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New and innovative portable speakers, a smartwatch for parents and kids, and the world’s first electric flying car – here’s everything you need to know about the latest tech innovations / By Guy Shahar The tech novelties of the month

Nonstop music JBL’s new BoomBox 3 speakers offer a deep, rich bass sound that isn’t overpowering (as long as you don’t take it to the edge) and a general sound that’s balanced and adaptable to any kind of music or video content. The BoomBox 3 allows users to be simultaneously connected to both their playlist and the Internet so that media from both sources can be directly streamed without interruptions. The JBL One app includes equalizer options so that sound can adapt to the type of space or room it is being streamed in. Battery life is said to be 24 hours-long but from online reviews and product checks it is closer to 8 or 9 hours of nonstop use – still, quite impressive for a speaker that releases such a powerful level of sound. Price: NIS 2,229 at BUG stores across Israel, the official importer

The world’s first flying car receives approval for test flights

A smartwatch for parents and kids

Smartwatches have been around for a while now, but an Israeli startup called WatchinU has launched a smartwatch that’s adapted to both kids’ needs and parents. The NickWatch, a special collaboration with kids’ TV channel Nickelodeon, is perfect for kids aged 6 to 9 and packed with media content that parents and caregivers can control via the smartwatch app, “Caretaker”. For a very reasonable price, the NickWatch offers impressive features, time localization. It is loaded with educational games, sports routines to follow, messaging apps, and more. Price: NIS 400 + WiFi including the eSim, a camera, a phone, and of course, real

The American automotive company Alef is designing and developing the world’s first flying car. It is designed to drive on the street, take off vertically when needed and fly overhead above traffic. At first glance, it looks like a normal car with headlights, wheels, etc., but if you look closer, you realize the extent of the wonder of this electric vehicle. It is being developed to allow passengers to remain horizontally seated even when the vehicle itself takes off vertically. The first model of the flying car, the “A”, has received approval from the American FAA for test flights, and will be introduced at the end of this year. Some say we’ll start seeing flying cars hit the market in 2025, but of course, it’s hard to tell at this point if we will indeed be able to fly over Israeli traffic jams in the coming decade. In case you want to start saving up for your “A” model flying car, you’ll be needing around $300,000.

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42 ATMOSPHERE AUGUST 2023