This smart Bluetooth speaker is also a salt shaker

Salt and Bluetooth technology are paired in one of the weirder inventions for the "smart" home.

Smalt pairs a music player, mood lighting, centerpiece and flavor enhancer into one gadget. Right now, it’s just a concept, so you can’t buy one yet, according to Mashable.

On the device’s website, it’s pegged more as a smart centerpiece that happens to have a salt dispenser. And a Bluetooth connection to your phone to play music. And a rainbow of light colors to “create the ambience that’s right for the night.”

 

Surprise your guests and their palate with fun, interactive way to bring out #flavor –> https://t.co/UuieTQncli #Salt #Kitchen #Tech pic.twitter.com/sTG5EutYEw

— SMALT (@gosmalt) 3 мая 2017 г.

The device hopes to be on Indiegogo by June 15 to raise money for its launch, but in the meantime enjoy the idea of the “first multi-sensory device to make dining experience fun.” We asked how much the smart shaker will go for, but CEO Bipan Singh said a pricing study is still under way.

The company’s blog includes a few articles about the longtime practice of using centerpieces to decorate the home and innovations in kitchen technology — the perfect blend of tradition and the future.

Just like this souped-up salt shaker.

See also: LG presents wireless levitating speaker at CES 2017.