In the last few months we have been testing several new wireless audio products. Here is our list of top pick wireless audio products that can improve your everyday sound experience.

BackBeat PRO+

Plantronics

www.plantronics.com

$299.99 direct

The BackBeat PRO+ is a great pair of wireless noise canceling Bluetooth headphones. The BackBeat PRO+ provides up to 24 hours of listening and it can sync to your PC, MAC or smartphone.

A great solution for music lovers at home or on the go.

JBL Xtreme Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Harman

www.jbl.com

$299.95 direct

The JBL Xtreme Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is a splashproof portable Bluetooth speaker with 10,000mAH battery that provides up to 15 hours or playtime. It’s a great audio product for outdoors use and while you travel.

treVolo

BenQ

www.benq.com

$299 direct

If you listen to Jazz, Pop or Classical music, the BenQ treVolo is the perfect wireless speaker for your home. It’s fairly compact and it has a stylish design. You will be impressed at the great sound that the treVolo produces.

Unlike most competitors, the treVolo uses electrostatic speakers technology.

JBL Boost TV

Harman

www.jbl.com

$199.95 direct

Another great solution for your living room is the JBL Boost TV. While it is a compact TV speaker, it produces great sound, better what most TVs built-in speakers. The JBL boost TV also supports Dolby Digital.

Voyager Focus UC B825

Plantronics

www.plantronics.com

$299.95 direct

The Voyager Focus UC B825 by Plantronics is the perfect headset if you spend a lot of time on Skype or on conference calls. It comes with active noise cancellation and since it’s a stereo headeset, you can also wirelessly listen to music. A great solution for your home-business start up.

JBL Everest Elite 700

Harman

www.jbl.com

$299.95 direct

A close second to our wireless headphones top choice, the Plantronics’ BackBeat PRO+, is the JBL Everest Elite 700. It is a slick wireless headphones with great sound and active noise cancellation.

During testing we did come across a minor 1-second delay in the audio. This was causing the audio/video to be slightly out of sync, but a firmware update by JBL took care of the issue.

Throughout the year we see a lot of new products, some are hits and some are misses. Here are some of our picks for cool new products for the summer of 2015.

18-Piece Garden Tool Set, Pink

Apollo Precision Tools

www.apollotools.com

$99.99 direct

The Pink 18-Piece Garden Tool Kit from Apollo Precision Tools contains useful tools for your gardening needs like pruning shears, soft grip hose nozzles, quick hose connects and water splitter/controller. The knee pad is convenient and comfortable for weeding and planting.

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TI-84 Plus CE

Texas Instruments

education.ti.com

$150 online

This dedicated math machine, available in 8 fun colors, like Positively Pink, Plum “Pi” and Radical Red, is 30 percent thinner and 30 percent lighter than the TI-84 Plus. It also has six times more memory and a new rechargeable battery, making it the perfect companion for your next math test.

GeckoTech Reusable Hooks

Duck Brand

www.duckbrand.com

$4.49 direct

Geckoteck Reusable Hooks utilize a revolutionary microsuction technology that allows them to be removed safely, again and again. They come in different sizes and you can buy hooks that hold up to 1lb, all the way up to 5lbs.

Juice in the Box

Precidio

www.juiceinthebox.com

$11.99 direct

Juice in the Box is the first reusable juice box – perfect for sending the kids off to school with a healthy lunch AND drink. Instead of buying unhealthy juices off the grocery store shelf that are full of added sugar, you can make your own juice or drink and pack it for your child.

D’Eco Collapsible Lunch Box

SCS Direct

www.scsdirectinc.com

$19.99 direct

D’Eco Collapsible Lunch Box is a great solution to bring your lunch to work and it’s collapsible for easy storage taking it back home at the end of the day.

QiStone+

Fonesalesman

www.fonesalesman.com

$64.99 on Amazon

The QiStone+ is a cool 4000mAh wireless charging battery. You can simply rest your Samsung Galaxy S6 on it and it will charge your phone wirelessly.

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Our Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Roubini and Associate Editor Matthew Karimzadeh attended the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. Here is part 2 of the trip’s photos.

Our Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Roubini and Associate Editor Matthew Karimzadeh attended the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. Here are some photos of their trip.

Today our Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Roubini has been selected as this year’s winner of the prestigious Award for Excellence in Technology Journalism by the PRSA. Previous winners include top journalists from Newsweek, Business Week and Time magazine.

The entire staff at Lab Reviews is happy to congratulate Jonathan on this outstanding achievement!

“HP is finally stepping up in the gaming PC arena. After last year’s acquisition of Voodoo, HP is launching a cool line of gaming PCs called Blackbird 002. These are high-end over-clocked gaming PCs priced on average around $5,000 that satisfy the needs of avid gamers. Slick case designs, latest hardware components and customizable at purchase, these machine rely on Voodoo’s experience in the high-end gaming market. Some of the highlights of The Blackbird are the sealed liquid system to cool the processor and the easy to use hard drive trays. Last, but not least, I love the case design, which stands out next to the ordinary PC case. With the Blackbird HP can successfully compete with the popular Dell XPS gaming PCs.”

“HP is preparing to launch several new handheld devices. I particularly liked the iPAQ 900, a new cool phone that incorporates GPS functionality as well as a full small keyboard like the Treo and a 3-megapixel camera. It has a slick design and fast internet connectivity, which is always a plus. Overall a great solution for the mobile worker always on the go. This phone will also be available as the iPAQ 600, which is more like a regular Windows Mobile phone, but stripped down of the keyboard and GPS. “

HP is introducing 3 new laptops geared towards budget-minded small business. These laptops are great tools for everyday office work, like emails, documents, spreadsheets and web browsing. You don’t get the tough and powerful enterprise notebooks, but the basic work functionality needed for a small business user. Starting at $649 you can get a good entry-level notebook with a 15.4 widescreen. Definitely a viable alternative to the Dell small business Vostro line of notebooks. “

Our Editor-in-Chief was also interviewed by Fox News and you can read the report on their website.