnova~!” What’s the excuse now when people have loads of legitimate digital options—iTunes, Zune, Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, etc.—at their fingertips? Oh, right: it’s still piracy. Please update your act.

The numbers are pretty dire for the music industry.

Album sales this past week were a paltry 4.95m units sold. That’s the lowest number on record.

Sales are down 12 percent for the year, too.

Digital album sales, while steadily increasing, haven’t made up the difference.

Perhaps that’s because: why should I buy an album when I can merely listen to the song I want, when I want with Spotify?

Of course, piracy is the boogie man here, with the IFPI claiming [PDF] that for every legal download there’s 20 illegal downloads. Seeing as though it’s nigh impossible to accurately track such numbers, well, I patently don’t believe it.

No matter: enjoy your legal digital music choices in 2010 while the record labels continue to use 2002 rhetoric.

Props to CrunchGear

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