I purchased this style of speaker, after LOTS of research....only to find that it's charging port is a HUGE PIECE OF SH*T!!! The speaker lasted approximately 112 days before the charging port actually broke loose from the inside of the speaker...

There are so many things with Jambox that are right. And those are the things that make you want to buy it in the first place. You know what they are - I don't have to list them.

Listening to the swirling introduction of the The Cars, "Moving in Stereo" was like standing in a new wave Osterizer with Paulina Porizkova running her fingers through my hair... and that's a good thing.

Binaural recordings sound great; Switching LiveAudio on and off is a snap; Jambox speaker is a mighty tyke

LiveAudio doesn't work with all music; LiveAudio softens volume and dynamic range on some tracks; No easy way to determine if a track will benefit from LiveAudio

This is good looking and reasonable blue tooth item. I rated it only three stars as it is very difficult to use the voice failing feature with the iPhone 4s. It will work but it takes quite a number of tries.

Easy To Set Up; Easy to Use; Quality Construction

expensive; Poor Voice dialing

Doing my searches found it at £119.99 for Black Diamond or Blue Wave, while Red Dot was £20 more and Grey Hex £20 more again. I think the Orange and Black that I had was a special for one retailer.

Jawbone's latest portable speaker untethers the mobile audio experience for smartphones, tablets and notebooks via Bluetooth. Yes, this device is bulkier and pricier than the original Jambox , but the Big Jambox also promises much bigger sound along with apps to customize the experience.

Good battery life; Easy setup; Loud for its size; Customizable apps

Weak bass; No included case or cover

I purchased a Jazzbone speaker from BuyDig.com which is a subsidiary of Beach Camera. After less than 3 months, the speaker completely died. (I probably used the speaker 2 - 3 times per week.) BuyDig referred me to Jawbone to honor the 12 month warranty on the unit. I spoke to two reps from Jawbone.

While it worked, the speaker was OK; I liked the speakerphone option

Did not last 3 months before it completely died, I did not abuse the speaker or use it everyday, Jawbone customer service would not honor the 12 month warranty; (see below

Jawbone , the makers of the most stylish and popular Bluetooth headsets around have finally come out with a wireless Bluetooth portable speaker for listening to music and what would this thing be without being a speakerphone too. All of this jammed into a small, perfectly portable speaker.

It may be impressive, but it is hard to justify the cost of this slick, portable Bluetooth speaker.

Last year, headset vet Jawbone stepped into the wireless speaker market with the Jambox ($199.99, 3.5 stars), a portable Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a speakerphone accessory.

Doubles as a speakerphone; Good sound quality with powerful low end for its size; Clear voice quality.

Bass distorts slightly at high volumes