OUTDOOR LIVING Home Entertainment
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The top tech that’s defining summer sales
With the holiday season hotting-up, portable entertainment and music on the move are essential requirements. Steve May looks at the latest trends
R
ay Davies famously sung about ‘Lazin’ on a sunny afternoon’, but in 1966 when the Kinks released their feel-good classic, there wasn’t a lot of technology on hand to really entertain the crowds.
Tankfully the choice is rather better these days. From designer Bluetooth speakers to novel video
solutions, there’s no shortage of innovative outdoor products with high factor appeal. Rugged portable speakers are seasonal favourites, and
Marshall’s Emberton II is a pocket rocket of a Bluetooth speaker. Weighing just 700g, it’s small enough to stow in a backpack, but loud enough to rock any park. Te textured silicon case mimics Marshall’s classic
amplifier look, while DSP enhanced True Stereophonic processing ensures everyone can sing along. Tere’s a good reason to buy more than one, too; Marshall’s Stack
Mode allows users to connect it to other Emberton II speakers, creating a veritable wall of Marshall sound. Additional clinchers are 30 hours of portable
playtime, and IP67 dust and water resistant certification. Similarly robust, and perennially popular, is the JBL
Flip speaker range. Since its launch, JBL has sold over 27 million. Te latest iteration, the Flip 6, offers 12 hours of wireless playback, has customisable equaliser functions via the JBL Portable app, and is small enough to fit in a bike rack. Wa t erproof and
dustproof, the portable boasts a two-way speaker system consisting of racetrack- shaped driver, separate tweeter, and dual pumping bass radiators. A PartyBoost mode allows you to partner
multiple Flips. Tere’s a summery choice of hues too: Black, Red, Blue and Grey. Evert-Jan Jurgens, Harman Lifestyle Division Senior
Product Marketing Manager EMEA, Portable Speaker, also singles out the PartyBox 10 for attention. “It’s the new addition to our hugely popular JBL PartyBox portfolio, and will transform any party with its unique and colourful light show,” he tells ERT. Te PartyBox 10 features an intuitive
top panel control, and an accompanying app which allows consumers to customise its multi-colour LED lights and EQ settings. And if you’re getting the band back together, there’s an option for guitar and dual mic inputs. As
with the smaller JBL Flip 6, you can pair two PartyBox speakers wirelessly if you want to get really rowdy.
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