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Review on Bricktoon V3 Portable Bluetooth Wireless by Sean Young

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Worked great until it crashed

I'm very happy with it, it hasn't let me down yet. 6+ months of intermittent use, no water, no drops, battery fully charged etc. I just turned it on and then (as usual) pressed the bluetooth button to switch to FM mode. then nothing. It reminded me when the computer freezes - freezes. A typical solution would be to force power off (remove battery) to reset the device. HOWEVER this device is sealed, there is no way to access the internal battery. Since it is completely unresponsive, i.e. broken, I had no choice but to throw it in the trash. The next day, having nothing to lose, I pulled it back out and pried it open, completely ruining/cracking the case. I found the battery power connector, unplugged it from the circuit board, and then plugged it back in. Pressed the power button and ding-ding-ding - IT WORKS again! Such a shame. It's a mess because I had no idea how to take it apart (FYI, remove the rear grille first). Since the device uses "soft buttons", the power button never turns it off. Possibly standby/sleep mode. The problem with this is that if the circuitry/firmware gets "messy" ie freezes like mine, it will be necessary to disconnect the power supply ie the battery, which is too difficult for the average user.

Pros
  • Built-in Microphone - Hands-free calling, get notifications for incoming calls while listening to music, auto sleep for 15 minutes to save power.
Cons
  • Sad device