Customer Reviews

KB Gear Jam It Digital Audio Recorder (Blue)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

To be honest, I never even made it to trying out the software.

This thing is not even acceptable as a toy. It is very cheaply made. The silver thing on top is an almost useless speaker - the microphone is actually below that and is tiny and very poor at picking up sound.

It can only record 3 minutes of crummy mono sound, unless plugged into a computer and used as a cheap microphone.

There is no display to show what is recorded, and the volume control has 2 settings - low and high.

The whole thing looks and feels like it is ready to break apart.

This item has hardly any practical use whatsoever. The sound quality is very poor. Also, KB Gear rebates for any of their items are bogus. Their rebate clearing house is slow and unsympathetic. I've bought different KB Gear items with rebates offered and none have panned out. Amazon should stop carrying their merchandise.

Unbearably cheesy device. It came as a *bonus* when I bought the KB Gear Jam Cam. (I'm still waiting on the rebate, by the way...) This thing was SO CHEAP that it was physically IMPOSSIBLE to install batteries! I'm not kidding! Once the batteries were inserted (correctly - I'm an engineer), there was NO WAY to replace the battery cover! I even tried reshaping the plastic protrusions inside the compartment with a sharp implement. No dice. Broke the dang locking tab clean off. Unbelievable. It was very satisfying to drop the Jam-It into the nearest wastebasket. It made a reassuring *thud* when it hit bottom. There. I feel better.

P.S. The software is moderately entertaining, and works fine with a garden variety PC microphone, although it has no practical application or real value. Even so, ...

You get what you pay for! The product is cheaply made and performs just as well (which is very poor). [....]

Its the worst worst worst thing you can get as a microphone or voice recorder. better off just give me the money instead and I'll give you a rock. you might have more use and fun with it. DON'T buy! its been 5 months and my rebate never came!

If zero stars were an option, the Jam It would truly deserve them. The negative reviews are true. Don't waste your time or money on this.

My first case of disappoinment was when I noticed that I bought a previously used item. The software cd had fingerprints all across the back, and no seals were intact.

We proceeded despite this condition. The instructions were followed to the letter, yet I was not able to get any sound from my computer. I like the concept, but it shouldn't be this hard!

Now I plan to get a refund, if it is not too late!

The KB JamIt isn't worth much as a piece of useable equipment, but my small children think it's a hoot.

I purchased this product with a rebate offer, which took almost 16 weeks to arrive. By the time the rebate check did arrive (after I filed a complaint with the FTC's rebate report), it was postmarked three months earlier and had a "cash by" of *the next day*. I promptly cashed the check, which was made of the finest quality rubber and bounced higher than a Blazer basketball. There is no information available to contact KB, so it's off the FTC and BBB I go. If there were a 1/2 star rating, I'd give it to the JamIt (rhymes with what I said when I saw the bounced check charge on my bank statement) for their poor customer service alone, not to mention the shoddy piece of equipment that was barely worth the $.32 to mail the rebate.

I bought this when there was a rebate making the effective price $0.Of course I never got the rebate, but even if I had, I would have paid too much. It sounds bad, the software locks up your PC, and it stopped working after 1 day. There is no reason for anyone to ever buy this product, unless you want to give it to someone you want to know how much you hate.

Well, I guess it's for kids. Since they have lower expectations perhaps they would play with it for 5 minutes.

The sound record quality is very very bad. The length of recording is short short short. Less than 5 seconds.