Ok so everyone is excited about the new apple products about to drop in the next couple
of days.
But I thought it would be a good idea to give you guys a run down of what else to expect
in the next few months from other companies like Sony, JBL, Samsung, Fitbit and so on.
So if you're in the market for a pair of new head phones, speakers, wearables, or drones
keep watching.
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So, you may or may not know that Beats will be releasing their new Beats Studio 3 wireless
head phones in mid October.
Cosmetically, they look identical to the Studio 2 but they are supposed to have brand new
internals which will supposedly improve the over all sound, active noise cancelation,
Apple’s new W2 chip, a longer battery life and fast fuel.
But Sony will also be dropping their WH-1000XM2 wireless headphones.
The Sony WH-1000XM2 are the updated version of their already amazing premium consumer
active noise cancelation headphones.
They're going to retail for $350 and have improved active noise cancelation and longer
battery life of 30 hours over the previous version’s 20 hours.
Sadly, they did not improve on the overall design.
Sony will also be dropping a ton of other products in the back half of September.
To start they’ve got their WI-1000X neck band which will are noise canceling in ear
ear buds with a battery life of 10 hours.
And if you want truly wireless ear buds they will also be dropping their WF-1000X which
are wire free in ear ear buds that also have active noise canceling with a total battery
life of 9 hours.
But between charges the ear buds are only good for 3 hours.
These ear buds will be going for $299.99 and $199.99 respectively.
And Sony isn’t done there, they're also going to be releasing their GTK-XB60 and GTK-XB90
which are Sony’s larger portable bluetooth speakers with their signature light features
from the XB series.
and those will be selling for $350 and $450.
And JBL Will also be shipping their hotly anticipated JBL Boombox at the beginning of
October for $450 as well.
Look out for a JBL Boombox vs Sony GTK-XB90 video in mid October.
And JBL Also has a few products they are set to drop in the coming weeks.
First theres the JBL Reflect Fit, a neck band with a built in heart rate monitor and in
ear ear buds.
Im assuming the heart rate monitor is built into the back portion of the neck band because
the ear buds look fairly standard.
And JBL is also going to jump into the wireless ear buds game with their JBL Free in ear ear
phones.
They look more rugged and are set to have a longer battery life than the Sony WF-1000X
but no active noise cancelation.
Both of these products should be released this coming October in the states.
And then theres the JBL Link series without a set release date.
The JBL Link series are JBL’s first voice activated speakers with integrated Google
assistant.
And they will come in 3 different sizes.
Not bad to have options if you're interested in picking up a smart speaker.
And everyone is jumping on the Smart speaker craze.
We’ve know about the Apple Homepod since June, and Sony will also be releasing their
own smart speaker that looks very similar to the Homepod.
Except theres more functionality like LED lights on the front and gesture controls on
the top.
But honestly, I feel the gesture controls are a bit of a gimmick.
But Sony’s smart speaker, dubbed the LF-S50G should be released in Mid October.
And then theres the Panasonic SC-GA10, also a smart speaker with audio quality first just
like Sony’s and Apple’s smart speaker.
Panasonic’s smart speaker is slated to be released around the time the Apple Homepod
is but there is still no set price.
And honestly, I like the design of the Panasonic smart speaker better than Apple’s and Sony’s.
But we’ll have to see how that smart speaker does once its released.
And then theres Samsung who also has few products in the pipe line.
First up is their updated Gear Fit 2 Pro.
The biggest noticeable updated of the Gear Fit 2 pro is that its now water proof and
you can swim with it and you can also stream music with it offline and it has built in
GPS.
The gear fit 2 pro is supposed to be released on September 15th.
Samsung is also set to release their updated Gear IconX wireless ear buds with bixby integration.
Since the original Gear IconX wasn't so good hopefully their second try is better.
And then you've got Samsung’s Gear Sport which is yet another smart watch from Samsung.
And theres also Fitbit with its highly anticipated Ionic smart watch and Flyer headphones.
Although the Fitbit Flyer headphones don't look like anything revolutionary, the Ionic
smart watch does look interesting.
For starters the Fitbit Ionic is supposed to work nicely with both Apple and Android
Devices, which isn't the case for Samsung’s warbles.
And since the Ionic is in the Fitbit Ecosystem it could possibly be the best smart watch
for fitness focused people.
But since Apple announced their Apple Watch Series 3 and watch OS 4 over all improving
the Apple Watch, is Fitbit too late?
And there a few things you can expect from google this October.
First theres the Pixel 2 which is a given.
Its supposed to have 64 gigs of storage as entry level just like the new iphones, and
you can say good bye to the head phone jack, but hopefully they will reduce those bezels.
And its rumored that google isn't just working on one pair of wireless ear buds, but two.
Rumors are swirling around saying that google will be releasing a pair of wireless ear buds
like Apple’s and a pair of wireless headphones which will also have Google assistant integration.
And heres my own prediction, Since the Google Home is about to be 1 year old and since theres
so much competition growing in that space, I wouldn't be surprised if google announced
an updated Google home with better audio capabilities so it can go toe to toe with the Home Pod
and Amazon’s Alexa Show which surprisingly sounds very good.
And if you're still looking into drones then you should know DJI just announced the DJI
Mavic pro platinum and the Phantom 4 Pro.
These aren't brand new models, just slightly updated.
The DJI Mavic Pro Platinum will be selling for $1100 and has a slightly longer battery
life of 30 minutes and redesigned props so it can fly a little quieter, but if you already
have a DJI Mavic Pro you can buy the new props separately and enjoy some quieter flight.
And then theres the Phantom 4 pro which will be selling for $1500, although it still comes
with the same camera and gimbal set up as the Phantom 4 advanced, the Pro variant has
a whole bunch more of obstacle avoidance sensors so hopefully this drone will never crash either
when autonomously flying or if you're piloting it.