Nope, I'm still not cool ☹️ - Jlab JBuds Frames
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·2021-05-05
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- I've been off on vacation for a week and man, do I ever wish I had me one of these.
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These are the JBuds Frames. And Luke and I have talked about this
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on "The WAN Show" before, that there is literally no human way
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to wear sunglasses without looking like a douchebag,
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but what we've never talked about before is whether there's anything you can do to your sunglasses
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to make you look like more of a douchebag. And now we've finally got the answer.
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The answer is yes. These are the Jbuds Frames.
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They're wireless audio for when you're on the go. And basically it's, as far as I can tell,
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a Bluetooth speaker/headset accessory
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that clips onto your sunglasses. So instead of spending a bunch of money
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on sunglasses that might be, you know, kinda mediocre sunglasses with kinda mediocre speakers,
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now you can have really good or even really crappy sunglasses
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with presumably mediocre speakers. In terms of accessories, they come with a charging kit...
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Oh, okay, yeah. Neat. So this is a...
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How does this go on? Oh, it's magnetic. Don't try and put that on the wrong way.
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It's gonna be like, "No, please don't put me on that way! Ah! I'll run away!
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I wanna get away from you! Ah! No! No, I'ma dodge you!"
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You know what? I gotta say, thanks, JLab,
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because this is a nice, cushiony sunglass case
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with whatever this little rubber accessory thing is in it.
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Oh! Whoo-hoo! Look at that! It's like a party and all the rubbers are invited.
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That's what these are for. There we go.
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Why didn't they just come pre-installed? I don't know.
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Okay. Well, that's on there. Oh, yeah. That's on there real good.
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Look at this. That's quality speakers.
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Won't even break off. Oi!
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Outta 10, how cool am I right now? - [Andy] He looks like a Justin Bieber.
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- I said outta 10. Wait a minute. Justin Bieber. Well, okay. Are you a Belieber or not?
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- [Andy] I don't know. You tell me. It looks pretty good.
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- Yeah? Is it too bulky?
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From the front it's bulky. - Yeah. - In terms of the weight,
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I've actually gotta give them credit. It doesn't feel that different
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from just having sunglasses on.
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I mean, in fairness, I have a fairly grand nose, you know?
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So there's a lot of foundation for the glasses to rest on there.
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But yeah, it's not bad. Actually not bad at all.
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All right, let's go ahead and fire these puppies up. Presumably you just hold the button
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and they go into pairing mode. "Ready to pair." Hey, I can hear it!
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No, I mean they don't use it. But they should. Now, so far I've only heard anything out of the left one.
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And if the little voice talking to me about the battery being full is anything to go by,
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this are going to sound like absolute ass garbage.
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You know what? Let's listen to some "My Little Pony" music.
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Okay, they're working in stereo now, so that's good.
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Wow. Oh boy. So this is a song about Cheerilee, the schoolteacher.
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I'm at the, "Hey, you're approaching hearing damage," levels of volume thing right now
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and I can barely hear it in a quiet studio with everyone, "Quiet on set!" kinda thing.
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(cheery music) Hold on a second here, ladies and gentlemen.
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"Respectful sound. The open speaker design features powerful 16mm drivers
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that produce sound perfect for just you. The unique design targets your ears
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without annoying those around you while being aware of your surroundings." Okay, so the idea is you can hear
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what's going on around you, but we got a bit of a problem with that theory.
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Problem number one: the speakers point down.
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They're ported down the bottom. Like, down.
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Also, it appears, based on the picture,
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that the speakers are meant to be mounted... Oh, no, no, no, no!
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They're meant to be mounted farther back. Okay, so maybe that's part of our problem here.
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So let's move these back. Okay, I'll give 'em another shot. I'll give 'em another shot.
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Let's see if this new fitment paradigm enhances the experience.
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This definitely looks stupider, doesn't it? - Yes. - Okay.
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(tinny, upbeat music)
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(crew laughing) I mean, you guys can just hear this fine, right?
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- Yeah. - Yeah. - I can...
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This is like... I can...
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Like, I can hear it. - [David] I think we can hear it more
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when it's on your head. - Well, it's because the speakers are ported down.
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- Yeah. - Yeah. Actually... They're ported to the outside too!
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Am I wearing them back... (crew laughing) No, I'm not.
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Now, maybe that's to give them a more open sound.
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But it does mean that, yeah, you guys can hear it just fine
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at what is a comfortable listening volume for me. What if I crank it?
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You're getting that skull resonance.
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(upbeat music) Wow, that distortion is something else.
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(crew laughing) Okay.
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But, but, this product can absolutely be redeemed.
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Eight hours play time, okay. How's the water resistance?
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Says absolutely nothing about that. That's not encouraging.
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But tell me this: Jono, how much does this cost?
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- [Jono] 50 bucks. - 50 bucks. Well, there's your answer right there.
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If you want a pair of Bluetooth speakers that clips to your sunglasses
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and you don't wanna spend a lot of money, then hey, frat boy,
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here it is right here. And when you lose them in a drunken stupor,
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you won't even care, because Daddy's trust fund's gonna take care of you just fine.
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Wow, I don't usually get that antagonistic in our videos. I just love sunglasses
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because I don't like having the sun in my eyes, but I hate sunglasses
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because I hate who I am when I wear them. (crew laughs)
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Yup. And these... You know what? For 50 bucks, you know what?
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Yeah, sure. Yeah, fine. - [Jono] You can also make calls.
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- Call Yvonne Ho. No, wait.
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We're listening to TheFatRat now. Okay, but it turned off!
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You gotta be kidding me. They're supposed to go on the other way?
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(crew laughs)
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Okay. Hey, at least the controls make sense now. Okay.
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So volume up right there. Double-press for play/pause, okay.
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Press and hold for one second, track forward. Okay, cool.
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So double-tap... Call Yvonne Ho.
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- Hey. - Yes, hello wife lady. You're on speakerphone.
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Um, I just wanted to check in with you. - [Yvonne] About what?
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- Does my voice sound good? - [Yvonne] What do you want?
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You sound like you did something wrong. - No, no, I didn't do anything wrong. I...
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Why would you assume that? (crew laughing)
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I just want to know if this microphone is any good. - [Yvonne] It's fine.
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- Okay, all right. All right, thanks. Man.
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So what we gotta figure out is what is it:
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some quality of the microphone,
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or is it something about being a douchy, indoor-sunglass-wearing (beep)
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that makes your wife thinks you did something wrong? By the way, oh, for those wondering,
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no they did not sound any better in the correct orientation. They're suitably adequate,
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if you don't care about sound quality, but you don't, because you have clip-on sunglasses speakers, so...
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You know what? I stand behind it. If you want one of these, I think 50 bucks
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is probably about what you deserve to spend on it.
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