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NOMADIC LIFESTYLE / PART 2<br />
HEADPHONES<br />
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT<br />
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My Media<br />
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PHILIPS BLENDS DESIGN<br />
AND TRUE WIRELESS IN NEW IN-EAR<br />
HEADPHONES<br />
Following the earlier success<br />
of the two companies’<br />
collaboration, Philips TV &<br />
Audio and legendary Danish<br />
silversmith Georg Jensen are<br />
extending their partnership to<br />
launch a luxury true-wireless inear<br />
headphones.<br />
stylish finish. Philips claims that<br />
the headphones feature easy<br />
to use touch controls to play,<br />
pause and answers calls handsfree.<br />
Additionally, an infrared<br />
detector automatically pauses<br />
the music when the earpiece is<br />
pulled out of ear.<br />
THE FRENCH TOUCH<br />
AND A BUDGET SOUND<br />
KEY SELLING<br />
<br />
POINTS<br />
1 / Excellent value at €30<br />
2 / Four different functions in<br />
one<br />
3 / Fashionable brushed steel<br />
pads<br />
Inspired by Georg Jensens’<br />
famous slate blue high-polished<br />
steel design, the JT600 in-ear<br />
headphones are crafted using<br />
real materials such as metal and<br />
premium Kvadrat cloth, which<br />
Philips says ensures a robust and<br />
» HALL 22 / STAND 101<br />
KEY SELLING<br />
<br />
POINTS<br />
1 / True wireless v5.0 technology<br />
headphones<br />
Shine is a new wireless headphone<br />
range from French audio accessories<br />
designer T’nB, which boasts a 4-in-<br />
1 functionality – built-in radio,<br />
microSD card reader, Bluetooth<br />
or wired capability and handsfree<br />
calling kit. It also aims to be a<br />
fashionable youth-oriented product,<br />
thanks both to its affordable price<br />
point and its availability in a variety<br />
of colours including ‘Army Green’ as<br />
well as the Tricolore of red, white<br />
and blue. The company has a wide<br />
range of other wireless headphones<br />
and earphones on display at <strong>IFA</strong>, with<br />
eye-catching colourways and names<br />
including #Hashtag and Fizz.<br />
» HALL 3.2 / STAND 115<br />
2 / 6 hours of playtime with an<br />
additional 12 hours with<br />
charging case<br />
3 / Stylish design with highly<br />
polished slate blue steel<br />
earbud caps<br />
KEY SELLING<br />
<br />
POINTS<br />
RADICAL MOVES<br />
FROM SKULLCANDY<br />
Based at the foot of a mountain trail<br />
in Park City, Utah, US, Skullcandy has<br />
established itself as a manufacturer<br />
of audio accessories as well as a<br />
freesports lifestyle brand. The new<br />
Crusher ANC wireless headphones<br />
contain some smart innovations for<br />
the music lover, not least the hearing<br />
profile test software that tunes the<br />
device to the user’s unique aural<br />
fingerprint; and haptic drivers that<br />
create physical pulses to complement<br />
bass. Launched globally at <strong>IFA</strong>, the<br />
latest in the Crusher line includes<br />
advanced noise cancelling (ANC) and<br />
KEY SELLING<br />
<br />
POINTS<br />
1 / Pioneering new audio<br />
personalisation technology<br />
2 / Advanced noise cancelling<br />
capability<br />
3 / Haptic drivers for added<br />
immersion<br />
will be priced at €99 when released<br />
next month. Several colourways will<br />
be available.<br />
» HALL 1.2 / STAND 202<br />
1 / Best-ever in-ear noise<br />
cancellation<br />
2 / High-quality upscaled audio<br />
quality playback<br />
3 / Neckband design for<br />
comfort and security<br />
SONY MAINTAINS<br />
HIGHER GROUND<br />
Sony’s latest WI-1000XM2<br />
wireless neckband earbuds<br />
offer the company’s bestever<br />
in-ear sound quality,<br />
squeezing a Hybrid Driver<br />
System containing a 9mm<br />
dynamic driver and Balanced<br />
Armature driver into the<br />
small and angled earphone<br />
design. The built-in noise<br />
cancelling processor QN1<br />
features 32-bit Audio Signal<br />
Processing, high-quality<br />
digital to analogue conversion<br />
and a headphone amplifier.<br />
This ensures a high signal-tonoise<br />
ratio, with a low level of<br />
distortion, for music playback<br />
with superior quality. Digital<br />
Sound Enhancement Engine<br />
HX upscales compressed<br />
digital music files including<br />
MP3 formats, to bring you<br />
closer to the quality of High-<br />
Resolution Audio.<br />
Sony’s focus is typically on<br />
high-end sound reproduction,<br />
but other features include<br />
a battery life up to 10 hours<br />
and quick charging capability,<br />
which means 10 minutes of<br />
charging equips you with 80<br />
minutes playing time. The WI-<br />
1000XM2 will be available in<br />
black or gold from January<br />
2020 at around €330. .<br />
» HALL 20 / STAND 101<br />
www.ifa-international.org <strong>IFA</strong> <strong>International</strong> • Wednesday 11 September <strong>2019</strong><br />
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