Jawbone intros Jambox portable bluetooth speaker, we go hands-on

Since 2006 , Jawbone’s been making noise-canceling bluetooth headsets boasting modern design and military-grade sound. This is not one of those. This is the Jawbone Jambox — a wireless bluetooth speaker — and it’s what happened when the company decided to let the music out. Functionally it’s almost exactly the same as a Jawbone Icon , down to the pairing process, three-button controls and MyTALK upgradable software platform, but instead of a tiny mono earpiece you’re getting a stylish portable speakerphone with a 3.5mm input jack and some serious stereo potential. We’ve had it playing for several hours now, and while it’s not going to be the life of a large party even at maximum volume, it pumps out a terribly impressive amount of clear, room-filling sound for its size. If you pick it up or set it down on a table, you’ll feel the vibrations nearby. You can’t quite tell from this angle, but that stainless steel grill wraps around an airtight enclosure made of polycarbonate infused with glass, which houses a pair of full-range drivers and a microphone up front and a “moving-wall passive bass radiator” around back for some extra low-end goodness. We’re told this last was quite the innovation, which didn’t impress us much until we were told what Jawbone put inside the radiator to ensure mass and rigidity: the unit’s 800mAh lithium-ion battery, good for about eight hours of continuous playback at 75 percent volume. You’ll be paying a good bit to get this designer toy pumping out your jams, as any of the black, red, blue or silver units will run $200 at Best Buy and the Apple Store when they hit November 16th, but if you’ve been aching for a modern, handheld ghetto blaster, this is definitely one way to go. PR after the break. Continue reading Jawbone intros Jambox portable bluetooth speaker, we go hands-on Jawbone intros Jambox portable bluetooth speaker, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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