Sound + Image

HIGHLIGHTS FROM IFA 2019: JBL

JBL’s IFA launch was held beneath the Berliner Funkturm radio tower in the interconnected standalone IFA home of

Harman (a Samsung company, as the signs outside reminded everyone), and while they took a while herding us in, there were no complaints even when a delay was announced (time is very tight during IFA press days) given that this is one of the few IFA launches which is fully catered, and this delay left time for an extra round of drinks.

100 million smiles

A warm reception, then, for the news that JBL is about to ship its 100 millionth portable speaker, with some 20 million of those shipped so far being the Flip, and delivering a market

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Sound and Image

Sound and Image15 min read
Robby Krieger
The voice of Robby Krieger on the phone sounds like Travis in Paris, Texas. One note. Bone dry. Exhausted and burned by the whole sentenced-to-life séance that the story of The Doors has become. Yet quite cheerful. Robby was always the most easy-goin
Sound and Image2 min read
TCL C855 & 115-incher
TCL's C855 Premium QD-Mini LED 4K Google TV (below) is the replacement for last year's award-winning C845, the new model starting at 65 inches ($2999) and rising through 75-inch ($3999) and 85-inch ($4999) models to a 98-incher at $9999 (noting again
Sound and Image3 min read
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbud
Bose's QuietComfort ‘Ultra’ Earbuds replaced the QuietComfort Earbuds II when they were barely over a year old. So what changed? The design is pretty much identical save for a couple of things: a tweak to the finish on the outer stems, a new metallic

Related Books & Audiobooks