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IFA 2024 First Impressions. A Centennial Celebration!

September 12, 2024 by Joao Martins

IFA 2024 First Impressions. A Centennial Celebration!

A first impressions report focused on the audio side of IFA Berlin, where there is still plenty to see. From the Auracast Experience to a vibrant B2B environment. The largest consumer electronics and home appliances marketplace where “retail” and “resellers” meet is still alive and well. Celebrating 100 years of the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) Berlin (International Radio Exhibition Berlin), this vibrant trade show has evolved over decades into the world’s largest appliances and consumer electronics marketplace.

JBL Tour PRO 3 with Advanced Smart Charging Case Lead the Next Generation of TWS Earbuds

August 21, 2024 by Joao Martins

JBL Tour PRO 3 with Advanced Smart Charging Case Lead the Next Generation of TWS Earbuds

Harman unveiled its new flagship true wireless earbuds, JBL Tour PRO 3. The most advanced design from the brand, the JBL Tour PRO 3 combine dual drivers per earbud with JBL Spatial 360 with Head Tracking, True Adaptive Noise Cancellation 2.0, AI-based voice call processing, and a Smart Charging Case packing truly unique features and already supporting Auracast. A product that is set to redefine the user experience in this extremely competitive category.

Managing Expectations: The Bluetooth LE Audio Calendar

August 8, 2024 by Joao Martins

Managing Expectations: The Bluetooth LE Audio Calendar

Fear of Missing Out on Bluetooth LE Audio? Are We There Yet? How many more days? When should you trigger that OTA firmware update? Should you ship Auracast-enabled products now? Should you be the first? No one wants to be the first.

JBL Reimagines the Affordable Home Theater Experience

July 19, 2024 by Alfred Moody

JBL Reimagines the Affordable Home Theater Experience

Previewed earlier this year, JBL launched its new JBL Modern Audio (MA) AV Receivers and Stage 2 Loudspeakers – high-performance home theater and hifi solutions for the music and movie enthusiasts. This new range of JBL-branded products are intended to meet growing demand for home systems that are simple to install, connect, and upgrade. The concept is to offer a unified and cohesive system that combines simplicity, design, quality, and scalability – all at an affordable price.

Open Ears and the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds in Review

March 21, 2024 by Joao Martins

Open Ears and the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds in Review

I tested the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and I'm Keeping Them. They sound great and allow listening at safe levels while being aware of what other people say. These make a great case for Open Ears and that's the topic of this article where I have inserted my review of the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and I provide examples of how the industry has been exploring alternative designs that avoid in-ear occlusion, from loose-fit earbud shapes to the recent air conduction craze.

CES 2024 First Impressions - An Audio Development Perspective

January 18, 2024 by Joao Martins

CES 2024 First Impressions - An Audio Development Perspective

CES 2024 was the best in a long time. audioXpress attended to report about the solutions and technologies that will enable the audio products of tomorrow, exploring the many hospitality and business suites where the audio industry is at during CES. We focused on attending closed demonstrations - about which we can reveal very little at this stage - because that's the only way to truly share the product developers’ experience, and gain a real perspective about the audio technologies that matter for product development and those that will determine the products in 2025 and going forward.

JBL Unveils Live 3 Earbuds Series with Smart Charging Cases and Bluetooth LE Audio

January 12, 2024 by Joao Martins

JBL Unveils Live 3 Earbuds Series with Smart Charging Cases and Bluetooth LE Audio

Harman presented a complete expansion of its headphone and true wireless earbuds range at CES 2024, under the JBL brand. The 2024 offerings will include the expansion of the innovative Smart Charging Case - a connected case featuring a color screen - to the three models in the new JBL Live 3 Earbuds series. The well-rounded JBL Live 3 Earbuds series, includes the Buds, Beam and Flex models, covering the most popular form-factors, all using Bluetooth 5.3, with a promised LE Audio update.

Harman Embraces Air Conduction with New JBL Soundgear Sense

September 5, 2023 by Joao Martins

Harman Embraces Air Conduction with New JBL Soundgear Sense

The trend was already visible with Shokz, Oladance, and a bunch of other brands promoting the virtues of open ear designs using air conduction as the new panacea for personal audio. And at IFA 2023 we saw a deluge of "air conduction" product launches from every Chinese bulk exhibitor and even a few new brands. Although Harman was not at the show to be seen, it promoted an external event to showcase new affordable products and inevitably also its first-ever true wireless open-ear earbuds, the JBL Soundgear Sense.

JBL Authentics Wi-Fi Speaker Range - Retro Design Meets Voice Smarts

September 4, 2023 by Joao Martins

JBL Authentics Wi-Fi Speaker Range - Retro Design Meets Voice Smarts

Using the opportunity of IFA week, JBL introduced the new JBL Authentics speaker series, expanding on the retro design of the classic JBL L100 speaker and foam grills. Following previous "retro" models introduced by Harman's luxury division, the JBL Authentics bring the concept to the affordable level of home audio with three compact active speakers, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming, and simultaneous support for Alexa and Google voice assistants.

EISA 2023-2024 Awards in Audio Categories Announced

August 15, 2023 by Joao Martins

EISA 2023-2024 Awards in Audio Categories Announced

As the tradition dictates, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) revealed the winners of its 2023-2024 Awards. In the 41st year of the awards recognizing the most innovative and cutting-edge products in hifi, home theater, mobile and car audio, there are many surprises and predictable winners. One of the surprises is the overwhelming number of "specialized" awards designed to accommodate hifi products, and the unexplainable absence of leading products in the true wireless category.

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