New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- What if you could get a Bluetooth speaker that's handy enough to clip to your backpack, loud enough for your morning walk, and affordable enough that it doesn't sting the wallet? Would you settle for 80% of the way there? The Philips TAS1209 asks exactly that.

​I have been using the Philips budget speaker for around a month, and here's my two cents on how it performed in the real world.

​The speaker comes in a full plastic design with rounded corners and the media control buttons on the top. You get the usual buttons: Volume up, Volume down, Power on, and Bluetooth connectivity. Unfortunately, there is no separate button for changing tracks, and the volume buttons also don't support this feature. There...