Finally, a portable speaker for my BlackBerry that’s truly portable, yet as powerful as a boom box that fits in the palm of my hand! I’m talking about the X-mini, which is probably the world’s smallest yet loudest speaker around.



What I have in my possession, though, is a second generation X-mini, which is the new and improved version. The X-mini II comes with the actual speaker, a USB cable / mini-USB / headphone cable and a nice black bag. For connecting the X-mini to any headphone jack for audio playback, just plug the mini-USB end of the cable into the X-mini and the headphone plug into your BlackBerry. Additionally you can plug the normal USB plug into any USB port (like on my Macbook) and the X-mini will be juiced up.

It has even more ‘umph’ in terms of look (it’s sleek and black), battery life (expect up to 12 hours of playback), sound (it has a 40mm driver) and bass (thanks to its mind-blowing Bass Expansion System). In fact, its built-in ‘woofer’ is so ‘boomtastic’, you’d have to be careful it doesn’t fall over the edge of the table while it moves to the beat of the music. And the best thing about this nifty gadget is its sheer size and weight – it’s as compact and light as a squash ball when collapsed, and not much bigger when expanded to reveal the accordion-like body, from which you can hear the bass system at work. This is the difference between the collapsed and expanded X-mini II:



What I’m really looking forward to is buying more of these babies, and hooking them up together with their built-in 3.5mm audio cable to form a ‘chain’ of X-minis for even bigger sound. Man, my mates are going to be so jealous the next time we’re at a beach party!

BlackBerry Device Compatibility

Basically all BlackBerry devices with a 3.5 mm headphone jack are supported which includes: BlackBerry Pearl 8100, 8110, 8120, 8130, 8210, 8220; BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8310, 8320, 8330, 8350i, 8900; BlackBerry Bold 9000; BlackBerry Storm 9500, 9530; BlackBerry Tour 9630.

I took the following videos to show you how the X-mini II works. n the first video, I played some music and the SpeedRacer trailer which was my Bold by default. Unfortunately, my cheap digital camera could not capture the awesome audio bass that comes out of the speaker - but I think you get the idea

Video 1: X-mini 2 - Demo Video 1 on Vimeo

The second video shows just how much bass is in the X-mini II. It bounced so much that I had to keep adjusting the camera to prevent it from moving off screen.

Video 2: X-mini 2 - Demo Video 2 on Vimeo

Good things really do come in small packages! Get it for just $34.50 (plus shipping): X-mini II - BlackBerry Compatible Speaker

Note: Review taken from BlackBerryInsight. Used with permission. The original review can be found here.

Wirelessly posted (Bold 9000)

Looks cool.

It is friggin' awesome man! Did you watch the movie? The sound is incredible ... I didn't know my BlackBerry can be such a sound station!

Be warned the review is incorrect about what model BlackBerry devices have a 3.5MM jack. The 8100 does not it has a 2.5MM

Troy is right, sorry for the mistake. I would like to edit the review but I cannot do that - even though I am the author. :-|

If a moderator sees this, please remove the 8100 from the list. Thanks.