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http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/09/14/jambox-goes-mini-while-the-sound-stays-maxi/ / tireless experimenting CNC bit paths Jawbone settled 5 different patterns balanced costs efficiency cost-effectiveness cost-efficiency cool WIRED Jawbone’s first wireless speaker favorite gizmos were being subsumed smart phone phones smartphones Jambox standalone survivor novel music wirelessly box attractive I-wanna-play-with-one-of-those-things I wanna play with one of those things package designer Yves Behar competition competitors improved one exceeded bested audio quality retained undeniable cool factor visibility increasingly crowded category last year Jawbone expanded line dance party-ready Big Jambox Mini Jambox takes advantage all-new manufacturing cool factor Mini Jambox available for preorder today $179 slimmer sharper version rubber that capped the top and bottom; the new gone device cool metal first impressions exudes superior quality complete reinvention purpose sound size Mini Jambox makes good on its name nearly half the size of the original Jambox volumey look minI does feel mini pocket purse backpack important Behar Hosain Rahman Jawbone’s CEO under an inch of thickness room skinny jeans jacket hoody hoody’s pouch manufacture manufacturer manufactured original Jambox drivers passive resistor Bluetooth antenna other guts were housed sealed plastic enclosure package that thin piece of metal stamped with industrial-grade presses speaker beloved texture creating internal seal essential for good sound outer, stamped piece was largely cosmetic Jambox Remix swap in differently colored grills end caps desired Mini Jambox outside integral to the functioning of the inside new version Jawbone moved from stamping to CNC milling streamline internal design of the speaker Mini’s body single piece of extruded anodized aluminum device’s outer shell sealed box for the sound cavity inside too. /
