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JLab’s new Bluetooth speaker doubles as supersized headphones

JLab, a brand best known for its budget-friendly but well-featured wireless earbuds, has announced a new pair of headphones that are far less discreet. The oversized Blue XL Speaker Headphones look like an ill-timed April Fools' Day prank but are actually a pair of Bluetooth speakers cosplaying as w...

JLab’s new Bluetooth speaker doubles as supersized headphones
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JLab, a brand best known for its budget-friendly but well-featured wireless earbuds, has announced a new pair of headphones that are far less discreet. The oversized Blue XL Speaker Headphones look like an ill-timed April Fools' Day prank but are actually a pair of Bluetooth speakers cosplaying as wireless headphones. They're wearable, but for the sake of your eardrums you'll want to leave them hanging around your neck.

The Blue XL are now available through JLab's online store for $99.99 in limited quantities and, as the name implies, blue is the only color option. Inside each earcup is a 2.5-inch driver paired with a similar-sized passive …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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