One by one, heads in the office turned in my direction as David Bowie's unmistakable voice issued from the small black device in my hand. If at first I detected annoyance, it quickly shifted to recognition and then confusion.
TechRadar shares our New York office space with colleagues from assorted other tech websites, but while everyone knew Bowie's 1969 classic Space Oddity, but no one could identify the Bluetooth speaker. They asked if it was a Beats device. I told them no, but I understood the confusion.
My tiny Jawbone Jambox was from the early days of stereo Bluetooth speakers, and a forerunner of many of today's best Bluetooth speakers – a metal and rubber-encased dual tweeter device capable of driving surprisingly loud, clear, and bass-filled sound for its size.
