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Welcome my fellow towles. I would like to finally bring to the group a review that has been several months in the making. Jabra Elite 75t Active

A few months ago I found myself in need of getting a new headset that would connect to my phone and computer at the same time. With working from home and having to take phone calls and Teams calls during the day, I didn’t want to have to switch between headsets throughout the day. So multipoint Bluetooth connectivity was important to my earbud selection. Unfortunately, there are few earbuds that support this option. Luckily the Jabra Elite 75t Active does support two devices. Below are some of the thoughts that and insights I have had from using the earbuds.

Specs and what come in the box

IP57 waterproof

Three ear tip sizes

5.5g each, 35g case

Range of colour options

Design

The design of the Jabra Elite Active 75t looks identical to the Elite 75t. I purchased the black/cooper version.

The big difference is that the Active is has the IP57 rating for water and dust ingress which is higher than the regular Elite 75T.

The earbuds comes with three tip sizes to get a custom fit for your ear. The earbuds are designed not to  hang out of your ears and feel secure.

The included case does what it is suppose to but lacks QI charging. I think the lack of QI charging is being addressed in future Active 75T models.

Performance

The Jabra Elite Active 75t was able to block most external noise based on the design of the earbuds and tip. The HearThrough function lets you press a button so that it lets in outside noise. It’s the best of both worlds really, letting you tap the button when you’re walking along the street so you’re aware of, say, that bike coming up behind you; or letting you shut the world out thanks to the great fit and isolation.

HearThrough can be used when you’re listening to music or you can use the app to pause the music when you turn on HearThrough – something you might do if you’re ordering a coffee, for example. The choice is yours.

There’s no active noise cancellation (ANC), which for some that might be a consideration that this price – although I would argue that given the great fit, that isolation and the option for HearThrough, it’s not something you’re likely to miss. I should also point out that Jabra has indicated that they will be adding ANC via a software update.

The Jabra’s companion app allows for a range of sound customisation. Firstly there’s MySound – which will tailor the left and right ear pieces to your hearing using a small test – and secondly there’s sound presets = bass boost, speech, as well as equaliser sliders – so you can get the exact sound you want.

The sound quality from these true wireless earbuds is great. Not just because of the great fit and the customisation options, but also because the ‘buds naturally have the balance and volume to make for a great listening experience.

That also includes calls. Some headsets do not handle calls well, but thanks to a four-mic system and noise cancellation, you can make calls in busy places and still come across clearly.

The earbuds support both Google Assistant and Siri.

The think that does not get the attention that is often over looked, Button customization. The ability to setup three different button presses per earbud is great. This flexibility is one of the most useful features of the Jabra Elite Active 75t.

Battery life

Jabra indicates that you get 7.5 hours of battery life with additional charges from the case to give you a total of 28 hours. From my experience, I never obtained the 7.5 hours. My use case of using Hearthrough and connected to two devices cut that time down to about 4 hours of use.

Conclusion

These are great earbuds. You can go online and see that even though these have been on the market for a while they are still rated high. If you want multipoint connectivity these are about your only choice, but have no fear as they are great. I would highly recommend them to all of you.

I hope everyone out there is staying safe. We have been working behind the scenes on our long run testing of the items I talked about earlier. The problem is that by doing so we don’t have a lot of weekly content.

If you our readers can give us some insight into what you are interested in or want us to look into for you. We will try to fill the silence.

I have my towel and I am ready for your challenge.

We added another computer to our test for you fine readers. We added an Asus ROG Zephyrus GX701 laptop. The system came with a 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD with 16 GB RAM and an RTX2070 with 144hz screen and Optimus or G-Sync.

Unit is packaged by Asus with WINDOWS 10 and its external 1080p webcam in box – Micro-USB
Display – 17+” of Smooth 144hz refresh rate. Back lid made of aluminum, really thin bezels with a 1” chin filled with NVIDIA’s stickers on the left. Unfortunately, this laptop a FINGERPRINT MAGNET.

Cooling vs Typing for GAMERS – I personally prefer the front keyboard layout rather than the traditional laptop ergonomics, as the purpose of the machine is extreme gaming with the able to transport to any location for a gaming session.

The perforated top is warm while gaming but did its job in keeping things cool. Asus aura RGB keyboard looks wonderful, although the software is lacking in customization and compatibility with other RGB devices. Chassis RGB lights can be optionally turned off as well. Keyboard feels good for typing, once you get use to its position.  Track\Num pad took a short time for me to get acquainted with using it to navigate Window. Unfortunately, the deck and keypad is another fingerprint magnet.

Noise – The GX701 uses the CPU fan mainly, while doing little tasks. Making the Zephyrus sounds and looks like any other Zen design ASUS. However, the two GPU fans kicks in when a game loads up and this thing comes alive. In comparison, this Zephyrus is much quieter than “classical” gaming laptops of early 2017.

Interface – Lacking Thunderbolt and RJ45 port. At least there are two u.s.b gen-1 and one u.s.b gen-2. Hopefully on future models the missing thunderbolt will be addressed.

Speakers – There laptop speaker. They are better than the Zenbook speakers and are actually not bad for their class.

Battery – Power brick is 19.5v barrel plug. 3.2 A . Supports USB PD. Disabling the Geforce and using the intel graphics, I could use the Zephyrus to watch YOUTUBE for a bit over 3 hours. However, with GeForce enabled the battery life from a full charge was less than 45 mins of G-SYNC, surfing the web.

GAMING –On this 17” (1920 X 1080) I was able to play multiple games on the highest settings and FPS were high and the G-Sync eliminated all the tearing.  Great performer.

We are going to continue to use this laptop as a daily driver to see how if it still impresses after a couple months.

If you want us to test anything out leave a comment, and I will try to get to it.

A fundamental part of our site was to provide an average person’s view of travel and possible how to enjoy the finer parts of travel without spending a lot. However due to world events that part of the mission is slightly on hold.

Instead we will focus on our reviews of items. We are still committed to bring you real world experiences so please stay tuned.

Thank you all for reading and please stay safe.

Happy Valentines Day to everyone. I hope that each of you has the ability to spend time with that special someone in you life.

Over the past few months I have taken the opportunity to drive our family Prius. I have found it to be very similar to the other hybrids that we have. The Prius comes with three different power modes: EV, ECO and Power. The EV is electric, ECO is a hybrid between EV and gas that maximizes fuel economy and Power is akin to a “sport” mode in the Volt. It allows you to tailor the cars performance to the type of driving you need. If you don’t need quick acceleration, then the car lets you use the ECO mode to improve your gas mileage. The best part is if you need those rabbit starts or quick passing ability the car can be shifted on the fly between modes.

Driving the Prius, it does a great job of being nimble. I never problems navigating into parking spots, parallel parking or changing lanes. The challenge of trying to keep it in EV mode became a fun game while driving the car.

So after a few months, we still love the Prius and would suggest anyone who is looking for a low maintenance, great gas mileage car to take a look at the Prius. It will not disappoint.

To everyone out there Happy New Year! I hope this year is better than the last and that you are able to make the most out of it.

In 1979 Douglas Adams book ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ was published. The book tells of the destruction of Earth to make way for an intergalactic through-way and the saving of one human. The alien that saves the human gives an important advice, “Don’t forget to bring a towel.” Why a towel?

“A towel, [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can’t see it, it can’t see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.”

We hope to be your towel in your journey. We will provide you information, reviews, and advice about travel, leisure, entertainments, and savings (LETS).

So come join us for a ride.