This 3-foot-tall, record-shaped Bluetooth speaker with a screen that displays lyrics and animations popped up on many a For You Page in October, the video typically featuring an influencer removing the R1 from its neon-green box. What made it somewhat viral was not, however, the product, but its price. “Consumerism final boss” was one representative comment. (Along with many others noting its unfortunate resemblance to a robot vacuum.) “For $1,700? Surely we’ve lost the plot,” notes Best…
