JLab, a model finest recognized for its budget-friendly but well-featured wireless earbuds, has introduced a brand new pair of headphones which can be far much less discreet. The outsized Blue XL Speaker Headphones appear like an ill-timed April Fools’ Day prank however are literally a pair of Bluetooth audio system cosplaying as wi-fi headphones. They’re wearable, however for the sake of your eardrums, you’ll wish to go away them hanging round your neck.
The Blue XL at the moment are available through JLab’s online store for $99.99 in restricted portions and, because the identify implies, blue is the one coloration possibility. Inside every ear cup is a 2.5-inch driver paired with a similar-sized passive radiator to spice up decrease frequencies. You possibly can prop them up on a desk to make use of as a standalone speaker, however the ear cups don’t detach. Battery life is claimed to be as much as 20 hours, whereas a full recharge takes about three hours.
JLab’s newest creation is paying homage to the TDM Neo headphones that debuted at CES 2026 and are expected to launch on Kickstarter subsequent week. The Neo additionally presents twin headphone / speaker performance however via a design that cleverly rolls as much as swap between modes. The Blue XL’s strategy is to simply be… huge. Portability just isn’t a precedence, however I’d definitely take pleasure in a entrance row seat to the spectacle of somebody sporting these on a airplane.
