Reviews for JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Speaker

There is NO play, pause ,resume, skip, and skip back
Expensive! Expensive! Expensive!
For the price you can get a better Bluetooth speaker like the one that has *USB port to power/charged most USB device (*very useful)

0 of 4 people found this useful

Someone rightly said as to not to judge a "bluetooth speaker" by the way it looks. Having owned a Monster iClarity (Seriously loud), X-mini KAI (fits in ur palm but still as loud as ur Ma) and a Bose Soundlink (won't compare with this one now) i expected JAMBOX to sound as good as Monster iClarity or even better but it turned out to sound only as good or less as my iPhone 4S. Bought today, returning tomorrow. I don't get how a company like Jawbone can get away with this. How dissapointing!!

2 of 13 people found this useful

Could not get macbook pro to discover this device. Totally useless.

13 of 42 people found this useful

Without question the best and smallest, by far, speaker for traveling with your iDevices! I have used and carried with me in my travels all kind of contraptions because I need to have my music (and movies) with me! I was a bit reserved because of its small size, but when I press "play" I was blown away!!! BONUS: wireless (easy to set up), it talks to you about the (long) battery status, you can use your iPhone (it pauses and it has a microphone)! I absolutely love it!

11 of 13 people found this useful

Yes its small and yes well made BUT this does not go as loud as people make out, distorts at high volume, does not connect to macbook pro to well. If you want a small bluetooth speaker the Bose sound link is the one, you will put the Jambox outside with you and the sound is gone. Took mine back and paid the extra for the Bose or go cheaper and buy the Bose sound dock - ok its not bluetooth but will eat this thing

30 of 31 people found this useful

Had my Jambox for 18 months. Worked fantastic for the first year and then I noticed it kept having problems with the buttons being unresponsive. I learned how to do factory resets frequently to fix these annoying glitches. After a while the jam box wouldn't even charge. I discovered the USB connection had completely broken away from the circuit board making it useless. This is a common problem that has been written about on the forums. Great speakers but faulty workmanship. Now I have a brick that can't be recharged. I am not willing to spend money getting it fixed just to have it happen again. I went and spent the extra on the Bose Soundlink Mobile Speakers. Can't compare the quality of the sound and the materials. Like a rolls royce.

Sound quality is excellent and more than loud enough when live audio is off. Great for filling the room with sound, watching a movie or listening to the radio. I take it to the park and use it in the car, it's easily portable and stable. Easy to clean. Very simple to set up and use. Connecting devices is easier than connecting them with a wire. Stylishly simple and inconspicuous when not in use... very noticeable when playing music!

Excellent!

9 of 9 people found this useful

The Jawbone Jambox is a small portable speaker that you can safely throw in your bag and not worry about damaging it in the process. It's sounds good for a small sealed speaker. It does tend to bounce itself off smooth surfaces so make sure you put a small piece of cloth under it if you're going to put it on a glass surface. It managed to jumped off my glass desk several times before I figured out this small trick.

I got the green special edition one but would have been happy to get the red model. I was ablle to use the speaker phone feature in my car with my iphone.

Dont expect bone shaking bass from this unit even though you can clearly feel the bass when you hold the speaker in your hand.

Overall it's a capable speaker for its size.

12 of 13 people found this useful

If you have an iPad chances are you're quite mobile, be it around the house or on the go. This is where Jambox comes in handy, if you want to go beyond the built-in speaker.

Jambox has two speakers delivering a respectable sound for its format. Some people rated this box badly, but I believe you have to take this box for what it is: It's not meant to replace your home cinema stereo and it's not meant to compete with speakers three times the price. While these might give you better sound, they're a lot less portable. Please consider that.

You can upgrade the Jambox via its supplied USB cable with your computer to set start-up and shut down sounds via Jawbone's web site. The arcade one is quite cute, but it's more of a gimmick than useful, and I'd rather see an Australian voice added than the built-in US voice. The voice is also used as a feedback for battery charge status, which is quite cool and better than a display. The connection with your Mac/PC can also be used for firmware upgrades, if needed.

Connection to your device is via Bluetooth or direct link with a 3.5mm cable. The direct cable is straight forward with no moving to settings, but the Bluetooth connection is equally easily established (though I did hit a snag connecting it to my iPhone 4S on occasion).

Battery charge: The battery lasts a good while. I haven't measured the time it holds a full charge, but it's sufficient to stay on a charge for a couple of days if you use it for an hour or two daily.

Finally, the looks of the Jambox is great. You can keep it on your lounge's shelf as a piece of art and have it play back from your iPad. It doesn't look like a speaker at first.

1 of 1 people found this useful