The speaker itself is designed pretty well and the matte finish on the black, hard-plastic body feels nice. As for the green hook-like thing on top, that is actually what you use to hang the speaker from in the shower. Inside the body are two 3-watt speakers, a USB port to charge your electronic device, a remote on the face of the device to answer calls and control music playback settings, and a micro USB port to charge the lithium ion battery in the speaker (which is rated at 25 hours of music playback). Unfortunately, you are stuck using the Bluetooth 2.1 to play your music, as there is no auxiliary cable input to directly link your music player to the device.
The two 3 watt speakers sound full and crisp given the size of the speaker. Distortion occurs on most tracks at 90% volume, but that is still plenty of volume for its intended purpose. The sound stage packs plenty of bass and highs, though sometimes a lot of lows and mids in the song would result in it coming off a bit muddy.
Overall, the Hip400 is a solid speaker that works well for its intended use. The only downfall is that there is no auxiliary cable input for easy out-of-the-shower listening sessions and the speaker is a bit pricy, but so are most waterproof speakers at the moment.
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