[JBL Singapore] The JBL Flip portable speaker allows you to answer phone calls!

Each JBL portable speaker has its own special feature.



For the JBL Flip, it has a built-in microphone and a call answer button to answer your phone calls from the speaker. Convenient, isn't it?

My previous blog post was about the JBL Charge portable speaker and it's totally different from the JBL Flip. The JBL Charge acts as a USB charger for other USB devices like your mobile phone.



Instead of muting your ring tone like what the JBL Charge did, the JBL Flip will alert you when your phone is ringing by playing your ring tone.

An AC Adapter and Neoprene carrying pouch comes with it.




Versatile, portable design

Just like the JBL Charge, it has a versatile portable design where you can play your music either a vertical or horizontal position. You'll understand why this is so important to me when you see the next picture.


Photo courtesy of JBL Singapore

I have no more space on my table once i put my macbook there.



Use the JBL Flip to answer your phone calls!

The Built-in microphone and call answer button allows you answer your phone call from the speaker!
So how do we use the JBL Flip to speak to the caller/recipient on the other end?




*Ring Ring*

"Hello?"


NOPE.
You don't have to pick up the phone call like this!

Wuu, not like this?


Just leave it as where it is, press the answer button and speak normally into the speaker. The microphone is loud and clear enough for the person on the other side of the call. :)

Photo courtesy of JBL Singapore


Choose your privacy settings

Of course, you can choose your most preferred way to answer the call.
You can inter-changed the audio source anytime with your mobile.

I'll be using my iPhone as a reference for you.
To change the audio source, tap on "Audio source" which will prompt you to a list of speakers currently connected to your mobile phone.



I'm using the JBL Flip right now.
Just tap on 'iPhone' if I want my phone call to be made private.

Easy Peasy. :)



Choose ONE JBL Speaker to connect to at one time

Unless you're using the JBL micro wireless speakers which has the daisy-chain capability, you CAN connect to both the JBL Charge and JBL Flip BUT sound will only come out from the last portable speaker you connect to.

If you want to connect to the other speaker, you'll have to switch off the connected one first.



JBL Flip Colours

The JBL Flip speakers comes in black and white.


Photo courtesy of JBL Singapore.


Photo courtesy of JBL Singapore


Photo courtesy of JBL Singapore

I did a quick chart to compare all my 3 JBL speakers after 3 weeks of using.
Take your pick!

Once again, thank you JBL Singapore for giving me these 3 beautiful speakers for my music.

Hear The Truth.
Don't let the size of these compact speakers fool you.



Visit www.imssg.com for more information.

Read my first JBL post on the JBL Micro Wireless and watch my pet dog dance to Gwiyomi.
Read my previous JBL post on the JBL Charge and how I used to record my NEW song and Minuteman use it for his gaming sessions.

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[JBL Singapore] Gaming With A Portable Speaker Which Can Also Charge Our Phones??? - JBL Charge

Dearest JBL Charge,

   Oh my JBL Charge…

Do you know that you brighten up my day/evening/night so much when I play my favourite music and the music just sounds so beautiful; whatever that's coming from you?: the voice of the singer, the music, the melody and even the bass sounds crystal clear!

PS: Can MinuteManSG stop using it to for his gaming sessions so often? :p


Love,
Mint


Hearing is believing.

The JBL Charge is a 10-watt PORTABLE stereo speaker with provides more than TWELVE HOURS of playback time from a single charge!

This baby is a S.T.E.R.E.O. speaker.

The box comes with a JBL portable stereo speaker with BLUETOOTH technology,
1 USB adapter
1 micro USB cable
1 neoprene carrying pouch
1 Quick-Start Guide
1 Safety Sheet

I've not had any proper speakers to do my music assignments.
It's to the extend even my current earphones can't support my hearing enough.
I wish I have better sound equipments.

Being shortlisted as one of the Singapore Blog Awards Best JBL Pop/Music Finalists, I'm extremely thankful as I received not ONE but THREE very very awesome JBL speakers which greatly helped me to produce better music and of course, score higher marks for my music assignments so far!

The thing about listening to music and sounds is that there is really a MAJOR difference when you have better speakers to listen to. One is able to make more accurate judgement.

Thank you JBL Singapore for this gifts.
It's a beautiful wish come true for me. :)

For my usual music assignments and casual listening, I would use my JBL micro wireless speakers.
Whereas for very detailed listening and to check my stereo recording playback, I couldn't have done it without my JBL Charge.



Here's a video of me in midst of doing my assignment and I thought I should seize the opportunity to share with you more about my JBL charge and test out the speakers for you:

JBL has more than 60 years of expertise producing high-quality sound in venues around the world. The JBL Charge uses this expertise and employs digital sound processing to generate room-filling audio with great bass from a compact speaker.

Hmmm… let me try to explain this to the best I can.
For music, you really have to listen to it to understand what I'm trying to say but still, here goes nothing.

If you listen carefully (just turn the volume up a little more) with the JBL Charge placed DIRECTLY in front of you, you'll be able to actually space out the types of instruments and voices you hear coming out from the speaker. The feeling is like a real band playing in front of you. More 'REAL':
The piano or guitar sound is coming more from your left, then you'll hear the vocals coming somewhere in the middle and the drums will be coming from your right etc.

You know for drums, you won't be able to hear the LOW thumpings for MOST portable speakers out there because there is very limited things you can built into such small products; they cannot support such low sound frequencies.

So i'm really very impressed with the JBL charge when I can even CLEARLY project and amplify the low sounds coming out from THIS PART OF THE SPEAKER:



Seriously, the built-in bass port which generates the strong bass beats totally blew me away.

It's like drinking a can of coke on a 39 degree celsius sunny afternoon.
Pure satisfaction.

I finally understand why the tagline for JBL is 'Hear The Truth'.

Just a recap from the video I posted, the JBL charge has 2 buttons.
The power button and the volume button, just like the JBL micro Wireless speaker.



But instead of 5 hours, the JBL Charge provides up to 12 hours of playback time due to its massive built-in 6,000 mAH Li-ion rechargeable battery!

The LED indicator shows the battery status of your battery clearly as well as letting you know whether the JBL Charge is in the Bluetooth listening or pairing mode.



If you're not sure what I'm talking about, please watch the video again!
I've showed you in the video how the speaker is being paired with my macbook pro with the Bluetooth technology.

Also in the video, I've specifically mentioned a SPECIAL FUNCTION which the JBL charge portable speaker supports:

It can CHARGE my mobile phone!

The USB port on the JBL Charge speaker lets you charge other USB devices right from the speaker. So you don’t need an extra charger to keep your devices powered up.




About how many times you can charge your phone with this speaker?

I've tested and proven with my iPhone:
THREE TIMES!


*SHIOK*



On the first day I brought my JBL Charge home, I got the BF to pair his mobile phone with it to 'test' the speaker.

In the end he got hooked.
The music is so clear, listen:



*Dumb ways to die… so many dumb ways to die…"
I love this song. :)

Then he asked me, do you think I can play DOTA 2 using this speaker?
So we tried.

And it works!
He can 'hear' the enemy from MILES away.
I meant in the game.

The water dripping noises, the cicadas calling in the forest, Roshan growling in the cave…




And so like me, he's also in love with the JBL charge.
If i'm not using it, he'll be.

Just in case you miss on how to pair your macbook with the JBL Charge,
Here are some screenshots:
























More Specs and Information of JBL Charge

Transducers:
2 x 1-1/2" (38mm)

Amplifier power:
2 x 5W

frequency response:
150Hz – 20kHz

signal-to-noise ratio:
 > 80dB

Battery type:
Li-ion rechargeable

Bluetooth transmitter frequency range: 2.402GHz – 2.480GHz
Bluetooth transmitter power: 0~20dBm (EIRP)
Bluetooth transmitter modulation: π/4-DQPSK, 8-DPSK

Listening time on battery power:
> 12 hours

Battery charge time:
3.5 hours

dimensions (d x h):
2-29/32" x 6-29/32" (74mm x 175mm)


I'm sure up by now, you'll be wondering why my JBL Charge changes colours from Blue to Green. Well that's because I'm hearing slight popping sounds from my first JBL charge and got it changed at the JBL Sound Gallery Showroom.

The place is beautiful, please drop by if you have time.



Enjoying a lot of 'me time' with my JBL speakers.



What happens if my phone rings whilst I'm listening to music on my phone,
Well basically the speaker will mute itself until my music is being played again.

I'm sure the JBL Charge would be very good for outdoors as well:
Beach outings, Dance rehearsals...

===== LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE =====



Hmmmm…



Is it just me or I think the JBL Charge speaker looks like a pint of beer? :p



Visit JBL Singapore for more information.

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Next Up, the JBL FLIP speaker.
Previous JBL speaker review you should read: JBL Micro Wireless

[JBL Singapore] Great Music Anytime, Anywhere with JBL Wireless Portable Speakers

First of all, I'd like to say a 'Big Big Big Pig Pig Pig PIG PIG PIG PIG PIG PIG' THANK YOU to every single person in this world who has been voting/has voted for me in the Singapore Blog Awards 2013 Best Pop/Music Category!

Because of your kindness, the latest update I got on the website is that I'm in Top 3!
Wohooooo~



Voting makes up 30% of the overall results and will only end on 23rd June so please keep your votes coming everyday!  (You can vote once a day)


Note: This "Big Big Big Pig Pig Pig PIG PIG PIG PIG PIG PIG" phrase is damn funny from Kurt Tay's 'I Love Doraemon' Youtube video. If you intend to play his video, I hope you don't die of heart attack or be frozen to death by this epic webpisode. And PLEASE if you're using good speakers like the JBL ones especially, keep your volume to the LOWEST first because I don't know why he'll SHOUT into his low resolution camcorder like as if we cannot hear him.

We are not 'chao hee lang' (hokkien word for deaf).
I was almost deafen by his introduction. Zzzz…

Still, I quite like this video because it made me laugh. A lot.



HAPPY MONDAY EVERY-BARDEH!

Talking about speakers.
I'm in love with ALL my JBL speakers.
ALL.

The one which is most often used is the JBL Micro Wireless.

The JBL wireless portable speaker is so addictive, I can't stop using it to play music from my mobile phone as long as I'm at home. Being able to listen to the radio broadcast ALL DAY LONG is a gift.



Thank you for reviving this beautiful 'hobby' I have, JBL Singapore.

I grew up listening to Mandopop music played from radio stations since I was a toddler.
My mum LOVES music and we'll be listening to it while doing housework together.


Listening to the radio broadcast with a speaker AT HOME is so much more comfortable than using earphones.

As I was listening to songs with MyDreamGuy one evening and playing with my pet toy poodle Bubble Leong, an idea struck me:

I thought how interesting it'll be if Bubble Leong can do the Gwiyomi dance!
At the same time, we can do his usual massage routine and exercise for him, killing two birds with one stone.

Super adorable, this Bubble Leong
Turns out he looks a bit unwilling in the video though.
Awwww come on Buppy, it's for your own good!



Bubble Leong doing the Gwiyomi dance:



Also, I found a new way to listen to my recording with ease: with my JBL speakers plug-in!

In the next video,
I have shared what big difference the JBL wireless speaker has made in my life by allowing me to listen to what I'm playing, comfortably. All these while I have been using the in-built speakers of my macbook pro and can barely hear anything, even after pressing really hard on my MIDI keyboard.

#LastWarning

So I tried plugging in the JBL wireless next and YEAH, I can hear my playing!!!

The clearly visible blue LED lets you know when the battery is low, so you know when the JBL Micro Wireless needs charging.

JBL speakers are famous for powerful bass.
It's a surprise for me to hear strong bass from a speaker this small.
I got to know that the JBL wireless wireless has a built-in bass port that enables the JBL Mirco wireless to generate bass that's superior to comparable portable products.

When I say compact, I meant about my palm-size: 83mm x 39mm with a weight of 127g.
SUPER LIGHT!

It has a daisy-chain capability. That means my JBL wireless can be easily connected to other JBL Micro Wireless speakers. Its smart cable deign allows the speaker to be easily connected and play. Also, the cable prevents tangling because it's only 30cm long.



It's so convenient that I'm even using it to study for my music test, listening to Youtube videos and applying it to the theories I've learnt so far.




Notice the Bluetooth indicator next to the power button of the JBL Micro Wirless speaker?



The JBL Micro Wireless portable speaker streams music wirelessly from any Bluetooth- equipped device, making JBL sound available for a wide range of portable devices.

Sometimes while I'm waiting for a phone call, I'd still be able to listen to the radio and move around the house carrying my mobile phone. AWESOME IKR!



The JBL Micro Wireless has a built-in Li-ion battery that provides up to FIVE hours of listening time on battery power.

Long play back hours + Powerful Bass +
Light + Easy Travel + Clear sound +
easy plug-and-play + bluetooth functionality + stylish
= JBL MICRO WIRELESS SPEAKER.


Image Courtesy of JBL.

Don't let the compact size fool you.
Hearing is believing.

I'm DEFINITELY bringing this speaker to Sydney with me this week.

Here's more detailed specs and information if you're planning to get one of these yourself:

What’s included in the box:
• 1 JBL Micro Wireless speaker
• 1 Micro USB cable for recharging • 1 Carrying pouch
• 1 Quick Start Guide

Specs and Information

input requirements
• 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo mini-jack

driver
• 1 x 1-5/8" (40mm)

Power
• 3 watts

acoustic volume
• 100cc

frequency response
• 150Hz – 20kHz

signal-to-noise ratio
• >80dB

Battery type
• Li-ion

input connections
• 1 x integral 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo cable • 1 x 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo jack

Listening time on battery power
• Up to 5 hours

dimensions (d x H)
• 3-1/4" x 1-9/16" (83mm x 39mm)

Weight
• 4.5 oz. (127g)

For more information, please visit www.imssg.com.

Thank you JBL Singapore!

Vote for Mint Leong in the
JBL Best Pop/Music Blog Award.
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You stand to win JBL products as a voter too!

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Keep the LOVE coming people!


Next Up, the JBL Charge Speaker.