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X-Mini II – Revenge of The Sphere Speakers. They Will Surround You!

by Jay Garrett on January 22, 2009

xmini2Remember back in early Spring last year I brought word of a cute little portable speaker called the X-Mini?

It only gets better!!

The X-Mini II speaker spheres are here and at $29 have a little trick up their…..balls?

They can be daisy chained together for an infinitely expandable grouping of rock action (see below)……… this is surround sound bit in a little spherical way.

Round Sound?

Dunno.

Each X-Mini II has a woofer and tweeter (yup – in that tiny globe!) and is powered by an 11-hour rechargeable battery – which, incidentally can be topped-up via USB.

Daisy chaining happens via a simple 3.5mm headphone jack that can be tucked away underneath the unit when it’s going solo.

According to the knowing people over at CNET Asia the sound quality is pretty exceptional for a compact speaker.

So, I just need to figure out how many speakers I’ll need to get around our camp-fire circle at Glastonbury…………………….

Oh, they should be available almost exactly a year since my last article about the X-mini.

That’s March by-the-way :)

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CNET Asia

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Tinsy not Tinny – X-Mini

by Jay Garrett on March 23, 2008

X-MiniWhilst most mini speakers are no better than the speakers on the average mobile phone (and sound just as irritating) the X-mini from the XM-I boffins in Singapore are another matter.

Weighing in at a puny 52g it connects and charges via USB and gives you 8 hours of 2.4 wattage aural pleasure from a single charge.

Give the 52mm in diameter device a sideways twist and the X-mini pops upwards in an accordion-styleee.

Apparently it’s this extendable vacuum that acts like a loudspeaker, allowing the mini device to boom out in a surprisingly loud, full-bodied volume. This patented technology mimics the resonance of a sub-woofer.

This makes it a must have to keep in your luggage.

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