While Aliph was announcing its luxurious Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headsets earlier today, we’ve been playing with one of its six designs — The Ace — at our cozy London pad. Being the smallest and lightest Jawbone ever, the Icon’s obviously challenging the likes of Jabra Stone with attempts to outperform in noise elimination, battery life, ergonomics and ease of operation. On paper, the Icon already wins on battery life and price, although the Stone has a charging dock good for six extra hours. What really matters, though, is the usability — something the Stone had little of in a noisy environment. Read on to find out if Aliph has done it right.
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September 13th, 2010 by pilekLG HBM-800
August 23rd, 2010 by pilekLG announces an innovative Bluetooth headset and car kit speakerphone all in one at CES 2009. Al though we have seen such similar type of products like Kyocera Portable Speaker but what is special in case of LG’s HBM-800 is that the model is much more sleek and equipped with more functionality. Hence, LG HBM-800 is a great option for whose who are in really need of the Bluetooth headset and a Bluetooth speakerphone in one place. The model is available at an affordable price of $60. Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola Rokr S9 HD
August 19th, 2010 by pilekWhen Motorola came out with the Motorola Rokr S9 headset two years ago, stereo Bluetooth headsets were still fairly new, and the S9 gained popularity because of its sports-centric design. Now that more phones have stereo Bluetooth capability (including the iPhone 3G, thanks to its latest firmware update), Motorola is wise to keep hammering away at making new headsets, like the Motorola Rokr S9 HD. It has a similar design to the S9, but is equipped with higher fidelity sound for your music-listening needs. We quite like the sound quality and the fit was OK, but it doesn’t handle sports activity as well as we would like. The Motorola Rokr S9 HD retails for $99.99 but you can find it for as low as $60. The Rokr S9 HD comes with a Motorola D650 iPod adapter. Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola H620
August 16th, 2010 by pilekHighway noise and revving engines are no match for the Motorola H620. It makes calls from your car clearer by reducing road noise and canceling echoes. You will also hear better, since volume automatically adjusts as road noise changes. A rapid car charger is included to keep you powered up on the go, and the dashboard headset holder keeps the H620 within reach. So you’re free to hit the road, knowing your conversations won’t take a back seat. Read the rest of this entry »
Aliph Jawbone 2
August 12th, 2010 by pilekLike the first Jawbone, the Aliph Jawbone 2 was designed by renowned industrial designer Yves Behar, and it shows. Instead of the perforated front of its predecessor, the Jawbone 2 has a beveled diamond pattern all along the front, which results in a three-dimensional texture that glides smoothly under our fingers. The big difference from its predecessor, however, is its size. The Jawbone 2 is almost 50 percent smaller than the original, measuring 2 inches long by 0.5 inch wide by 0.5 inch thick and weighing 0.35 ounce. Read the rest of this entry »
Plantronics CS70N
August 9th, 2010 by pilekThe CS70N gives you the best of both worlds in one professional wireless headset: premium audio performance and sleek, comfortable styling. Featuring a top-of-the-line, Noise-Canceling microphone for clear speech even in environments with distracting background noise, the CS70N is perfect for a wide variety of users and business environments. A stylized, lightweight behind-the-ear design is not only discreet, it is comfortable enough to be worn all day. A superior microphone and earpiece create a high-performance headset yielding great results for both traditional phone lines and IP telephony systems. The CS70N offers wireless freedom with no compromises. Read the rest of this entry »
Samsung WEP870
August 5th, 2010 by pilekHave you ever heard of the dual-purpose cow? As the name suggests, it gives you both beef and milk. But some folks argue that a dual-purpose cow generally cannot produce outstanding milk and outstanding beef–in other words, a cow should deliver one or the other, not both. And that leads me to the $90 (price as of 9/16/09), dual-purpose Samsung WEP870. It’s both a mono Bluetooth headset and a stereo Bluetooth headset. The mono part is a stick-like headset with an earloop; to convert the piece into a stereo device, you attach the earbud lanyard and then place both earbuds in your ears, while the headset itself dangles somewhere on your chest. Like those people who don’t believe in a dual-purpose cow, I’m not in favor of the dual-purpose approach on exhibit in the WEP870. Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola H780
July 22nd, 2010 by pilekMotorola has been touting its CrystalTalk noise-cancellation technology for a while now, first in its own handsets and most recently in its latest line of Bluetooth headsets. Its current star headset is the Motorola Pure H15, which we’ve reviewed already, but if you wish to save a little for a less sexy model, Motorola is offering the Motorola H780. It still has that CrystalTalk technology, but is much more business-like in appearance, and has more talk time as well. While we were not completely blown away by the audio quality, we still gave the H780 marks for its noise suppression and comfortable fit. The Motorola H780 is available now for $99. Read the rest of this entry »
Vetro Bluetooth Headset
July 19th, 2010 by pilekVetro, a name that you will find 5 times better and usable than the standard Bluetooth headsets has been enhanced and equipped with such great power and capacity that saying no to it and that is too after going through its specifications will perhaps be the toughest thing for one. The best part is that through this Bluetooth headset you can be in connection with the phone up to a distance of 50 meters. Yes, by connecting it to any Callpod Bluetooth headset you can be in touch up to 84,000 sq ft. The features are not yet over and in fact, there are several other factors like it being compatible with most of the leading handsets and Smartphones and its easy to fix ear buds and so many. Read the rest of this entry »
Aliph: Jawbone ICON Bluetooth Headset for iPhone 4
June 28th, 2010 by pilekAccording to Aliph — the company that makes that sexy Jawbone Bluetooth headsets — their customers love the iPhone and the other way round – iPhone users want a Jawbone headset. To prove the claim, they conducted a consumer research in April 2010 only to find out that 42% of Jawbone users with a smartphone use an iPhone, up from 33% a year ago. Conversely, more than 15% of iPhone users with a Bluetooth headset own a Jawbone, up from 12% in 2009. To be honest I’m not sure these are the real figures, but alas, that’s another story. Read the rest of this entry »