[Words Chris Haslam, Kieran Alger, James Day]
JBL Pulse 4
Do you know what synesthesia is? It’s a condition that causes people to taste words, feel scents or see sounds. If you’re not lucky enough to experience the world like this, JBL’s new Pulse 4 Bluetooth speaker might be able to give you a flavour of what it’s like. With a load of LED lights installed beneath the speaker’s surface, it’ll light up the night in sync with your tunes, plus you can use your phone’s camera to scan colours for it to replicate. That colour-changing coat doesn’t mean it needs to be kept in cotton wool, as there’s IPX7 waterproofing, and despite all that illumination it’ll still bring the noise for 12 hours before needing a re-up via the USB-C port.