JBL’s Pulse 3 puts the ‘light’ in ‘highlight of the summer pool party’

Dump your hi-fi and disco lights in the swimming bath and you’ll have electricity in all the wrong places – not to mention an unhappy local council. Bring this JBL Pulse 3 (£199.99) speaker along, though, and you’ll be hipper than Zac Efron doing things on a beach. Comprised of two separate sections, the upper LED glow show sits atop a sound base fitted with three drivers and dual passive radiators, to deliver a 360-degree blitzkrieg of pool-filling light and sound. And, with a battery life of 12 hours, it’s likely to keep going for far longer than you can keep shotgunning tinnies by the lido.

Chris Rowlands Freelance contributor

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Formerly News Editor at this fine institution, Chris now writes about tech from his tropical office. Sidetracked by sustainable stuff, he’s also keen on coffee kit, classic cars and any gear that gets better with age.

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