--- description: Find out why Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0 is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0914d3e168ef971a/698a8a16d07533826ae75dce/HydraBlast-2.0-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # A Rugged Portable Speaker by [Ashley Mateo](/author/ashley-mateo/) ## Ashley Mateo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Most portable outdoor speakers are better suited to sit on a picnic table than go mountain biking or tubing down a river. The Hydrablast 2.0’s built-in mount, magnets, and carabiner, allow users to clip it or stick it to their bike, backpack, or ATV, and the waterproof, dustproof, sandproof, and shockproof device “is going to hold up under pressure,” says Joe Campos, senior vice president at Altec Lansing. “We say it's “Everything-proof.’” (It even floats.) The compact [speaker](https://www.alteclansing.com/products/hydrablast-2-0-everythingproof%C2%AE-speaker "undefined")—it’s 3.2 by 8 in.—sits on a 6-degree pedestal base to better disperse sound, and the company’s new Party Sync features enable users to connect more than 100 of the speakers for an immersive surround sound experience. **Buy Now:** HydraBlast 2.0 Speaker on [Altec Lansing](https://fave.co/48mUu2s "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Ukm0Ym "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094741/altec-lansing-hydrablast-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094741/altec-lansing-hydrablast-2/"},"headline":"Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T11:46:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:30.319Z","description":"Find out why Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0 is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094741/altec-lansing-hydrablast-2/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0914d3e168ef971a/698a8a16d07533826ae75dce/HydraBlast-2.0-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Mateo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-mateo/"}],"creator":"Ashley Mateo","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0914d3e168ef971a/698a8a16d07533826ae75dce/HydraBlast-2.0-best-inventions.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094741/altec-lansing-hydrablast-2/","name":"Altec Lansing HydraBlast 2.0: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```