B&O Play released their newest portable speaker sometime in April which we duly covered with a first take. They are churning out loads of speakers and this is its lightest weight iteration yet. I had the chance to bring this travel-friendly unit on my trip to Penang, Malaysia where I put it on its paces at a swanky place called Le Dream Boutique Hotel....
Last week saw the Singapore launch of the Plantronics BackBeat 505, their latest pair of wireless on-ear headphones. Plantronics has been dabbling in headsets for around 50 years but has recently diversified into consumer audio and churning out over-ear, in-ear and on-ear headphones at a consistent rate. If you're familiar with their products, they have already released the BackBeat SENSE (SGD 279) in the...
It appears B&O Play has decided to take noise canceling more seriously. Mid-June saw the launch of B&O Play's latest product - the B&O Beoplay E4, a pair of noise canceling in-ears. It looks similar to the BeoPlay H3 ANC launched 2 years back but sports some significant upgrades. Let's have a closer look at the differences. Type - Noise Canceling In-Ears Price...
CES 2017 saw the announcement of 4 new speakers in Sony's portable wireless range, namely the Sony SRS-XB10, SRS-XB20, SRS-XB30 and SRS-XB40. Last month saw their launch and availability in Singapore. We now look at the unique features of each, but the main focus will be on how they perform collectively. Type - Portable Wireless Speakers What's The Big Deal? 1. Sony SRS-XB10 Sony's...
Doppler Labs launched the Here One truly wireless smart earbuds in Singapore today at a media launch at the We The People Kickstarter Store in Millenia Walk. It was a fitting location given its origins. We actually reviewed their first commercially available and Kickstarter-backed product back in Aug 2016. That was called the Here Active Listening System . It did not play music. Instead, they delivered...
