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JBL IS LAUNCHING a slew of new products including two new wireless earbuds – the Live Free NC+ and Reflect Mini TWS – two new mobile speaker systems – the JBL PartyBox On-The-Go and PartyBox 310 – and three new portable speakers – the Xtreme 3, Go 3 and Clip 4.
Beginning with the buds, the Live Free NC+ and Reflect Mini TWS both feature active noise cancelling and JBL’s Smart Ambient technology, designed to keep the listener aware of their surroundings when out and about. They also introduce the company’s new Dual Connect + Sync technology, which pairs with your device when the case is opened, each earbud connecting, “immediately and independently, allowing you to take calls with either side and assign unique functions to left and right.”
The £140 Live Free NC+ earbud promises up to 21 hours of combined playtime and is truly wireless as it doesn’t need cables when charging from the Qi-compatible case.
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