JLab Kids Bluetooth Speaker Good Enough For Grown Ups

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You know what kids really love? They love it when they ask you to buy them something, and you cheap out and buy them a kids’ version, a cut-price imitation of the original. Oh yeah. They totally dig that.

And you know what else they love? Garish colors. “Cool” names. And extra-long battery life. Wait, they actually do like that last one…

The JLab Crasher has it all. It’s an aluminum Jambox clone with a $100 price-tag, a range of truly hideous color options, and a “cool” name. Thankfully, it also comes in black or plain aluminum, and packs a battery big enough to keep it going for up to 18 hours.

Actually, it actually sounds pretty good. Here’s the lowdown (that’s what kids call a “spec list.” Probably):

  • Rugged Metal Body
  • 2 Drivers & Rear Passive Subwoofer
  • 90dB Volume Max
  • Full Size USB Port
  • Speaker Phone with Mic
  • 1500mAh Battery, 18 hours (Medium Volume)
  • BT2.1 30ft Range
  • Aux Connection

That full-sized USB port can – like the Braven 650 speaker – charge your device.

So it seems that I have gone from sneering snark to admiration in the length of a short blog post. One of these would look pretty neat cable-tied to my bike.

Source: JLab Audio

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