The Mini Jambox gets some bigger mojo thanks to a new software update rolling out today.
Owners of Jawbone’s diminutive $130 speaker can download a new firmware update that lets them link two Mini Jamboxen together. Once connected to each other, the two speakers can be used as a stereo pair, or they can be used to socially share music with a new feature called “Multi Play.”
To get the update, go to Jawbone.com/update, download the new software, and hook the speaker up to your computer to install it. With the new software installed, you connect two Mini Jamboxes together by placing them within a few feet of one another and pressing all three of the top buttons at once, first on one speaker, then on the other.
The ability to run two speakers as a stereo pair — so one speaker plays only the right channel while the other plays only the left — is a welcome feature. Other Bluetooth speakers (like the much-beloved UE Boom) have had this ability for around a year now, so it’s about time it came to the Mini Jambox. Pair the two units to each other wirelessly and choose the stereo playback option by pressing the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time on one of the speakers. Place the Mini Jamboxes five or ten feet apart, and you get some impressive-sounding stereo separation. Click here for complete story