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Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas, Nevada is all about new releases. It gives us glimpse of advancement in the tech world. We saw many new devices for sure. But the new upgrades were no lesser exciting. Coming to the upgrades, JBL released upgrades to its already existing Pulse and Flip line up of BT speakers, namely Pulse 3 and Flip 4. Plus, two new speakers from JBL namely Bass Pro Go and Playlist did their debut in this CES.

JBL Pulse 3 : 360 degree sound with 360 degree Lighting

For those following up with the JBL Pulse lineup already know this set of speakers are known for sound plus the lighting synced with the sound. This new JBL Pulse 3 uplifted the Pulse speakers by a notch. It looks seriously attractive with its LED lighting Panel placed at top accompanied by the speaker bottom that fires sound in 360 degrees. Unlike its predecessors, Pulse 3 has given a farewell to the mesh grill. It now sports a semitransparent outer plastic shell. With this new design, it looks like any digital lamps.

The JBL Pulse 3 comes with IPX7 rating of water resistance and is claimed to give a battery life of 12 hours with the lights on. It accepts pairing with two phones at the same time. You can connect it with other 99 JBL speakers that support JBL Connect+. Hence, if you’ve more of such speakers you can heavily amplify the music by playing it from 100 of such devices. It works as a speaker phone as well. It has a button to activate Siri, Google Now or JBL’s own Voice Assistant. Within next 6 months, JBL Pulse 3 will be sold in market as a hot cake.

JBL Flip 4 : Lightings? No; But ruggedness? Yes

JBl Flip 4 was released in CES 2017 as well. This is more like a traditional BT speakers. It doesn’t boast much of an extra features. What it offers more than its predecessors is, more ruggedness and more battery. This speaker is expected to be sold at around 99 (USD). The battery life will be of 12 hours. Pairing with two phones simultaneously and connecting with 100 JBL connect+ supporting BT speakers are included in its features. This one too will have water resistance and virtual assistant button. Flip 4 is made up of durable fabric and rubber and will come in six different color options.

JBL BassPro Go : All about that Bass

Coming to the new debuts from JBL, BassPro Go is a portable subwoofer cum portable speaker that is best suited for your cars and home. When used in a car, it will add bass to the exiting speaker setup. JBL claims it to work as good as any 8-inch sub-woofer. When used as a bluetooth speaker, it can play music for 15 hours when on battery. The real sweetness is pairing can be done with not just two devices but three devices simultaneously. In a car ride with friends, any of 3 friends can take over the JBL BassPro Go and play their favorites one after another. But that might get a little messy if any of your friend feels like pulling a prank. Like many JBL devices these days, it comes with water resistance and JBL Connect+ support. The expected price of 599$ might make you rethink while buying.

JBL Playlist : more than just a Bluetooth Speaker

JBL playlist is one of its kind. It’s more than just a traditional BT speaker. This new speaker from JBL is Chromecast compatible home speaker that can play audio via Chromecast-enabled apps like Spotify or Pandora over WiFi. It’s good to see a speaker that can work at a range more than that of Bluetooth. Moreover, you can certainly use it as a Bluetooth speaker as well. Plus if you happen to have a Google Home, you can configure this speaker to be an audio source for it. It supports connection with multiple devices at once as well. You can expect to see JBL Playlist at the end of March and will be priced at 149 USD.

Among these four, If I were to buy one, I’d go with JBL Pulse 3. What about you? Which would you choose to buy? Do these new products from JBL excite you? Let us know in the comments.

Runners know how much of impact a shoe can have while running. Many of us run every morning, some do this for health and some do this for athletics. No matter whatever your purpose of running is, to have the best benefits from it you must do it right. Not just having a good shoe is enough, having the best pace is what matters the most. To avoid injuries, one should excel his running pace and skills. A new advancement in the tech of smart wearable shoe promises to make your running efficient, smart and healthy. It is no other than the shoe from Sensoria and Vivobarefoot.

Smart Shoe made possible from Sensoria and VivoBarefoot

This smart shoe from Sensoria and VivoBarefoot lets the wearers track speed, impact force, foot landing technique and other metrics that can contribute to healthy running or walking. Each shoe packs two removable Sensoria sensors, each of which is connected to four pressure sensors on the shoe’s insole area. The metrics those sensors record can be later found using the Sensoria’s software that is now available for IOS and desktops. This app uses artificial intelligence to develop personalized training plans, using details it’s gleaned about one’s overall running form.

The monitoring of runner’s speed, pace, landing technique, time on the ground, impact score and other metrics can help runner gain natural running. Additionally, it will also help reduce the risk of injury by notifying what runner’s doing wrong in his technique.

Well, in prototype this is so much to see. But when this smart shoe becomes a real product, can it find it’s right customer? You already have smart wearable including smart watches and smart shocks. This already available wearable pretty much do the same job of tracking routes, speed, pace and the like. Personally, I find myself confused while thinking of what wearable should I be wearing while running. Well, we’ve some time to think on that since this product is no sooner going to be in the market. Let us know what you think about this smart shoe in the comments down below.

At CES 2017, we have seen some amazing and eye-popping gadgets. But, this computer, believe me, will blow your mind!

Intel has unveiled Intel Compute Card at CES 2017. Intel Compute Card, dear readers, is a fully functioning computer. It is so small that you might confuse it for a credit card. It measures 94.5 mm x 55 mm x 5 mm. This Intel Compute Card is a replacement for Intel Compute Stick that was available on the market a few years ago.

Now, if you use ARM-based Raspberry Pi, this Compute Card is similar to it.

So, what’s new about Intel Compute Card? Well, first of all, you can choose from wide range of Intel Processors including 7th generation processors. Secondly, unlike Raspberry Pi (which is great for DIY projects for gadgets geeks), Intel Compute Card is easy to use and ready-made. This means everyone can simply connect devices to it and enjoy the computing!

According to Intel, the Compute Card was designed to transform the way compute and connectivity can be integrated and used in future devices. The main focus is making Internet of Things more flexible, resourceful and powerful. For example, if you smart TV starts to slow down, you could just replace the chip of Smart TV with Intel Compute Card instead of buying a new TV. This could be good for the environment too- less electronic waste.

Additionally, Intel is currently working with companies like Dell, HP, Lenovo and Sharp. So, in the future, we might see many smart devices that will come with slots for Intel Compute Card. The price and detailed specs of this tiny computer will be released in Q2 2017. And, Intel will start selling this product from mid-2017.

Features of Intel Compute Card:

• Range of Processors (up to 7th Gen Intel Core Series)
• Extremely Portable: 94.5 mm x 55 mm x 5 mm in size
• Inbuilt Memory, GPU and Storage
• Inbuilt Wireless Connectivity ( Bluetooth and Wi-Fi)
• USB-C Plus Extension (to connect USB, PCIe, HDMI and DP)
• Secure Docking with integrated locking mechanism for safety
• Low Wattage Computing with integrated cooling
• Optimized I/O
• Windows or Linux OS