Paytm unveiled today two 4G enabled payment devices; the Paytm Music Soundbox and the Paytm Pocket Soundbox.
With the Music Soundbox device, merchants can listen to music, hear match commentary, etc, and also get payment notifications on it.
Calls can be taken directly from the phone while the music continues to play. Paytm claims in their announcement that the sound quality of the new device is even better now.
Charging has also improved and with a one-time charge, up to 7 days of battery life is available.
Introducing #Paytm's All-in-One Music Soundbox! Now play music on India's favourite Soundbox directly from your phone. Yes, you read that right! 🎵😉
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— Paytm (@Paytm) July 31, 2023
The soundbox comes with a no-voice overlay feature. With this feature, music will pause automatically on the merchant’s soundbox and dictate payments as and when they come.
The soundbox supports 11 languages in total. The rent for the new soundboxes will remain between Rs 1 and Rs 150.
A smaller version called the Pocket Soundbox was the other device that was unveiled. This soundbox comes in handy for merchants who deliver products and collect payments from one place to another.
A lanyard tag comes with it to hang so that the merchants can now hang it over and keep it in their pockets.
The Pocket soundbox won’t include a music feature. Merchants will only get payment notifications on it. This soundbox has a torch attached to it. This device provides up to 5 days of battery life with a one-time charge.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO of Paytm, during the launch of the two devices said that, “The Music soundbox is introduced so that merchants have one device for everything, from payments to music. While for the Pocket soundbox, it is just a smaller version of the one which existed, so that it can be carried to places easily”.
