WOWee One Slim Portable Speaker for iPad, iPhone, MP3 Players, Laptops, Mobile Phones, Personal Game Systems (Black/Chrome)

I had the original WOWee One speaker, and was delighted with the sound—reasonable mids and, once the speaker's gel base was placed on a surface that vibrates and amplifies the sound, the bass was surprisingly rich and deep. Unfortunately, I lost the speaker. So I went online to replace it, but found that the "Classic" model was discontinued and that a new model is now available.I watched a YouTube interview with the founder/CEO of WOWeeOne, at a launch of the new model. He talked a lot about how "slim" it is (and, compared with the old model, it is), but he seemed hesitant to actually demo it. I also noticed when he mentioned that the "Slim" model has a new speaker-driver (different from the original model) he looked a little "sheepish"—as if trying to hide something. Turns out he was . . .When I got the new model, I discovered that, indeed, the sound was not nearly as powerful or as bass-rich as the "Classic." Not only that, right out of the box the "Slim" rattles and distorts the mids and highs, even at low volume. In other words, it is not worth listening to. Too bad, because I was actually thinking of buying the wireless WOWeeOne Pro model. Instead, I'm returning the "Slim," and ordering a Jawbone Jambox (it's wireless, but much bigger than either the old or new WOWeeOne).I really wanted the "Slim" to work as well as the original WOWeeOne because it is so portable (even smaller than my iPhone!). Since the Pro has the same speaker as the "Slim,” I expect the sound from the Pro to be no better than the Slim. Because of added Bluetooth technology, the Pro is thicker than the “Slim,” and is not yet available in the U.S.—although the CEO said it would be available March, 2013 (it's now almost May!).I guess WOWeeOne compromised on sound quality just to "upgrade" to a slimmer product. Pretty absurd if you think about it: People buy speakers for the SOUND, and how a speaker looks, though important, is secondary.I hope the Jambox has reasonable bass—however, without the WOWee's gel acoustic membrane that transfers bass sound to just about any vibrating surface, I doubt the Jambox will match the great bass I enjoyed with the original WOWeeOne. Now, if only Jawbone were to launch a "gel acoustic" wireless portable speaker . . .Back to the drawing board for the WOWeeOne designers/engineeers. I hope next time they focus on sound quality and don't cut any more corners.

Im on my second slim as my first was defective in that first one would not charge fully and would get hot like a cell does during heavy use(i dont know if this is the new norm since its smaller because i never felt heat from my old classics). i was getting 2 hours of high volume music off it until it ran out of juice. The replacement doesnt have the heat issue.. well so far not but the battery only seems to last for 5 hours of high volume. Ive had the classic model for a long time and its the better version at the moment. The slim does sound a bit better and its a wonderful size but if this means i get half the power i did with the classic im better off with that instead.also i emailed the wowee customer support over a week ago about the issues and have not heard back as of today, shame because the way the speaker works is brilliant and i just hope this idea doesnt die from a crappy company behind it.

Not to long after having it the charging port stopped working But other than that its a great product. It might be good to note I was very portable with it. Every day taking it with me.Plugging and unplugging from: Home to Car to Work, to Car and back to Home. And any other car trips I make. I used it all the time. And I did confirm it was only the charge port that stopped working. If you are going to be like me I recommend getting one of those magnetic break away charging cords for it. P.S. in my car the metal of the roof was exposed, i had it rigged up to that "with the weight of the charging cord supported" (so thats not what caused the charge port to go bad) with the cord running behind the seat... The sound on the metal roof was awesome

If you're an audiophile and looking for top-quality sound from your skinny iPhone or iPad at any price, you may want to look elsewhere. But at around $40 I don't think you can do better in terms of a combination of portability, price, and sound quality. It has a quality look and feel, with solid build quality and useability across a number of portable devices.

The classic was better, but it was also a little bulkier. The slim has good quailty sound considering its size. I wouldn't buy this at its full retail price ($79.99). Only because the louder the volume, the more it will start to vibrate and rattle. Especially if its on a hard surface, which can get annoying. But, I found it for half its price so I'm happy with what I got.

I think this speaker is really nice and cool. I bought it thinking it was the pro. The pro has bluetooth and a mic. I returned it and ordered the Pro.

I use this for work when I have conference calls. I always have a group of people who need to listen in on the calls and everyone is always able to hear the call. The box fits easily into my laptop bag.

I liked it because it is portable, slim and good speaker quality. I recommend this product to whoever is looking to purchase a speaker. Excellent.

This little speaker is absolutely fabulous. The volume output is incredable, I used it in the office when I had to work a weekend and the bass was unbeleivable when it was placed on a window ledge. I use it with my DAB radio and the sound is comparable to an expensive sound system. Cannot recommend this highly enough.

If you have never owned a wowee speaker you will think this mini speaker is pretty ok. However - when you push it next to the original wowee one speaker - it is a poor substitute for the wowee one - and is not in the same league for both loudness and sound quality. Opt for the wowee one and prepare to be Wowed by that model

Great speaker but rubbish battery life and you definitely need a pad for it to sit on coz they jump around

great little speaker thought it would of been far to small for such sound it even fits in your pocket absolutely great little gadget a must have for anyone who likes to take their music on the move only qualm is you have to have a hard surface to play it on for the full effect of its sound but can easily be solved by buying one of the sound boards

Worked great for about a month before it started making a horrible static noise when plugged into my phone