JBL made its charging case touchscreen more useful with a size boost
by Andrew Liszewski from The Verge - All Posts on (#6Q4FY)
The touchscreen on the JBL Tour Pro 3's charging case is now 30 percent larger. | Image: JBL JBL has announced an upgraded version of its first wireless earbuds with a touchscreen charging case. The new JBL Tour Pro 3's case features a larger screen and now works as a transmitter, broadcasting audio to the earbuds from a wired source such as a plane's in-flight entertainment system. However, that larger screen also comes with a steeper price tag. They'll sell for $299, which is nearly $50 more than the JBL Tour Pro 2.
The 1.57-inch touchscreen on the JBL Tour Pro 3's charging case is 30 percent larger than the screen on the Tour Pro 2's, giving it enough room to fit additional info like the name of the song currently playing. That will potentially make it even more useful as an alternative to reaching for your smartphone if you...