Why is my Big Jambox not turning on?

Why is my Big Jambox not turning on? My Jawbone Big Jamox has been working fine since I purchased it six months ago. A couple days ago I took it to the beach and it wouldn't turn on. I've charged it for 24 hours plugging it into my laptop and it doesn't change anything. Is my Jambox broken?
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bert [Entry]

"Hi Abby! No need to fear, your Jambox is not broken and can be easily repaired. Because your device will not turn on, this leads me to believe me that you have either a battery or charger problem. First, try your chargers again. Charging via MicroUSB should take 2.5 hours, and 5-6 hours via wall charger. Charging is taking longer, your charger may be the problem and you will need to purchase a new charger.

If you have found that your chargers are not the source of the problem, you will need to take out the current battery and replace it with a new one. iFixit has a very useful guide on how to do this, found on the Big Jambox troubleshooting guide under “Jambox not fully charging”.

Hope this help, good luck and have fun at the beach!"

bert [Entry]

The battery in the Jambox is an 11.1V 2600mAh Li-ion. Its wall charger output is 14.5V 2.48A. USB specifications will only allow 5.0 volts to had from that port, and very few laptops out there, aside from the high $ business class lappys, will allow for more than 1A to be had. Charging from a laptop will only charge the Jambox half way (from a dead battery) at best.

bert [Entry]

Resetting my Jambox worked. It did not take a long time to see the power red light to come on.