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One of our all-time favorite bluetooth speakers has got to be Jawbone’s Jambox as it’s able to kick out just the right amount of sound from its small frame. One thing the Jambox hasn’t been able to do is survive a backyard pool party as combining it with water is something that would certainly damage the device, but today, Jawbone is now making its Jambox splash resistant for an additional fee. (more…)

Jambox, Mini Jambox Gets Splash-Resistant Coating For $50 Extra original content from Ubergizmo.

Beginning today, you can now waterproof — or, at the very least, water-resist — your Jambox wireless speakers when you order through the Jawbone website. The treatment option comes by way of a Jawbone partnership with Liquipel, the company responsible for the microscopically thin coating of liquid repellant found in some of today’s high-tech devices. […]

Jawbone, famous for their Aliph headset, also has had their fair share of downs in the past. For instance, there were at least a couple of instances where a fitness tracker was finally rolled out that did not break after just a few days’ of usage. Apart from that, there were at least a trio of generations of fitness trackers before one was actually produced which could actually synchronize users’ sleep and activity data without having to plug it in. We are glad to say that with their latest Jawbone Up24, this comes in the form of a fitness tracker which is capable of synchronizing sans any wires. This would definitely be a whole lot more convenient experience, which is a U-turn from previous Jawbone “policy” that stubbornly refused wireless synchronization in the past.

Jawbone has also released version 3.0 of its iOS app, where within it will include several features which will only function on the new Up24. Imagine receiving live notifications that allow y to meet your fitness goals. Apart from that, since the Jawbone Up24 will also function via Bluetooth connectivity, you are able to set a vibrating “Smart Alarm” when using the app. The app itself is also compatible majority with the old Up band, just so you know.

Jawbone Up24 Introduced original content from Ubergizmo.

It’s kind of hard to believe, but Jawbone—a company that was built on Bluetooth—didn’t have a wireless radio in the first two iterations of its fitness tracker, the Jawbone UP. That finally changes today with the introduction of the Jawbone UP24.

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