Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
More recently, Jawbone introduced the BIG JAMBOX. Quick quiz: What do you think that means?
Right, a bigger version of the JAMBOX with bigger sound. Of course, at $299.99, it also carries a
bigger price, and it's a bit less portable than its diminutive sibling.
Ed also likes a big rival to the BIG JAMBOX, the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker, which
fetches a similar price.
Logitech Bluetooth Speakers Z600 (Who names these things?), shown in Figure
17-4
, strike a
middle ground between desktop and wireless speakers. At $149 they can be used wired or wirelessly
and can pair with up to three devices at a time, switching between them effortlessly.
Courtesy of Logitech
Figure 17-4:
Logitech Z600 speakers work with laptops, iPhones, iPads, and other Bluetooth devices.
Our point here is that Logitech makes a wide variety of decent systems at a wide range of price
points. If you're looking for something that won't break the bank, you can't go wrong with most
Logitech-powered speaker systems.
Bob has switched his allegiance and now travels with a Logitech/Ultimate Ears Boom speaker,
which he says sounds better and looks cooler than the JAMBOX, yet costs the same ($199); Ed still
travels with his Jawbone JAMBOX. Both of us really like Bluetooth speakers. A lot.
AirPlay speakers
The newest type of speakers you might choose for your iPad mini feature Apple's proprietary
AirPlay protocol, which takes advantage of your existing Wi-Fi network to stream audio and/or
video from your iPad (or other compatible iDevice or a Mac or PC running iTunes) to a single
AirPlay-enabled speaker or audio/video receiver.
The biggest differences between AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers are described in this list:
