News Summary

• The JBL Clip 5 that’s launching at CES 2024 adds a slightly wider carabiner to clip onto more items and an updated sound system that makes it up to 15 percent louder with 10 percent more bass compared to the previous model..
• It also includes a 40 percent increase in driver power, which JBL says will allow for more “streamlined sound” and consistent bass..
• Khalid has covered tech, surveillance policy, consumer gadgets, and online communities for more than a decade..
• Similar to its predecessors, the Clip 5 has IP67 water and dustproofing — so it can survive falling into a river or being thrown into the sand..
• By Amrita Khalid, one of the authors of audio industry newsletter Hot Pod..
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