It had a 55" 4K touchscreen physical display and could be used for online collaboration using Google Workspace.

[3] On 25 October 2016, Product Manager of G Suite TJ Varghese announced Jamboard on Google's official blog.

[5] The website was also launched on the same day simultaneously, as well as a rumored version of an "Early Adopter Program" for the device.

[2] Users had to export Jamboard files they wished to keep before all Jam data was permanently deleted on December 31, 2024.

[2] Physical Jamboard devices will still continue to work as a whiteboard without online functionality after October 1, 2024.